A typical Lindsey home is worth about $184,000
Up 4.8% in a year, 26% below the Ohio typical home.
Only 2 sales in April 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Lindsey?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What it takes to buy in Lindsey
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That covers a typical Lindsey home, with $78K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $190 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Ohio typical property tax (1.31% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
87% of Lindsey households own their home
Half of Lindsey’s homes were built before 1938.
Ohio: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Up 27.2% in five years
About the same pace as Ohio (29.2%).
Show as a table
| January | Lindsey | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $102,000 | $133,000 |
| 2018 | $106,000 | $141,000 |
| 2019 | $113,000 | $150,000 |
| 2020 | $116,000 | $158,000 |
| 2021 | $130,000 | $178,000 |
| 2022 | $144,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $155,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $167,000 | $224,000 |
| 2025 | $177,000 | $237,000 |
| 2026 | $180,000 | $245,000 |
| August 2026 | $184,000 | $249,000 |
A typical Lindsey home worth $100K in September 2016 is worth about $184K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Renters already here pay a median of $729, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Ottawa 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.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Lindsey in 2025. The last year with any was 2023 (1 new home).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Lindsey gained 11 residents while 1 new home was permitted: about 11 new residents per new home. Population grew faster than building, so existing homes filled up: a sign of tight supply. Across Ohio: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $238,000 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $238,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $238,000 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $210,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $60,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $60,000 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $55,000 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $65,000 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, April 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.