Housing in Jefferson

A typical Jefferson home is worth roughly $173,000

Typical home value

$173K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,030

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,847

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Jefferson?

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

Your money goes further30% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 1.9 years of income

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

You could afford about

$354,000

Typical Jefferson home $173K

That covers a typical Jefferson home, with $181K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,060

Loan $860Tax $150Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $30 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Pleasant$152K Byrd$427K Union$145K Franklin$208K Jackson$182K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jefferson’s typical property tax (1.07% 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 $1,030

Renters already here pay a median of $1,077.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$820

1 bedroom$820

2 bedrooms$1,030

3 bedrooms$1,390

4 bedrooms$1,730

27%

of households rent · OH 33%

126

renter households

52%

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

13%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,077

median rent paid today · Census

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

74% of Jefferson households own their home

Half of Jefferson’s homes were built before 1968.

Owners and renters

Own 74%Rent 27%

Ohio: 67% own.

1968

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,847

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

1.07%

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

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

Next door

Jefferson vs. its neighbors

Jefferson is the 3rd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Byrd$427K Franklin$208K Jackson$182K Jefferson$173K Pleasant$152K Union$145K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Jefferson	$173K*	—	$1,030	$92,827
Pleasant	$152K*	+19.8%†	$980	$49,784
Byrd	$427K*	—	$1,020	$95,511
Union	$145K*	—	$970	$52,500
Franklin	$208K*	+22%†	$1,020	$78,625
Jackson	$182K*	+6.3%†	$1,000	$81,992

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.