Property tax rate
1.31%Median bill $2,822/yr · CensusMedian rent
$1,0342-bed $1,063Per month · CensusDays on market
45 days▲ 2 days vs last yearSeptember 2026 · Realtor.comWhat the numbers say
Ohio real estate at a glance
By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data
In September 2026, the median home in Ohio listed for $284,000, down 0.9% from a year earlier.
Homes spent a median of 45 days on the market, slower than 43 days a year ago.
Homeowners in Ohio pay a median of $2,822 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $214,800, an effective rate of about 1.31%.
Renters pay a median of $1,034 a month, and $1,063 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 23 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.
With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $284,000 home here comes to about $1,978 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $85,000 a year (the median household here earns $71,389).
Monthly payment on a typical home
$1,978/mo- Principal & interest$1,548
- Property tax$311
- Insurance (est.)$118
$284,000 home · 20% down · 7.24% 30-year fixed
Run your own numbersRents in Ohio by bedrooms
Studio$793
1 bedroom$828
2 bedrooms$1,063
3 bedrooms$1,176
4 bedrooms$1,304
Median gross rent (rent plus utilities), US Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates.
County by county
Every Ohio county compared
Lowest property tax rates
- Noble County0.72%
- Brown County0.82%
- Monroe County0.82%
- Adams County0.83%
- Pike County0.83%
Fastest-selling counties
- Ashland County31 days
- Tuscarawas County32 days
- Wayne County32 days
- Stark County36 days
- Lucas County37 days
| County | Median list price | Days on market | Property tax | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | – | – | 0.83% | $732 |
| Allen County | $199,950 | 39 | 1.12% | $922 |
| Ashland County | $327,175 | 31 | 0.99% | $888 |
| Ashtabula County | $254,973 | 45 | 1.21% | $828 |
| Athens County | $253,750 | 74 | 1.17% | $939 |
| Auglaize County | – | – | 0.96% | $868 |
| Belmont County | $179,000 | 59 | 0.95% | $793 |
| Brown County | – | – | 0.82% | $817 |
| Butler County | $349,900 | 39 | 1.22% | $1,135 |
| Carroll County | – | – | 0.94% | $863 |
| Champaign County | – | – | 1.02% | $905 |
| Clark County | $226,225 | 42 | 1.19% | $872 |
| Clermont County | $349,950 | 39 | 1.25% | $1,107 |
| Clinton County | – | – | 0.93% | $910 |
| Columbiana County | $189,900 | 53 | 1.01% | $756 |
| Coshocton County | – | – | 0.95% | $765 |
| Crawford County | – | – | 1.19% | $794 |
| Cuyahoga County | $222,450 | 46 | 2.00% | $1,060 |
| Darke County | $252,175 | 46 | 0.91% | $779 |
| Defiance County | – | – | 1.07% | $846 |
| Delaware County | $588,175 | 49 | 1.60% | $1,492 |
| Erie County | $301,175 | 53 | 1.22% | $933 |
| Fairfield County | $417,500 | 51 | 1.10% | $1,172 |
| Fayette County | – | – | 0.94% | $822 |
| Franklin County | $314,950 | 46 | 1.47% | $1,302 |
| Fulton County | – | – | 1.28% | $863 |
| Gallia County | – | – | 0.91% | $813 |
| Geauga County | $478,450 | 47 | 1.38% | $1,083 |
| Greene County | $324,475 | 43 | 1.61% | $1,135 |
| Guernsey County | – | – | 1.01% | $864 |
| Hamilton County | $299,000 | 43 | 1.51% | $1,075 |
| Hancock County | $304,400 | 43 | 1.00% | $979 |
| Hardin County | – | – | 1.05% | $793 |
| Harrison County | – | – | 1.05% | $785 |
| Henry County | – | – | 1.17% | $849 |
| Highland County | – | – | 0.91% | $780 |
| Hocking County | – | – | 0.99% | $808 |
| Holmes County | – | – | 1.08% | $816 |
| Huron County | $264,975 | 50 | 1.05% | $848 |
| Jackson County | – | – | 0.90% | $769 |
| Jefferson County | $170,950 | 58 | 0.98% | $835 |
| Knox County | $399,950 | 42 | 1.07% | $950 |
| Lake County | $287,000 | 40 | 1.62% | $1,113 |
| Lawrence County | $248,000 | 61 | 0.84% | $848 |
| Licking County | $399,450 | 50 | 1.22% | $1,078 |
| Logan County | – | – | 1.00% | $845 |
| Lorain County | $295,750 | 40 | 1.37% | $966 |
| Lucas County | $183,750 | 37 | 1.69% | $934 |
| Madison County | – | – | 1.02% | $943 |
| Mahoning County | $218,500 | 50 | 1.30% | $791 |
| Marion County | $219,875 | 39 | 0.95% | $864 |
| Medina County | $432,425 | 41 | 1.24% | $1,143 |
| Meigs County | – | – | 1.04% | $722 |
| Mercer County | – | – | 1.10% | $804 |
| Miami County | $349,950 | 47 | 0.98% | $966 |
| Monroe County | – | – | 0.82% | $672 |
| Montgomery County | $209,900 | 45 | 1.73% | $1,026 |
| Morgan County | – | – | 0.84% | $742 |
| Morrow County | – | – | 1.06% | $937 |
| Muskingum County | $259,975 | 55 | 0.91% | $833 |
| Noble County | – | – | 0.72% | $707 |
| Ottawa County | – | – | 1.08% | $930 |
| Paulding County | – | – | 1.03% | $812 |
| Perry County | – | – | 0.95% | $777 |
| Pickaway County | $387,400 | 43 | 1.00% | $1,020 |
| Pike County | – | – | 0.83% | $907 |
| Portage County | $345,950 | 41 | 1.27% | $1,064 |
| Preble County | – | – | 1.04% | $794 |
| Putnam County | – | – | 0.97% | $855 |
| Richland County | $240,350 | 45 | 1.25% | $824 |
| Ross County | $289,675 | 54 | 1.00% | $906 |
| Sandusky County | $184,450 | 46 | 1.03% | $783 |
| Scioto County | $210,000 | 51 | 1.06% | $742 |
| Seneca County | $176,500 | 40 | 1.03% | $856 |
| Shelby County | – | – | 0.95% | $922 |
| Stark County | $257,225 | 36 | 1.29% | $909 |
| Summit County | $211,450 | 43 | 1.53% | $1,026 |
| Trumbull County | $189,900 | 46 | 1.31% | $797 |
| Tuscarawas County | $260,700 | 32 | 1.06% | $908 |
| Union County | $567,200 | 49 | 1.14% | $1,247 |
| Van Wert County | – | – | 0.91% | $782 |
| Vinton County | – | – | 0.98% | $728 |
| Warren County | $461,975 | 46 | 1.20% | $1,361 |
| Washington County | $247,450 | 53 | 0.93% | $852 |
| Wayne County | $297,250 | 32 | 1.17% | $881 |
| Williams County | – | – | 1.05% | $791 |
| Wood County | $355,675 | 39 | 1.34% | $972 |
| Wyandot County | – | – | 0.86% | $827 |
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Sources: Realtor.com housing inventory (monthly) and Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (weekly), via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (property taxes, home values, rents, income). Insurance is an estimate. Medians for the whole state; individual homes vary. For information only.