Ohio.
43rd most expensive state. Typical home $245,982 (+3.2% in a year), estimated payment $1,356 a month. As of Sep 2026.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$721 (+127%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $7,632 +3%
- $238,350$245,982 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $56,499 +30%
- $189,483$245,982 since Sep 2021
- 10 years
- Up $117,141 +91%
- $128,841$245,982 since Sep 2016
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.
- Ohio$1,291
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in Ohio rose 3.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Buying the typical Ohio home now takes 23% of the median household income ($71,389/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.
Share of median income needed to buy
Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.
- Ohio21.70%
- United States28.57%
Ohio home values
Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Ohio$245,982
- United States$366,157
Metros in Ohio
Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.
| # | Metro activate to sort by Metro | Rent activate to sort by Rent | 1-yr Δ activate to sort by 1-yr Δ | Home value sorted descending, activate to sort ascending | 1-yr Δ activate to sort by 1-yr Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus | $1,525 | +2.9% | $326,910 | +1.3% |
| 2 | Cincinnati | $1,522 | +2.8% | $305,940 | +2.2% |
| 3 | Cleveland | $1,440 | +4.5% | $250,001 | +3.9% |
| 4 | Sandusky | $1,812 | +11.1% | $240,421 | +3.4% |
| 5 | Akron | $1,306 | +3.8% | $240,089 | +4.0% |
| 6 | Findlay | $1,348 | +6.4% | $239,315 | +3.7% |
| 7 | New Philadelphia | $984 | — | $218,293 | +6.0% |
| 8 | Canton | $1,141 | +4.3% | $217,652 | +4.5% |
| 9 | Zanesville | $1,051 | +0.7% | $211,114 | +2.2% |
| 10 | Toledo | $1,264 | +5.8% | $202,056 | +3.3% |
| 11 | Chillicothe | $1,026 | — | $201,552 | +3.7% |
| 12 | Springfield | $1,199 | +8.5% | $199,688 | +3.2% |
| 13 | Mansfield | $894 | +4.8% | $198,722 | +6.0% |
| 14 | Lima | $1,208 | +3.8% | $190,694 | +5.1% |
| 15 | Athens | $1,127 | -3.1% | $185,567 | +3.5% |
| 16 | Marion | $1,164 | — | $183,252 | +4.1% |
| 17 | Ashtabula | $1,155 | — | $182,537 | +6.6% |
| 18 | Youngstown | $1,047 | +5.0% | $175,230 | +4.8% |
| 19 | Huntington | $1,086 | +4.2% | $166,211 | +1.5% |
| 20 | Salem | $878 | — | $162,250 | +3.7% |
| 21 | Portsmouth | — | — | $144,149 | +4.4% |
| 22 | Wheeling | $864 | +1.2% | $141,159 | +2.8% |
| 23 | Weirton | $809 | +3.8% | $131,692 | +2.6% |
| 24 | Dayton | $1,320 | +2.7% | — | — |
| 25 | Wooster | $1,416 | +2.7% | — | — |
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