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Housing in Jefferson

A typical Jefferson home is worth roughly $115,000

Typical home value
$115K
OH $249K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$970
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,031
OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Jefferson?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.1 years of income

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

You could afford about
$214,000
Typical Jefferson home $115K

That covers a typical Jefferson home, with $99K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$690
Loan $570Tax $90Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $280 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Jefferson’s typical property tax (0.90% 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 $970

Renters already here pay a median of $850, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$760
1 bedroom$770
2 bedrooms$970
3 bedrooms$1,260
4 bedrooms$1,360
25%
of households rent · OH 33%
237
renter households
66%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · OH 46%
21%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$850
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-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

75% of Jefferson households own their home

Half of Jefferson’s homes were built before 1976.

Owners and renters
Own 75%Rent 25%

Ohio: 67% own.

1976
typical home built · OH 1970
$1,031
median property tax bill · OH $2,822
0.90%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · OH 1.31%
3%
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 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Jefferson$115K*—$970$54,773
Madison$100K*—$970$71,288
Franklin$194K*−0.6%†$1,000$54,333

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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