Housing in Washington

A typical Washington home is worth roughly $232,000

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Typical home value

$232K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,480

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,749

OH $2,822

Affordability

A typical home costs 4.1 years of income

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

You could afford about

$227,000

Typical Washington home $232K

That’s $5K short of a typical Washington home.

The typical home, each month

$1,360

Loan $1,150Tax $150Insurance $70

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,480 a month here, $120 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Monroe$198K Franklin$228K Tate$212K Moscow$267K

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An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Washington’s typical property tax (0.75% 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 $1,480

Renters already here pay a median of $1,241, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,050

1 bedroom$1,150

2 bedrooms$1,480

3 bedrooms$1,960

4 bedrooms$2,170

18%

of households rent · OH 33%

153

renter households

72%

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

31%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,241

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 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

1 of Washington’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Washington’s homes were built before 1980.

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Owners and renters

Own 82%Rent 18%

Ohio: 67% own.

1980

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,749

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.75%

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

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

Historic houses in Washington

Schafer HouseListed 1974

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

Next door

Washington vs. its neighbors

Washington is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Moscow$267K Washington$232K Franklin$228K Tate$212K Monroe$198K

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Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Washington	$232K*	—	$1,480	$56,726
Monroe	$198K*	+4.3%†	$1,160	$92,729
Franklin	$228K*	+14.2%†	$990	$63,406
Tate	$212K*	+6.6%†	$1,030	$78,429
Moscow	$267K	+3.7%	$1,680	$48,125

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.