Waverly, OH housing market
The typical Waverly home is worth about $181,000, up 4.2% in a year, 27% below the Ohio typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Waverly compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Waverly at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Waverly | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $105,000 | $133,000 |
| 2018 | $111,000 | $141,000 |
| 2019 | $117,000 | $150,000 |
| 2020 | $129,000 | $158,000 |
| 2021 | $141,000 | $178,000 |
| 2022 | $157,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $160,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $168,000 | $224,000 |
| 2025 | $173,000 | $237,000 |
| 2026 | $177,000 | $245,000 |
| August 2026 | $181,000 | $249,000 |
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Waverly in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.1 million to build. That's 0.7 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Ohio (3.3). Over the past 10 years, Waverly has permitted 5 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $362,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $225,000 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $32,000 |
How Waverly ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
3.3 years of income
The typical Waverly home costs about 3.3 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Ohio (3.5).
How Waverly ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,060
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Waverly is $1,060 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Waverly pay a median of $976. A two-bedroom takes about 23% of the town's median household income.
Studio $800 · 4 bedrooms $1,540
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (45690; Pike County, OH), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.