Housing in Lostcreek

A typical Lostcreek home is worth roughly $288,000

Typical home value

$288K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,240

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,601

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Lostcreek?

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

A town of owners92% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · The homes

92% of Lostcreek households own their home

Half of Lostcreek’s homes were built before 1971.

Owners and renters

Own 92%Rent 8%

Ohio: 67% own.

1971

typical home built · OH 1970

$2,601

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.90%

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

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

Affordability

A typical home costs 3 years of income

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

You could afford about

$377,000

Typical Lostcreek home $288K

That covers a typical Lostcreek home, with $89K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,730

Loan $1,430Tax $220Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,240 a month here, $490 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Elizabeth$277K Brown$192K Jackson$172K Staunton$353K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Lostcreek’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 $1,240

Renters already here pay a median of $737, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$900

1 bedroom$980

2 bedrooms$1,240

3 bedrooms$1,600

4 bedrooms$1,760

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

11%

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

15%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$737

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Lostcreek vs. its neighbors

Lostcreek is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Staunton$353K Lostcreek$288K Elizabeth$277K Brown$192K Jackson$172K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Lostcreek	$288K*	—	$1,240	$96,667
Elizabeth	$277K*	+3.9%†	$1,210	$125,144
Brown	$192K*	—	$1,020	$100,417
Jackson	$172K*	+8.6%†	$980	$80,852
Staunton	$353K*	+3.3%†	$1,190	$111,458

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.