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Housing in Washington

A typical Washington home is worth roughly $155,000

Typical home value
$155K
OH $249K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,020
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$1,309
OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Washington?

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

★ What stands out · Affordability

What it takes to buy in Washington

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$261,000
Typical Washington home $155K

That covers a typical Washington home, with $107K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$980
Loan $770Tax $170Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020 a month here, $40 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

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

91% of Washington households own their home

Half of Washington’s homes were built before 1992.

Owners and renters
Own 91%Rent 9%

Ohio: 67% own.

1992
typical home built · OH 1970
$1,309
median property tax bill · OH $2,822
13%
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.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780
1 bedroom$790
2 bedrooms$1,020
3 bedrooms$1,350
4 bedrooms$1,430
9%
of households rent · OH 33%
17
renter households

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

Washington vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Washington. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentMedian income
Washington$155K*—$1,020$44,464
Wayne$87K*—$1,010$100,513

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.

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