Ashtabula County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Ashtabula County, OH real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Ashtabula County listed for $254,973, up 9.8% from a year earlier. That is 10% below the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 45 days on the market, slower than 44 days a year ago. That makes Ashtabula County the #23 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Ashtabula County pay a median of $1,928 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $159,500, an effective rate of about 1.21%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Ashtabula County the #65 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $828 a month, and $822 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 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 $255,000 home here comes to about $1,753 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $75,000 a year (the median household here earns $57,728).