Licking County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Licking County, OH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Licking County listed for $399,450, down 0.1% from a year earlier. That is 41% above the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 50 days on the market. That makes Licking County the #37 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Licking County pay a median of $3,364 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $275,200, an effective rate of about 1.22%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Licking County the #68 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,078 a month, and $1,098 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 31 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 $399,000 home here comes to about $2,751 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $118,000 a year (the median household here earns $84,426).