Zip lookup · OH

45817
Bluffton, Ohio.

Bluffton, Allen County, OH · Lima, OH metro · population 5,926

What it costs per month · 45817 $1,441/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$783 (+119%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $12,603 +5%
$262,031$274,634 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $60,848 +28%
$213,786$274,634 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.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 45817 $1,441 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 45817$1,441
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.

Typical home values in zip 45817 rose 4.8% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Allen County, OH 50% · Hancock County, OH 47% · Putnam County, OH 3%

School districts in 45817, by share of its land: Bluffton Exempted Village 36% · Cory-Rawson Local 33% · Bath Local 9% · Columbus Grove Local 5% · Arlington Local 5% · Pandora-Gilboa Local 4% · Ada Exempted Village 3% · Liberty-Benton Local 3% · Findlay City 2% · Allen East Local 1% · Hardin Northern Local 1%. Which one a home is in is printed on its tax bill.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Bluffton, OH — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $274,634 as of Sep 2026
+4.8%year on year

Typical home value — 45817

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 45817 $274,634 Lima $190,694 United States $366,157
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 45817$274,634
  • Lima$190,694
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.6 45808 Beaverdam 350 — $122,179
6.0 45877 Pandora 2,562 — $242,382
6.7 45868 Mount Cory 737 — $221,902
7.6 45881 Rawson 1,683 — $242,904
7.7 45841 Jenera 924 — $267,779
7.8 45810 Ada 7,449 $1,200 $232,048
10.7 45801 Lima 21,739 $1,193 $141,549
11.0 45820 Cairo 581 — $142,659
11.1 45830 Columbus Grove 5,199 — $245,085
12.1 45850 Harrod 3,559 — $241,404
12.5 45835 Dola 449 — $196,219
13.7 45859 McGuffey 384 — $91,532
13.7 45875 Ottawa 11,547 — $289,654
13.8 45836 Dunkirk 1,573 — $169,039
13.9 45812 Alger 2,027 — $163,363
14.1 45814 Arlington 2,556 — $240,220
14.8 45804 Lima 13,608 — $74,624
15.6 45807 Lima 11,774 — $257,836
16.0 45840 Findlay 54,559 $1,348 $243,425
16.4 45858 McComb 2,795 — $209,974
17.5 45856 Leipsic 5,042 — $222,518
17.8 45805 Lima 24,387 $1,412 $194,162
17.9 45853 Kalida 1,526 — $291,539
18.1 45867 Mount Blanchard 978 — $235,842
18.8 45806 Lima 10,974 — $237,261
18.9 45896 Waynesfield 1,833 — $211,981
19.3 45843 Forest 4,184 — $194,876

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.