Hancock County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Hancock County, OH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Hancock County listed for $304,400, up 10.7% from a year earlier. That is 7% above the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 43 days on the market, faster than 44 days a year ago. That makes Hancock County the #20 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Hancock County pay a median of $2,046 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $204,700, an effective rate of about 1.00%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Hancock County the #33 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $979 a month, and $1,030 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 $304,000 home here comes to about $2,040 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $87,000 a year (the median household here earns $73,141).