Housing in Bethlehem

A typical Bethlehem home is worth roughly $157,000

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Typical home value

$157K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,010

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,378

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Bethlehem?

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

Your money goes further37% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.4 years of income

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

You could afford about

$250,000

Typical Bethlehem home $157K

That covers a typical Bethlehem home, with $93K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$940

Loan $780Tax $110Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010 a month here, $70 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Keene$205K Clark$155K Jefferson$118K Jackson$169K

How Bethlehem ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Bethlehem’s typical property tax (0.88% 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 $1,010

Renters already here pay a median of $874, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$770

1 bedroom$860

2 bedrooms$1,010

3 bedrooms$1,300

4 bedrooms$1,700

21%

of households rent · OH 33%

101

renter households

90%

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

19%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$874

median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

79% of Bethlehem households own their home

Half of Bethlehem’s homes were built before 1977.

Owners and renters

Own 79%Rent 21%

Ohio: 67% own.

1977

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,378

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.88%

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

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

Next door

Bethlehem vs. its neighbors

Bethlehem is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Keene$205K Jackson$169K Bethlehem$157K Clark$155K Jefferson$118K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Bethlehem	$157K*	—	$1,010	$64,083
Keene	$205K*	−0.1%†	$970	$72,750
Clark	$155K*	—	$1,020	$69,286
Jefferson	$118K*	—	$1,050	$49,688
Jackson	$169K*	−0.1%†	$970	$76,944

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.