Ross County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Ross County, OH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Ross County listed for $289,675, up 6.8% from a year earlier. That is 2% above the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 54 days on the market, slower than 46 days a year ago. That makes Ross County the #44 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Ross County pay a median of $1,708 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $171,500, an effective rate of about 1.00%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Ross County the #31 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $906 a month, and $915 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 27 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 $290,000 home here comes to about $1,940 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $83,000 a year (the median household here earns $61,303).