Delaware County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Delaware County, OH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Delaware County listed for $588,175, up 6.5% from a year earlier. That is 107% above the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 49 days on the market, slower than 48 days a year ago. That makes Delaware County the #34 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Delaware County pay a median of $7,132 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $445,500, an effective rate of about 1.60%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Delaware County the #83 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,492 a month, and $1,551 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 33 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 $588,000 home here comes to about $4,236 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $182,000 a year (the median household here earns $133,540).