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Housing in Hamilton

A typical Hamilton home is worth roughly $209,000

Typical home value
$209K
OH $249K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,310
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,541
OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Hamilton?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.7 years of income

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

You could afford about
$295,000
Typical Hamilton home $209K

That covers a typical Hamilton home, with $86K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,310
Loan $1,030Tax $210Insurance $60

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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,310

Renters already here pay a median of $1,327.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,020
1 bedroom$1,100
2 bedrooms$1,310
3 bedrooms$1,570
4 bedrooms$1,770
24%
of households rent · OH 33%
583
renter households
33%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · OH 46%
20%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,327
median rent paid today · Census

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.

The homes

1 of Hamilton’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Hamilton’s homes were built before 1971.

History →
Owners and renters
Own 76%Rent 24%

Ohio: 67% own.

1971
typical home built · OH 1970
$2,541
median property tax bill · OH $2,822
1.22%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · OH 1.31%
1%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes
Historic houses in Hamilton

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Next door

Hamilton vs. its neighbors

Hamilton is the least expensive of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Hamilton$209K*—$1,310—$78,611
Columbus$247K−1%$1,4509,116$66,082
Obetz$274K−0.6%$1,30049$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%$1,430261$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.

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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.

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