
A typical Hamilton home is worth roughly $209,000
What kind of housing town is Hamilton?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2.7 years of income
Less than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Hamilton home, with $86K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,310 a month here, $0 more than owning.
How Hamilton ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Hamilton’s typical property tax (1.22% 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 $1,310
Renters already here pay a median of $1,327.
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.
1 of Hamilton’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Hamilton’s homes were built before 1971.
Ohio: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
Hamilton vs. its neighbors
Hamilton is the least expensive of 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | $209K* | — | $1,310 | — | $78,611 |
| Columbus | $247K | −1% | $1,450 | 9,116 | $66,082 |
| Obetz | $274K | −0.6% | $1,300 | 49 | $87,304 |
| Jackson | $313K* | +3.5%† | $1,380 | — | $91,817 |
| Madison | $265K* | +4.3%† | $1,410 | — | $89,239 |
| Lockbourne | $306K | +0.1% | $1,380 | — | $61,250 |
| Grove City | $333K | +1.6% | $1,430 | 261 | $93,161 |
| Harrison | $238K* | +11.6%† | $1,270 | — | $64,423 |
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.
On the market in Hamilton
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Neighbors talk housing
What Hamilton 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. 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.