Housing in Jefferson

A typical Jefferson home is worth roughly $118,000

Typical home value

$118K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,050

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,289

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 further53% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.4 years of income

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

You could afford about

$189,000

Typical Jefferson home $118K

That covers a typical Jefferson home, with $72K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$720

Loan $580Tax $110Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $330 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Bedford$210K Bethlehem$157K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jefferson’s typical property tax (1.10% 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 $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $530, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$790

1 bedroom$890

2 bedrooms$1,050

3 bedrooms$1,350

4 bedrooms$1,760

23%

of households rent · OH 33%

143

renter households

43%

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

25%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$530

median rent paid today · Census

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

77% of Jefferson households own their home

Half of Jefferson’s homes were built before 1968.

Owners and renters

Own 77%Rent 23%

Ohio: 67% own.

1968

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,289

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

1.10%

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

Jefferson vs. its neighbors

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

Bedford$210K Bethlehem$157K Jefferson$118K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Jefferson	$118K*	—	$1,050	$49,688
Bedford	$210K*	—	$1,020	$61,442
Bethlehem	$157K*	—	$1,010	$64,083

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.