A typical New Haven home is worth roughly $158,000
The median sale price was $240,000 in March 2026.
Only 1 sale in March 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is New Haven?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 57% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around New Haven rose 57% over the past 5 years, faster than across Ohio (53%). Last year prices rose 12%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical New Haven home at roughly $158,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $158K.
How New Haven ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around New Haven, 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 2.3 years of income
Less than across Ohio (3 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical New Haven home, with $106K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,000 a month here, $20 more than owning.
How New Haven ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, New Haven’s typical property tax (1.12% 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 $1,000
Renters already here pay a median of $933.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Huron County, OH): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in New Haven in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.2 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Ohio (3.3). Over the past 10 years, New Haven has permitted 4 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, New Haven's population fell by 212 even though 5 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) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $325,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $975,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $160,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $165,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $230,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $130,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $530,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $370,000 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $340,000 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $815,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $313,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $460,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $164,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $330,000 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $800,000 |
How New Haven 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.
80% of New Haven households own their home
Half of New Haven’s homes were built before 1969.
Ohio: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
New Haven vs. its neighbors
New Haven is the least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
Compare more
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven | $158K* | +11.8%† | $1,000 | 3 | $69,609 |
| Willard | $172K | +3.2% | $970 | 9 | $53,542 |
| Ripley | $180K* | +8.5%† | $1,000 | 0 | $113,365 |
| Richmond | $218K* | +4.6%† | $980 | 16 | $114,028 |
| Greenfield | $219K* | +6.3%† | $1,020 | 3 | $82,303 |
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 New Haven buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, March 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.