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Housing in Perry

A typical Perry home is worth roughly $239,000

Typical home value
$239K
OH $249K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$970
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,147
OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Perry?

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

★ What stands out · The homes

90% of Perry households own their home

Half of Perry’s homes were built before 1981.

Owners and renters
Own 90%Rent 10%

Ohio: 67% own.

1981
typical home built · OH 1970
$2,147
median property tax bill · OH $2,822
21%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Perry

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$261,000
Typical Perry home $239K

That covers a typical Perry home, with $22K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,510
Loan $1,180Tax $260Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $540 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Ohio typical property tax (1.31% 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 $970

Renters already here pay a median of $335, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$740
1 bedroom$740
2 bedrooms$970
3 bedrooms$1,280
4 bedrooms$1,300
10%
of households rent · OH 33%
11
renter households
$335
median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Perry vs. its neighbors

Perry is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Perry$239K*—$970$84,196
Jackson$135K*—$970$65,455
Wayne$87K*—$1,010$100,513

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.

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