Housing in Switzerland

A typical Switzerland home is worth roughly $173,000

Typical home value

$173K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$980

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,241

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Switzerland?

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

Your money goes further31% below the Ohio typical home.A town of owners94% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Switzerland

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$261,000

Typical Switzerland home $173K

That covers a typical Switzerland home, with $89K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,090

Loan $850Tax $190Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $110 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Salem$136K Sunsbury$122K York$115K

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.

The homes

1 of Switzerland’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Switzerland’s homes were built before 1990.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 94%Rent 6%

Ohio: 67% own.

1990

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,241

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

Historic houses in Switzerland

Kindleberger, Frederick, Stone House and BarnListed 1980

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

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$730

1 bedroom$760

2 bedrooms$980

3 bedrooms$1,290

4 bedrooms$1,330

of households rent · OH 33%

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

Switzerland vs. its neighbors

Switzerland is the priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Switzerland$173K Salem$136K Sunsbury$122K York$115K

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Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Switzerland	$173K*	—	$980	$54,219
Salem	$136K*	—	$970	$61,583
Sunsbury	$122K*	—	$1,000	$63,487
York	$115K*	—	$1,000	$57,222

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.