Marion, OH housing market
Builders were permitted 7 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Marion compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
7 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 7 new homes in Marion in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.8 million to build. That's 2.1 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Ohio (3.3). Over the past 10 years, Marion has permitted 99 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 9 | 7 | 2 | $2.4 million |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $5.6 million |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $6 million |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $5.6 million |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $3.3 million |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.5 million |
How Marion ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Marion and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | — | $980 | 7 | $102,422 |
| Jackson | +5.3%† | $970 | 2 | $93,611 |
| Franklin | +5.8%† | $1,030 | 14 | $62,456 |
| McLean | — | $990 | — | $93,333 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3 years of income
The typical Marion home costs about 3 years of the town's median household income, less than across Ohio (3.5 years).
How Marion ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $980
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Marion is $980 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Marion pay a median of $1,004. A two-bedroom takes about 11% of the town's median household income.
Studio $750 · 4 bedrooms $1,320
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (45822, 45860, 45869; Darke County, OH), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
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. 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.