Housing in Amboy

A typical Amboy home is worth roughly $259,000

Typical home value

$259K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,170

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$3,179

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Amboy?

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

A town of owners90% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · The homes

90% of Amboy households own their home

Half of Amboy’s homes were built before 1975.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 10%

Ohio: 67% own.

1975

typical home built · OH 1970

$3,179

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

1.23%

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

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

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.3 years of income

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

You could afford about

$413,000

Typical Amboy home $259K

That covers a typical Amboy home, with $154K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,620

Loan $1,280Tax $260Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,170 a month here, $450 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Royalton$166K Fulton$177K Ogden$199K Richfield$238K Fairfield$157K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Amboy’s typical property tax (1.23% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,170

Renters already here pay a median of $1,017, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$830

1 bedroom$890

2 bedrooms$1,170

3 bedrooms$1,500

4 bedrooms$1,580

10%

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

45%

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

13%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,017

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Amboy vs. its neighbors

Amboy is the priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Amboy$259K Richfield$238K Ogden$199K Fulton$177K Royalton$166K Fairfield$157K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Amboy	$259K*	—	$1,170	—	$110,833
Royalton	$166K*	+7.8%†	$980	—	$63,229
Fulton	$177K*	+4.4%†	$1,020	—	$81,964
Ogden	$199K*	+6%†	$1,280	—	$93,029
Richfield	$238K*	—	$1,160	—	$100,625
Fairfield	$157K*	—	$1,310	2	$60,268

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.