Housing in Paxton

A typical Paxton home is worth roughly $158,000

Typical home value

$158K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,040

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,452

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Paxton?

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

Your money goes further37% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3.4 years of income

About the same as across Ohio. Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$179,000

Typical Paxton home $158K

That covers a typical Paxton home, with $21K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$950

Loan $780Tax $120Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $90 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Paint$213K Twin$163K Paint$127K Perry$96K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Paxton’s typical property tax (0.92% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040

Renters already here pay a median of $836, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780

1 bedroom$860

2 bedrooms$1,040

3 bedrooms$1,300

4 bedrooms$1,450

34%

of households rent · OH 33%

248

renter households

31%

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

27%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$836

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Highland County, OH): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

66% of Paxton households own their home

Half of Paxton’s homes were built before 1981.

Owners and renters

Own 66%Rent 34%

Ohio: 67% own.

1981

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,452

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.92%

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

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Paxton vs. its neighbors

Paxton is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Paint$213K Twin$163K Paxton$158K Paint$127K Perry$96K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Paxton	$158K*	—	$1,040	$45,893
Paint	$213K*	—	$1,050	$52,059
Twin	$163K*	+8%†	$1,100	$57,670
Paint	$127K*	+8.3%†	$990	$53,325
Perry	$96K*	—	$1,010	$49,919

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. 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.