Zip lookup · OH

45844
Fort Jennings, Ohio.

Fort Jennings, Putnam County, OH · population 3,059

What it costs per month · 45844 $1,565/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$933 (+148%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $27,335 +10%
$270,894$298,229 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $83,415 +39%
$214,814$298,229 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 45844 $1,565 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 45844$1,565
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 11 years.

Typical home values in zip 45844 rose 10.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 3 counties: Putnam County, OH 87% · Van Wert County, OH 8% · Allen County, OH 5%

School districts in 45844, by share of its land: Ottoville Local 30% · Jennings Local 26% · Kalida Local 16% · Columbus Grove Local 11% · Lincolnview Local 7% · Delphos City 5% · Continental Local 2% · Wayne Trace Local 2% · Elida Local 1% · Ottawa-Glandorf Local 1%. Which one a home is in is printed on its tax bill.

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

Typical home value $298,229 as of Sep 2026
+10.1%year on year

Typical home value — 45844

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 45844 $298,229 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 45844$298,229
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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6.0 45827 Cloverdale 2,186 — $278,599
6.7 45853 Kalida 1,526 — $291,539
6.7 45833 Delphos 10,919 — $198,668
8.9 45863 Middle Point 1,256 — $165,848
9.8 45807 Lima 11,774 — $257,836
10.1 45830 Columbus Grove 5,199 — $245,085
11.0 45849 Grover Hill 1,002 — $161,318
12.1 45820 Cairo 581 — $142,659
13.5 45831 Continental 3,233 — $212,943
13.8 45875 Ottawa 11,547 — $289,654
14.3 45894 Venedocia 602 — $213,886
14.5 45805 Lima 24,387 $1,412 $194,162
14.8 45887 Spencerville 4,422 — $202,613
15.1 45873 Oakwood 2,414 — $154,682
15.5 45891 Van Wert 15,584 — $185,136
16.3 45801 Lima 21,739 $1,193 $141,549
17.4 45808 Beaverdam 350 — $122,179
17.7 45886 Scott 342 — $135,547
18.0 45804 Lima 13,608 — $74,624
18.3 45877 Pandora 2,562 — $242,382
18.4 45851 Haviland 524 — $171,310
18.6 45806 Lima 10,974 — $237,261
19.6 43548 New Bavaria 832 — $194,268

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