A typical Clinton home is worth roughly $264,000
Home prices around Clinton have risen about 62% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 8 new homes in 2025.
Home prices up 62% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Clinton rose 62% over the past 5 years, faster than across Ohio (53%). Last year prices rose 4.4%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Clinton home at roughly $264,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $264K.
How Clinton ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Clinton, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 3.9 years of income
More than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $11K short of a typical Clinton home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $580 less than owning.
How Clinton ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Clinton’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.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070
Renters already here pay a median of $908, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Columbus, 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.
8 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 8 new homes in Clinton in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.9 million to build. That's 2.8 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Ohio as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Clinton has permitted 21 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Clinton gained 60 residents while 8 new homes were permitted: about 7.5 new residents per new home. Population grew faster than building, so existing homes filled up: a sign of tight supply. Across Ohio: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $820,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $547,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $238,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $238,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $375,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $217,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $217,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $217,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $217,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $217,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $326,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $434,000 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $796,000 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $838,000 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 | 2 | $632,000 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $878,000 |
| 2000 | 9 | 7 | 2 | $702,000 |
How Clinton ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
1 of Clinton’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Clinton’s homes were built before 1962.
Ohio: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
Clinton vs. its neighbors
Clinton is the 4th least expensive of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | $264K* | +4.4%† | $1,070 | 8 | $68,068 |
| Mount Vernon | $251K | +5.4% | $1,070 | 126 | $53,845 |
| South Mount Vernon | — | +4.4%† | $1,070 | — | $59,018 |
| Miller | $288K* | +4.4%† | $1,070 | 2 | $135,245 |
| Morris | $246K* | +6.9%† | $1,070 | 4 | $98,750 |
| Liberty | $409K* | +4.3%† | $1,070 | 13 | $121,058 |
| Pleasant | $325K* | +8.7%† | $1,090 | 3 | $124,119 |
| Monroe | $230K* | +5.8%† | $1,090 | 6 | $82,218 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Clinton buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.