A typical Muskingum home is worth roughly $299,000
Home prices around Muskingum have risen about 61% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Muskingum?
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Home prices up 61% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Muskingum rose 61% over the past 5 years, faster than across Ohio (53%). Last year prices rose 7.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Muskingum home at roughly $299,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $299K.
How Muskingum ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Muskingum, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 3.6 years of income
About the same as across Ohio. Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Muskingum home, with $23K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080 a month here, $740 less than owning.
How Muskingum ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Muskingum’s typical property tax (1.01% 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 $1,080
Renters already here pay a median of $946, 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 (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.
77% of Muskingum households own their home
Half of Muskingum’s homes were built before 1987.
Ohio: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Muskingum vs. its neighbors
Muskingum is the priciest of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskingum | $299K* | +7.7%† | $1,080 | — | $83,750 |
| Madison | $134K* | +6.2%† | $1,070 | — | $65,391 |
| Washington | $175K* | +7.7%† | $1,010 | — | $63,528 |
| Zanesville | $204K | +1.5% | $1,010 | 193 | $43,280 |
| Licking | $232K* | +9.4%† | $1,110 | — | $123,713 |
| Falls | $240K* | +7.7%† | $1,020 | 6 | $74,616 |
| Cass | $199K* | +7.3%† | $1,090 | — | $97,702 |
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. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.