Muskingum County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Muskingum County, OH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Muskingum County listed for $259,975, down 6.3% from a year earlier. That is 8% below the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 55 days on the market, slower than 52 days a year ago. That makes Muskingum County the #45 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Muskingum County pay a median of $1,649 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $182,200, an effective rate of about 0.91%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Muskingum County the #10 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $833 a month, and $829 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 $260,000 home here comes to about $1,722 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $74,000 a year (the median household here earns $60,780).