Housing in Mifflin

A typical Mifflin home is worth roughly $420,000

Home prices around Mifflin have risen about 57% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$420K

▲ 3.5% in a year · OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,670

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$6,093

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Mifflin?

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

Pricier than OH69% above the Ohio typical home.A high tax rateAbout 1.75% of a home’s value a year, vs 1.31% across Ohio.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 4 years of income

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

You could afford about

$362,000

Typical Mifflin home $420K

That’s $58K short of a typical Mifflin home.

The typical home, each month

$2,820

Loan $2,080Tax $610Insurance $120

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,670 a month here, $1,150 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Gahanna$379K Columbus$247K Jefferson$398K Clinton$162K

How Mifflin ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Mifflin’s typical property tax (1.75% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Price trend

Home prices up 57% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Mifflin rose 57% over the past 5 years, faster than across Ohio (53%). Last year prices rose 3.5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Mifflin home at roughly $420,000 today.

Mifflin areaOhio

+3.5%

past year

+57%

past 5 years

+119%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $420K.

How Mifflin ranks on rising home prices →

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Mifflin, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,670

Renters already here pay a median of $1,430, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,290

1 bedroom$1,390

2 bedrooms$1,670

3 bedrooms$2,000

4 bedrooms$2,250

32%

of households rent · OH 33%

4,480

renter households

45%

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

19%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,430

median rent paid today · Census

How Mifflin ranks on rent that’s easy to afford →

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Columbus, 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

1 of Mifflin’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Mifflin’s homes were built before 1983.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 69%Rent 32%

Ohio: 67% own.

1983

typical home built · OH 1970

$6,093

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

1.75%

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

Historic houses in Mifflin

Agler-La Follette HouseBuilt 1824

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Next door

Mifflin vs. its neighbors

Mifflin is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Mifflin$420K Jefferson$398K Gahanna$379K Columbus$247K Clinton$162K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Mifflin	$420K*	+3.5%†	$1,670	—	$104,427
Gahanna	$379K	+2.5%	$1,720	329	$109,061
Columbus	$247K	−1%	$1,450	9,116	$66,082
Jefferson	$398K*	+3.8%†	$1,650	—	$131,250
Clinton	$162K*	+5.3%†	$1,280	—	$71,530

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. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.