Jackson, Ohio.
Typical home $174,385 (-0.5% in a year). Jackson, OH metro.
Property tax and schools in Jackson
Jackson’s own tax page → what a home here pays, who charges it, its levies and ballot, and its schools.
Jackson is in Jackson County, where its property tax is set. Its homes there are in the Jackson City school district. Check your own bill.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$453 (+98%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Down $890 -1%
- $175,275$174,385 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $18,239 +12%
- $156,146$174,385 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Jackson$915
- Ohio$1,291
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 31 years.
Typical home values in Jackson, OH fell 0.5% over the past year — slower than the nation's +1.2%.
Living in Jackson, Jackson County, Ohio
Jackson is a city of 6,252 people in Jackson County. Half its households earn more than $53,538 a year and half less, against $57,106 across Jackson County; 19% of its people live below the poverty line. 58% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 42% are rented. Unemployment in Jackson County was 4.1% in August 2026, and the county had 0.9% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in manufacturing, then schools and health care.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Jackson is a small city in southern Ohio and the seat of Jackson County. Its residents are younger than in many American towns, and most homes are lived in by their owners. Incomes run a little below the county's, and a good share of residents live below the poverty line. Few adults hold a four-year degree, and the typical commute is short.
Work. Manufacturing is the largest line of work among residents, followed by schools, hospitals and social care, then shops and the building trades. Bellisio Foods, which makes packaged frozen entrees, and OSCO Industries, an iron foundry, are among the largest workplaces in town, along with the grocery chain Kroger. Few people work from home, and the county has seen a small gain in jobs over the past year.
Things to do. Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve is a protected area a short drive away, and Leo Petroglyph, an archaeological site with ancient carvings in stone, is also close by. For a longer outing, Hocking Hills State Park is a protected area a longer drive away, as is Wayne National Forest. Winters here are cold and snowy compared with much of the country, and summers are warm, so the outdoor places are at their easiest in the milder months.
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- 2,781households
- 18%of adults have a degree
- 19%below the poverty line
- 16 mintypical commute
- 5%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Jackson County had 10,220 jobs in 2025, 0.9% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 37° and lows near 21°; warmest in July, with highs near 82° and lows near 62°. About 21 inches of snow and 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Jackson Northwest weather station, 4 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Jackson
- Bellisio FoodsFrozen food entrees, packaged, manufacturing786
- Geiger BrothersPlumbing fixture installation421
- Kroger Columbus KMASupermarkets and other grocery except convenience stores123
- OSCO Industries, Inc. - Jackson DivisionFoundries, iron101
- AluChem of JacksonDesiccants, activated clay, manufacturing35
- JacksonMail and parcel delivery29
- CEMS of OhioAmbulance services, air or ground23
- Geiger Bros MechanicalGeneral contractor - non residential20
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 8 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 1,538 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Heat wavesRelatively high
- LightningRelatively high
- Ice stormsRelatively moderate
- Inland floodingRelatively moderate
- Strong windRelatively moderate
- Winter weatherRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Jackson’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Jackson County and the Jackson, OH metro.
Jackson home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Jackson$174,385
- Ohio$245,982
- United States$366,157
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 6 Jackson listings — the market is roughly in balance.
When this market ran hot
Each cell is that month's year-on-year home-value growth. Read left to right, top row is the latest year — the 2021–22 band is the boom.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Jackson17.88%
- United States26.90%
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Jackson73
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Jackson14
Zip codes with a Jackson address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Jackson — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.