Taxes in Dublin
Dublin's own 2.0% city income tax runs genuinely lower than Columbus's 2.5%, but Dublin's own property tax rate runs genuinely higher -- a real, disclosed tradeoff this record states precisely.
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Learn moreA genuinely lower city income tax than Columbus
Dublin levies a 2.0% municipal income tax -- genuinely lower than Columbus's own 2.5% -- self-collected via employer withholding by the City of Dublin's own Division of Taxation, NOT RITA or CCA. Combined with Ohio's 2.75% state rate, the approximate combined marginal rate runs 4.75%, versus Columbus's own 5.25%.
A genuinely higher property tax rate than Columbus
Dublin's own median effective property tax rate ran 2.16% -- meaningfully above Columbus's own cited 1.69% figure, with a real ZIP-code spread (2.27% in 43017, 2.13% in 43016) -- a direct, real cost of funding Dublin City Schools' top-ranked status.
A real resident credit for taxes paid elsewhere
Dublin provides a 100% credit up to 2.0% for residents who work in -- and already pay tax to -- a different Ohio municipality, reducing double-taxation for Dublin residents commuting elsewhere.
Key takeaways
- Dublin's own city income tax (2.0%) runs genuinely lower than Columbus's (2.5%) -- combined rate approximately 4.75% vs. Columbus's 5.25%.
- Dublin's own property tax rate (2.16%) runs genuinely higher than Columbus's (1.69%).
- Dublin credits residents 100% up to 2.0% for tax already paid to a different workplace municipality.
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