Columbus

Cost of living in Columbus

Composed in-house · four inputs · 14% of the overall score
B−
68/100
8th of 24
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The four inputs
Housing cost index95
Columbus 10045% · scores 80
Effective property tax rate1.36%
Columbus 1.42%25% · scores 52
Utilities96
Columbus 10020% · scores 64
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%10% · scores 54
Vertical rule marks the Columbus reference. Composed in-house · ACS 2020–24. Every scale is on the methodology page.

Best Columbus suburbs for cost of living

All 24 ranked, Columbus highlighted
1NewarkB+$192,3002LondonB+$201,0003GalionB+$112,7004CirclevilleB$191,7005LancasterB$193,9006HeathB$235,7007WhitehallB−$159,6008ColumbusB−$252,9009ReynoldsburgC+$244,30010MarysvilleC+$300,80011DelawareC+$318,40012Grove CityC$310,40013Canal WinchesterC$336,10014PickeringtonC$339,60015PataskalaC$314,50016WorthingtonC−$440,50017WestervilleC−$374,50018GahannaC−$350,90019BexleyD+$527,80020HilliardD+$385,10021DublinD−$563,50022Upper ArlingtonD−$595,60023PowellF$561,50024New AlbanyF$772,100
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Better than Columbus on cost of living

Columbus grades B− on cost of living. Two suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.

SuburbCost of livingMedian home valueEff. tax rateOverall
London25 mi from ColumbusB+$201k0.86% 46 D Whitehall6 mi from ColumbusB−$160k1.32% 47 D
Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24