Housing in Washington

A typical Washington home is worth roughly $205,000

Typical home value

$205K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,080

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$960

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Washington?

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

Your money goes further18% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.9 years of income

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

You could afford about

$298,000

Typical Washington home $205K

That covers a typical Washington home, with $93K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,150

Loan $1,010Tax $80Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080 a month here, $70 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Rush$168K Freeport$165K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Washington’s typical property tax (0.47% 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 $1,080

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$820

1 bedroom$830

2 bedrooms$1,080

3 bedrooms$1,400

4 bedrooms$1,540

15%

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

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

The homes

85% of Washington households own their home

Half of Washington’s homes were built before 1990.

Owners and renters

Own 85%Rent 15%

Ohio: 67% own.

1990

typical home built · OH 1970

$960

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.47%

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 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Next door

Washington vs. its neighbors

Washington is the priciest of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Washington$205K Rush$168K Freeport$165K

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Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Washington	$205K*	—	$1,080	$71,500
Rush	$168K*	−16.9%†	$1,100	$86,429
Freeport	$165K	+6.6%	$1,030	$61,364

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.