A typical Ward home is worth roughly $115,000
What kind of housing town is Ward?
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A typical home costs 2.4 years of income
Less than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Ward home, with $67K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $280 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Ward’s typical property tax (0.95% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Renters already here pay a median of $1,049.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
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.
72% of Ward households own their home
Half of Ward’s homes were built before 1980.
Ohio: 67% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Ward vs. its neighbors
Ward is the 3rd least expensive of 6 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | $115K* | — | $970 | $47,250 |
| Green | $158K* | −2.9%† | $970 | $62,060 |
| York | $125K* | — | $980 | $56,208 |
| Trimble | $85K* | — | $970 | $58,063 |
| Coal | $59K* | — | $990 | $55,893 |
| Nelsonville | $119K | +0.7% | $970 | $49,750 |
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.