Columbus property tax rate

Bartholomew County, Indiana · 2026 rates

Combined rate, 2026

2.5466to2.5974per $100 of assessed value, depending on where in Columbus the property is

6 tax areas · 6+ taxing units each

Why the rate depends on the address

An Indiana property is taxed by every unit its tax district covers: the county, the township, the city or town if it's in one, the school corporation, the library and any special districts. Columbus spans more than one combination of these, so this page shows each one.

Your tax bill, or your county's appraisal or assessment office, lists the units for your property.

What's in the rate

C-Clay Annex

Taxing unitRateShare
Bartholomew CountyCounty 0.368514%
Clay TownshipTownship 0.01451%
City of ColumbusCity or town 1.074542%
Bartholomew Consolidated School CorpSchool district 1.003839%
Bartholomew County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05712%
Bartholomew County Solid Waste MgmtSpecial district 0.02821%
CombinedTotal as published 2.5466100%

City of Columbus

Taxing unitRateShare
Bartholomew CountyCounty 0.368514%
Columbus TownshipTownship 0.02981%
City of ColumbusCity or town 1.074542%
Bartholomew Consolidated School CorpSchool district 1.003839%
Bartholomew County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05712%
Bartholomew County Solid Waste MgmtSpecial district 0.02821%
CombinedTotal as published 2.5619100%

C-Flatrock Annex

Taxing unitRateShare
Bartholomew CountyCounty 0.368514%
Flatrock TownshipTownship 0.02341%
City of ColumbusCity or town 1.074541%
Flatrock-Hawcreek School CorporationSchool district 1.045740%
Bartholomew County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05712%
Bartholomew County Solid Waste MgmtSpecial district 0.02821%
CombinedTotal as published 2.5974100%

C-Wayne Annex

Taxing unitRateShare
Bartholomew CountyCounty 0.368514%
Wayne TownshipTownship 0.01491%
City of ColumbusCity or town 1.074542%
Bartholomew Consolidated School CorpSchool district 1.003839%
Bartholomew County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05712%
Bartholomew County Solid Waste MgmtSpecial district 0.02821%
CombinedTotal as published 2.547100%

C-Harrison Annex

Taxing unitRateShare
Bartholomew CountyCounty 0.368514%
Harrison TownshipTownship 0.01451%
City of ColumbusCity or town 1.074542%
Bartholomew Consolidated School CorpSchool district 1.003839%
Bartholomew County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05712%
Bartholomew County Solid Waste MgmtSpecial district 0.02821%
CombinedTotal as published 2.5466100%

C-German Annex

Taxing unitRateShare
Bartholomew CountyCounty 0.368514%
German TownshipTownship 0.01981%
City of ColumbusCity or town 1.074542%
Bartholomew Consolidated School CorpSchool district 1.003839%
Bartholomew County Public LibraryLibrary 0.05712%
Bartholomew County Solid Waste MgmtSpecial district 0.02821%
CombinedTotal as published 2.5519100%

Rates are per $100 of assessed value. Shares show how much of the combined rate each unit makes up.

Estimate your 2026 bill

Use the net assessed value from your notice, after deductions such as the homestead deductions.

Estimated annual tax before unit-specific exemptions

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Indiana caps a bill at 1% of gross assessed value for a homestead, 2% for other residential property and farmland, and 3% for other property. If this estimate is above your cap, expect the cap instead.

Combined rate by year

Tax district2022202320252026
C-Clay Annex2.64472.58742.52782.5466
City of Columbus2.65832.60152.5432.5619
C-Flatrock Annex2.93192.67342.54612.5974
C-Wayne Annex2.64452.5872.52932.547
C-Harrison Annex2.64442.58692.5282.5466
C-German Annex2.64890.08152.53332.5519

Combined rate per $100 of assessed value, as published for each year. A dash means no rate is on file for that year, or the district changed.

How property tax works in Indiana

Our Indiana property tax guide covers how assessments and rates work, when bills are due, relief programs and how to appeal.

Where these rates come from

Source: Indiana Department of Local Government Finance, 2026 Certified Tax Rates by District. Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Rates are shown exactly as published. Where the state doesn't publish a combined total, the combined figure is the sum of the published unit rates and is labelled that way. Spotted an error? Email [email protected].