Cost of Living in Springfield
Springfield's cost of living runs genuinely affordable on housing and city income tax, though a real, substantial 2026 property-value reassessment will raise many homeowners' actual tax bills.
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Learn moreAffordable housing relative to Ohio and national norms
Clark County's median sale price ran approximately $205,000 as of October 2025 -- genuinely below both Ohio's and the national median.
A comparatively low city income tax
Springfield's 2.0% city income tax (collected by RITA as of July 2025) runs comparatively low among Ohio cities documented in this project, layered on Ohio's flat 2.75% state rate.
A real, current property-tax cost increase to budget for
Clark County property values are set to rise approximately 32% in the 2026 reassessment -- a real, substantial increase that will directly raise many homeowners' actual tax bills even without a rate change.
Key takeaways
- Springfield's housing costs run genuinely below Ohio's and the national median.
- The 2.0% city income tax runs comparatively low among Ohio cities in this project.
- Budget for Clark County's real, substantial ~32% 2026 property-value reassessment increase.
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