Scioto County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Scioto County, OH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Scioto County listed for $210,000, up 1.0% from a year earlier. That is 26% below the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 51 days on the market, slower than 50 days a year ago. That makes Scioto County the #40 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Scioto County pay a median of $1,459 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $137,900, an effective rate of about 1.06%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Scioto County the #48 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $742 a month, and $750 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 24 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 $210,000 home here comes to about $1,418 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $61,000 a year (the median household here earns $50,609).