Wayne County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Wayne County, OH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Wayne County listed for $297,250, down 3.1% from a year earlier. That is 5% above the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 32 days on the market, faster than 41 days a year ago. That makes Wayne County the #3 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Wayne County pay a median of $2,602 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $222,100, an effective rate of about 1.17%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Wayne County the #61 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $881 a month, and $912 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 28 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 $297,000 home here comes to about $2,035 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $87,000 a year (the median household here earns $73,574).