Coal, OH housing market
Home prices around Coal have risen about 50% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Coal compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 50% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Coal rose 50% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Ohio. Last year prices rose 9.5%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2020 | Ohio since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +9.5% | +50% | +53% |
| 2024 | −7.5% | +37% | +46% |
| 2023 | +20% | +48% | +37% |
| 2022 | +11% | +23% | +27% |
| 2021 | +11% | +11% | +11% |
| 2020 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 45692, 45640, 45621, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Coal and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | — | +9.5%† | $980 | — | $55,647 |
| Lick | — | −0.3%† | $1,000 | — | $46,078 |
| Washington | — | +12.2%† | $980 | — | $47,656 |
| Wellston | $116K | −3.5% | $980 | 5 | $56,193 |
| Milton | — | +10.7%† | $980 | — | — |
| Jackson | $178K | −0.5% | $1,020 | — | $51,685 |
| Liberty | — | −0.5%† | $1,000 | — | $64,670 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
1.9 years of income
The typical Coal home costs about 1.9 years of the town's median household income, less than across Ohio (3.5 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Coal is $980 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Coal pay a median of $732, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 21% of the town's median household income.
Studio $740 · 4 bedrooms $1,360
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (45621, 45640, 45692; Jackson County, OH), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. Listings link to their publishers.