Jefferson County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Jefferson County, OH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Jefferson County listed for $170,950, up 6.9% from a year earlier. That is 40% below the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 58 days on the market, faster than 66 days a year ago. That makes Jefferson County the #46 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Jefferson County pay a median of $1,257 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $127,800, an effective rate of about 0.98%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Jefferson County the #27 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $835 a month, and $842 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 17 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $171,000 home here comes to about $1,143 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $49,000 a year (the median household here earns $59,055).