Housing in Brushcreek

A typical Brushcreek home is worth roughly $183,000

Home prices around Brushcreek have risen about 54% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$183K

▲ 2.8% in a year · OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$970

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,646

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Brushcreek?

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

Your money goes further27% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.8 years of income

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

You could afford about

$252,000

Typical Brushcreek home $183K

That covers a typical Brushcreek home, with $69K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,120

Loan $900Tax $160Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $150 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Paint$127K Marshall$208K Perry$96K Mifflin$122K Jackson$309K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Brushcreek’s typical property tax (1.04% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Price trend

Home prices up 54% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Brushcreek rose 54% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Ohio. Last year prices rose 2.8%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Brushcreek home at roughly $183,000 today.

Brushcreek areaOhio

+2.8%

past year

+54%

past 5 years

+90%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $183K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Brushcreek, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $970

Renters already here pay a median of $633, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740

1 bedroom$830

2 bedrooms$970

3 bedrooms$1,180

4 bedrooms$1,470

25%

of households rent · OH 33%

100

renter households

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

18%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$633

median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

1 of Brushcreek’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Brushcreek’s homes were built before 1985.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 75%Rent 25%

Ohio: 67% own.

1985

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,646

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

1.04%

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

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

Historic houses in Brushcreek

Eubanks-Tytus HouseListed 1979

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Next door

Brushcreek vs. its neighbors

Brushcreek is the 3rd priciest of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Jackson$309K Marshall$208K Brushcreek$183K Paint$127K Mifflin$122K Perry$96K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2014	Median income
Brushcreek	$183K*	+2.8%†	$970	—	$65,670
Paint	$127K*	+8.3%†	$990	—	$53,325
Marshall	$208K*	+2.2%†	$970	—	$67,321
Perry	$96K*	—	$1,010	—	$49,919
Mifflin	$122K*	+6.9%†	$980	—	—
Jackson	$309K*	+2.2%†	$970	0	$64,398

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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.