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Housing in Bristol

A typical Bristol home is worth roughly $220,000

Typical home value
$220K
OH $249K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$980
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,067
OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Bristol?

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

★ What stands out · Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740
1 bedroom$880
2 bedrooms$980
3 bedrooms$1,200
4 bedrooms$1,470
0%
of households rent · OH 33%

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Morgan 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

100% of Bristol households own their home

Half of Bristol’s homes were built before 2002.

Owners and renters
Own 100%

Ohio: 67% own.

2002
typical home built · OH 1970
$2,067
median property tax bill · OH $2,822
21%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Bristol

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$261,000
Typical Bristol home $220K

That covers a typical Bristol home, with $41K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,400
Loan $1,090Tax $240Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $420 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

How Bristol ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Ohio typical property tax (1.31% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Next door

Bristol vs. its neighbors

Bristol is the priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Bristol$220K*—$980—$66,333
Bloom$112K*—$9800$72,361
Meigsville$202K*—$980—$85,385
Morgan$114K*—$980—$47,337

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.

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