Housing in Scott

A typical Scott home is worth roughly $158,000

Typical home value

$158K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,090

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,436

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Scott?

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 years of income

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

You could afford about

$206,000

Typical Scott home $158K

That covers a typical Scott home, with $48K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$950

Loan $780Tax $120Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090 a month here, $140 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Meigs$159K Winchester$243K Oliver$227K Bratton$171K Wayne$243K Jackson$309K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Scott’s typical property tax (0.91% 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 $1,090

Renters already here pay a median of $971, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$830

1 bedroom$890

2 bedrooms$1,090

3 bedrooms$1,370

4 bedrooms$1,450

29%

of households rent · OH 33%

222

renter households

70%

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

25%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$971

median rent paid today · Census

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

1 of Scott’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Scott’s homes were built before 1984.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 71%Rent 29%

Ohio: 67% own.

1984

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,436

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.91%

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

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

Historic houses in Scott

John T. Wilson HomesteadListed 1977

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Next door

Scott vs. its neighbors

Scott is the least expensive of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Jackson$309K Winchester$243K Wayne$243K Oliver$227K Bratton$171K Meigs$159K Scott$158K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Scott	$158K*	—	$1,090	—	$52,500
Meigs	$159K*	+6.5%†	$980	—	$59,792
Winchester	$243K	+4.7%	$1,020	—	$58,750
Oliver	$227K*	+23.3%†	$980	—	—
Bratton	$171K*	+6.5%†	$980	—	$53,043
Wayne	$243K*	−2%†	$990	3	$71,615
Jackson	$309K*	+2.2%†	$970	—	$64,398

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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.