Housing in Fearing

A typical Fearing home is worth roughly $173,000

Typical home value

$173K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,040

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,913

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Fearing?

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

Your money goes further31% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.7 years of income

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

You could afford about

$386,000

Typical Fearing home $173K

That covers a typical Fearing home, with $213K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,070

Loan $860Tax $160Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $30 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Marietta$162K Muskingum$223K Lawrence$213K Salem$163K Marietta$194K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Fearing’s typical property tax (1.11% 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 $1,040

Renters already here pay a median of $950.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$810

1 bedroom$820

2 bedrooms$1,040

3 bedrooms$1,400

4 bedrooms$1,550

33%

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

$950

median rent paid today · Census

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

67% of Fearing households own their home

Half of Fearing’s homes were built before 1986.

Owners and renters

Own 67%Rent 33%

Ohio: 67% own.

1986

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,913

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

1.11%

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

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.

Next door

Fearing vs. its neighbors

Fearing is the 3rd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Muskingum$223K Lawrence$213K Marietta$194K Fearing$173K Salem$163K Marietta$162K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Fearing	$173K*	—	$1,040	—	$102,273
Marietta	$162K*	+8.4%†	$980	—	$47,873
Muskingum	$223K*	+8.4%†	$980	1	$78,188
Lawrence	$213K*	+8.4%†	$990	—	$83,188
Salem	$163K*	—	$1,150	—	$51,088
Marietta	$194K	+5.6%	$980	—	$55,765

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.