Housing in Allen

A typical Allen home is worth roughly $209,000

Typical home value

$209K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,140

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,490

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Allen?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further16% below the Ohio typical home.Older homesThe typical home was built around 1950.A town of owners90% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.6 years of income

Less than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$324,000

Typical Allen home $209K

That covers a typical Allen home, with $115K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,220

Loan $1,040Tax $120Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140 a month here, $80 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Wabash$303K Mississinawa$119K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Allen’s typical property tax (0.71% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

90% of Allen households own their home

Half of Allen’s homes were built before 1950.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 10%

Ohio: 67% own.

1950

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,490

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.71%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · OH 1.31%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,140

Renters already here pay a median of $907, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$940

1 bedroom$950

2 bedrooms$1,140

3 bedrooms$1,520

4 bedrooms$1,530

10%

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

37%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · OH 46%

17%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$907

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Darke County, OH): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Allen vs. its neighbors

Allen is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Wabash$303K Allen$209K Mississinawa$119K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Allen	$209K*	—	$1,140	$80,536
Wabash	$303K*	—	$1,120	$92,250
Mississinawa	$119K*	—	$1,070	$72,143

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.