Housing in Harrison

A typical Harrison home is worth roughly $117,000

Typical home value

$117K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,020

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,437

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Harrison?

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

Your money goes further53% 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

$253,000

Typical Harrison home $117K

That covers a typical Harrison home, with $137K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$730

Loan $580Tax $120Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020 a month here, $290 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Liberty$138K Jefferson$137K Butler$185K Franklin$171K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Harrison’s typical property tax (1.23% 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 $1,020

Renters already here pay a median of $883, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$800

1 bedroom$820

2 bedrooms$1,020

3 bedrooms$1,350

4 bedrooms$1,410

19%

of households rent · OH 33%

117

renter households

45%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · OH 46%

18%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$883

median rent paid today · Census

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

1 of Harrison’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Harrison’s homes were built before 1965.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 81%Rent 19%

Ohio: 67% own.

1965

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,437

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

1.23%

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

Historic houses in Harrison

Cristopher C. Walker House and FarmListed 1982

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

Next door

Harrison vs. its neighbors

Harrison is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Butler$185K Franklin$171K Liberty$138K Jefferson$137K Harrison$117K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Harrison	$117K*	—	$1,020	$68,250
Liberty	$138K*	+10%†	$1,010	$80,208
Jefferson	$137K*	+0.4%†	$970	$64,125
Butler	$185K*	—	$1,050	$93,508
Franklin	$171K*	+15.1%†	$960	$95,093

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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.