Housing in Scipio

A typical Scipio home is worth roughly $177,000

Typical home value

$177K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,010

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,489

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Scipio?

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

Your money goes further29% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.3 years of income

Less than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$298,000

Typical Scipio home $177K

That covers a typical Scipio home, with $121K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,050

Loan $880Tax $120Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010 a month here, $40 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Columbia$190K Alexander$187K Rutland$123K Bedford$156K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Scipio’s typical property tax (0.84% 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 $1,010

Renters already here pay a median of $772, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$770

1 bedroom$810

2 bedrooms$1,010

3 bedrooms$1,220

4 bedrooms$1,570

13%

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

31%

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

16%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$772

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Meigs 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

88% of Scipio households own their home

Half of Scipio’s homes were built before 1994.

Owners and renters

Own 88%Rent 13%

Ohio: 67% own.

1994

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,489

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.84%

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

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Next door

Scipio vs. its neighbors

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

Columbia$190K Alexander$187K Scipio$177K Bedford$156K Rutland$123K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Scipio	$177K*	—	$1,010	$75,648
Columbia	$190K*	+2.4%†	$1,020	$59,479
Alexander	$187K*	+4.6%†	$1,160	$80,956
Rutland	$123K	+10.9%	$1,030	$39,706
Bedford	$156K*	—	$1,000	$60,536

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.