Stark County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Stark County, OH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Stark County listed for $257,225, up 2.9% from a year earlier. That is 9% below the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 36 days on the market, slower than 31 days a year ago. That makes Stark County the #4 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Stark County pay a median of $2,402 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $186,400, an effective rate of about 1.29%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Stark County the #74 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $909 a month, and $918 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 $257,000 home here comes to about $1,786 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $77,000 a year (the median household here earns $67,934).