Housing in Seneca

A typical Seneca home is worth roughly $199,000

Typical home value

$199K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,020

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,970

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Seneca?

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

Your money goes further20% below the Ohio typical home.A town of owners94% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.2 years of income

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

You could afford about

$354,000

Typical Seneca home $199K

That covers a typical Seneca home, with $155K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,200

Loan $980Tax $160Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020 a month here, $180 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Big Spring$181K Tymochtee$156K Eden$224K Hopewell$205K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Seneca’s typical property tax (0.99% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

94% of Seneca households own their home

Half of Seneca’s homes were built before 1963.

Owners and renters

Own 94%Rent 6%

Ohio: 67% own.

1963

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,970

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.99%

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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020

Renters already here pay a median of $863, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$770

1 bedroom$780

2 bedrooms$1,020

3 bedrooms$1,250

4 bedrooms$1,370

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

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

13%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$863

median rent paid today · Census

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

Seneca vs. its neighbors

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

Eden$224K Hopewell$205K Seneca$199K Big Spring$181K Tymochtee$156K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Seneca	$199K*	—	$1,020	—	$91,892
Big Spring	$181K*	—	$1,080	—	$73,688
Tymochtee	$156K*	—	$990	—	$83,559
Eden	$224K*	+6.2%†	$1,000	5	$113,500
Hopewell	$205K*	+4.1%†	$1,010	9	$61,434

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.