A typical Paint home is worth roughly $169,000
Home prices around Paint have risen about 64% over the past 5 years.
What kind of housing town is Paint?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 64% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Paint rose 64% over the past 5 years, faster than across Ohio (53%). Last year prices rose 8.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Paint home at roughly $169,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $169K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Paint, 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 3.2 years of income
Less than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Paint home, with $34K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $40 less than owning.
How Paint ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Paint’s typical property tax (1.02% 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 $990
Renters already here pay a median of $828, 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.
82% of Paint households own their home
Half of Paint’s homes were built before 1992.
Ohio: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Paint vs. its neighbors
Paint is the 3rd priciest of 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint | $169K* | +8.3%† | $990 | — | $53,325 |
| Marshall | $208K* | +2.2%† | $970 | — | $67,321 |
| Madison | $149K* | +18%† | $980 | 2 | $59,286 |
| Highland Holiday | $67K* | +2.2%† | $970 | — | $61,950 |
| Rocky Fork Point | $141K* | +2.2%† | $970 | — | $36,250 |
| Brushcreek | $158K* | +2.8%† | $970 | — | $65,670 |
| Fairfield | $185K* | +16.4%† | $1,060 | — | $72,972 |
| Liberty | $162K* | +2.5%† | $970 | — | $62,647 |
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.