Cost of Living in Mason
Mason's cost of living runs genuinely mixed: expensive housing offset by a genuinely low municipal income tax and a below-Ohio-median property tax rate.
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Learn moreHousing carries the largest cost premium
Mason's cited housing figures ($415,000-$527,105 across sources) run genuinely well above many other Ohio suburbs documented elsewhere in this project.
A genuinely low municipal income tax
Mason's self-collected 1.12% combined municipal income tax runs genuinely below Columbus (2.5%), Cincinnati (1.8%), and Hilliard (2.5%) -- a real, meaningful offset to the city's higher housing costs.
A comparatively moderate property tax rate
Mason's own Warren County-portion effective property tax rate (~1.42%-1.45%) runs below the Ohio statewide median (1.60%), though the smaller Butler County portion runs somewhat higher (~1.52%).
Key takeaways
- Mason's housing runs genuinely expensive relative to many other Ohio suburbs ($415,000-$527,105 across sources).
- Mason's combined 1.12% municipal income tax runs genuinely low relative to several other Ohio markets.
- Mason's effective property tax rate (~1.42%-1.52% depending on county portion) runs below the Ohio statewide median.
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