Housing in Starr

A typical Starr home is worth roughly $87,000

Typical home value

$87K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,040

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,333

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Starr?

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

Your money goes further65% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Starr

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You could afford about

$254,000

Typical Starr home $87K

That covers a typical Starr home, with $167K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$570

Loan $430Tax $110Insurance $30

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,040 a month here, $470 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Green$158K Washington$200K York$125K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Starr’s typical property tax (1.53% 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 $760, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$810

1 bedroom$830

2 bedrooms$1,040

3 bedrooms$1,330

4 bedrooms$1,450

23%

of households rent · OH 33%

111

renter households

78%

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

$760

median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

77% of Starr households own their home

Half of Starr’s homes were built before 1993.

Owners and renters

Own 77%Rent 23%

Ohio: 67% own.

1993

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,333

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

1.53%

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

Starr vs. its neighbors

Starr is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Washington$200K Green$158K York$125K Starr$87K

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Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Starr	$87K*	—	$1,040	—
Green	$158K*	−2.9%†	$970	$62,060
Washington	$200K*	−2.9%†	$980	$84,875
York	$125K*	—	$980	$56,208

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.