Cost of Living in Hudson
Hudson runs genuinely expensive relative to national and many other Ohio Tier B norms -- housing runs roughly 101% above the national average, and property tax bills run genuinely high, largely reflecting Hudson's affluent home values.
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Redfin cited a $641,000 median sale price for Hudson (up 15.6% year-over-year) -- roughly 101% above the national average. Zillow's typical home value ran considerably lower (~$492,693) and Movoto's median list price ran $548,000, a real, disclosed spread across sources this record does not reconcile.
A genuinely high property tax bill, driven by home values
Hudson's own effective property tax rate ran 1.58% per Ownwell -- above the national median but below Ohio's own statewide median (1.80%). Because Hudson's home values run so high, the resulting median annual tax bill (~$6,582) runs well above the national median bill ($2,400).
A comparatively higher city income tax, with a generous credit
Hudson's 2% RITA-collected city income tax, layered on Ohio's flat 2.75% state rate, produces an approximate combined marginal rate of 4.75% above the state's $26,050 threshold -- offset by a real, generous 100% credit (up to 2%) for residents who work in another taxing municipality.
A genuinely affluent income profile
Median household income in Hudson ran $171,427 per one source (a separately-cited figure ran approximately $128,000) -- both genuinely affluent regardless of which proves more precise, well above state and national medians, with a genuinely low 3.74% poverty rate.
Key takeaways
- Hudson's housing runs approximately 101% above the national average ($641,000 median sale price per Redfin, up 15.6% YoY).
- Hudson's effective property tax rate (1.58%) runs below Ohio's statewide median, but the median annual tax bill (~$6,582) runs well above the national median given Hudson's high home values.
- A 2% RITA-collected city income tax comes with a generous 100% credit (up to 2%) for tax paid to another municipality.
- Median household income runs genuinely affluent ($128,000-$171,427 depending on source), with a low 3.74% poverty rate.
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