Housing in Jackson

A typical Jackson home is worth roughly $118,000

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Typical home value

$118K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$980

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,204

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Jackson?

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

Your money goes further52% below the Ohio typical home.Low tax bills#42 of 1,022 in OH for the lowest property tax bills.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.3 years of income

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

You could afford about

$195,000

Typical Jackson home $118K

That covers a typical Jackson home, with $77K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$720

Loan $590Tax $100Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $260 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Cambridge$172K Valley$135K Center$206K Cambridge$122K Richland$195K Westland$286K Byesville$155K

How Jackson ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jackson’s typical property tax (1.02% 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 $980

Renters already here pay a median of $860, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740

1 bedroom$750

2 bedrooms$980

3 bedrooms$1,290

4 bedrooms$1,580

32%

of households rent · OH 33%

625

renter households

48%

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

23%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$860

median rent paid today · Census

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

68% of Jackson households own their home

Half of Jackson’s homes were built before 1975.

Owners and renters

Own 68%Rent 32%

Ohio: 67% own.

1975

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,204

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

1.02%

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.

Next door

Jackson vs. its neighbors

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

Westland$286K Center$206K Richland$195K Cambridge$172K Byesville$155K Valley$135K Cambridge$122K Jackson$118K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Jackson	$118K*	—	$980	—	$51,487
Cambridge	$172K	+3.7%	$970	—	$50,299
Valley	$135K*	—	$990	—	$55,625
Center	$206K*	+6.5%†	$1,040	—	$76,029
Cambridge	$122K*	+6.5%†	$970	0	$42,946
Richland	$195K*	—	$1,120	—	$74,784
Westland	$286K*	+12.7%†	$980	—	$83,750
Byesville	$155K	+5%	$970	—	$42,500

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.