True Cost Analysis · Courtyards of Hyatts Village
What Hyatts Village Really Costs — and the Powell Tax Premium
The full carrying cost for an Epcon ranch in Powell, plus the exact dollar difference Delaware County adds versus the same home in Franklin County.
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Modeled on a $540,000 Epcon ranch in Powell, Delaware County, Olentangy school district. Planning estimates, not a quote.
| Component | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Property tax (≈1.9% effective) | $855 | $10,260 |
| Epcon HOA | $270 | $3,240 |
| Homeowners insurance | $150 | $1,800 |
| Total carrying cost | $1,275 | $15,300 |
The Powell tax premium, isolated
This is the comparison every Powell buyer should see: the same $540,000 home in Powell’s Delaware County district versus Hilliard’s Franklin County district. The home is identical. Only the tax rate changes.
| Location | Effective rate | Annual tax | 10-yr tax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilliard (Franklin County) | ≈1.69% | $9,126 | ~$103,100 |
| Powell (Delaware County) | ≈1.90% | $10,260 | ~$115,900 |
| Powell premium | +0.21% | +$1,134/yr | ~+$12,800 |
The Powell address costs roughly $12,800 in extra property tax over ten years versus the identical home in Hilliard — about $95 a month, every month, forever. The Olentangy schools and Powell prestige genuinely support resale, so this is not wasted money for everyone. But it is a real, recurring premium, and you should choose it on purpose rather than discover it on your first tax bill.
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10-year projection
| Year | Tax | HOA | Insurance | Year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $10,260 | $3,240 | $1,800 | $15,300 |
| 5 | $11,325 | $3,647 | $2,106 | $17,078 |
| 10 | $12,812 | $4,227 | $2,562 | $19,601 |
| 10-yr cumulative | ~$115,900 | ~$37,100 | ~$21,700 | ~$174,700 |
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