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Housing in Jackson

A typical Jackson home is worth roughly $176,000

Typical home value
$176K
OH $249K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$990
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,258
OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Jackson?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.8 years of income

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

You could afford about
$229,000
Typical Jackson home $176K

That covers a typical Jackson home, with $54K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,110
Loan $870Tax $190Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $120 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jackson’s typical property tax (1.29% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

84% of Jackson households own their home

Half of Jackson’s homes were built before 2003.

Owners and renters
Own 84%Rent 16%

Ohio: 67% own.

2003
typical home built · OH 1970
$2,258
median property tax bill · OH $2,822
1.29%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · OH 1.31%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $990

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$750
1 bedroom$810
2 bedrooms$990
3 bedrooms$1,200
4 bedrooms$1,400
16%
of households rent · OH 33%
15
renter households
100%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · OH 46%
19%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Vinton County, OH): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Jackson vs. its neighbors

Jackson is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Jackson$176K*—$990$62,174
Richland$164K*—$990$53,711
Benton$166K*—$990$83,333
Eagle$330K*—$980$39,019
Salt Creek$225K*−9.4%†$1,050$45,972

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.

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