Wooster, OH housing market
The typical Wooster home is worth about $264,000, up 3.5% in a year, 6% above the Ohio typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Wooster compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Wooster at a glance
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Wooster | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $134,000 | $133,000 |
| 2018 | $143,000 | $141,000 |
| 2019 | $149,000 | $150,000 |
| 2020 | $156,000 | $158,000 |
| 2021 | $172,000 | $178,000 |
| 2022 | $200,000 | $195,000 |
| 2023 | $335,000 | $211,000 |
| 2024 | $236,000 | $224,000 |
| 2025 | $248,000 | $237,000 |
| 2026 | $258,000 | $245,000 |
| August 2026 | $264,000 | $249,000 |
Wooster and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster | $264K | +3.5% | $1,080 | — | $70,296 |
| Wooster | — | +4.3%† | $1,080 | 63 | $66,898 |
| Franklin | — | +4.2%† | $1,040 | — | $71,384 |
| Plain | — | +4.2%† | $1,060 | — | $85,909 |
| East Union | — | −4.5%† | $1,010 | — | $72,778 |
| Wayne | — | +5.1%† | $1,080 | — | $84,746 |
| Clinton | — | +4.1%† | $1,000 | — | $72,336 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.8 years of income
The typical Wooster home costs about 3.8 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Ohio (3.5).
How Wooster 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 $1,080
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Wooster is $1,080 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Wooster pay a median of $879, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 18% of the town's median household income.
Studio $740 · 4 bedrooms $1,550
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (44691; Ashland 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.