Hamden, OH housing market
The typical Hamden home is worth about $138,000, up 5.4% in a year, 45% below the Ohio typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Hamden compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Hamden at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Hamden | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $91,000 | $133,000 |
| 2018 | $92,000 | $141,000 |
| 2019 | $97,000 | $150,000 |
| 2020 | $101,000 | $158,000 |
| 2021 | $116,000 | $178,000 |
| 2022 | $129,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $127,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $134,000 | $224,000 |
| 2025 | $136,000 | $237,000 |
| 2026 | $140,000 | $245,000 |
| August 2026 | $138,000 | $249,000 |
8 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 8 new homes in Hamden in 2025: 2 single-family houses and 6 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $1.5 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Hamden has permitted 15 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 6 | 0 | 6 | $841,000 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 6 | $1.5 million |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | $75,000 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $130,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $130,000 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $202,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Hamden is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Hamden pay a median of $757, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $740 · 4 bedrooms $1,370
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (45634; 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, August 2026. 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.