A typical Manchester home is worth about $149,000
Up 2.4% in a year, 40% below the Ohio typical home.
Housing in Manchester, in brief
Cheaper than Ohio, but not next to local paychecks
Homes here cost less than the Ohio typical home, but incomes are lower still. A typical Manchester home costs 5.1 years of the median income, against 3.5 across Ohio. At Manchester’s median household income of $29,000, the calculator below reaches about $115K, $34K short of the typical home. Can I afford it? ↓
Owning can cost less than renting
With 20% down at the calculator’s rate, the typical Manchester home runs about $880 a month with tax and insurance. A two-bedroom rents for about $970. The hurdle is getting in: the down payment, and a budget at the median income that falls short of the typical home. Can I afford it? ↓
A low property tax rate
Owners pay about 0.78% of a home’s value a year in property tax, against 1.31% across Ohio. The median bill is $731 (Ohio: $2,822). The homes ↓
Written from the data on this page. Home values are the Zillow Home Value Index, through August 2026; permits are Census figures through 2025; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
Up 25.7% in five years
Slower than Ohio (29.2%).
Show as a table
| January | Manchester | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $81,000 | $133,000 |
| 2018 | $81,000 | $141,000 |
| 2019 | $90,000 | $150,000 |
| 2020 | $91,000 | $158,000 |
| 2021 | $108,000 | $178,000 |
| 2022 | $120,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $127,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $133,000 | $224,000 |
| 2025 | $141,000 | $237,000 |
| 2026 | $144,000 | $245,000 |
| August 2026 | $149,000 | $249,000 |
A typical Manchester home worth $80K in September 2016 is worth about $149K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A typical home costs 5.1 years of income
More than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $34K short of a typical Manchester home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $90 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Manchester’s typical property tax (0.78% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Renters already here pay a median of $670, 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 (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.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Manchester in 2025. The last year with any was 2023 (2 new homes).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Manchester's population fell by 184 even though 12 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $224,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $224,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $224,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $224,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $224,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $224,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $224,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $224,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $224,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $224,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $90,000 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $70,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $70,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
60% of Manchester households own their home
Half of Manchester’s homes were built before 1958.
Ohio: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Manchester vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Manchester. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | $149K | +2.4% | $970 | 0 | $29,344 |
| Manchester Township | $94K* | — | $970 | — | $29,344 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Manchester buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. 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.