Brown County, OH housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 60
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Home Value
$263,995
+2.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
60
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
51 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
30%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
36%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$126
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 36% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 8% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+17% vs. a year ago), close to pre-pandemic levels.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (60/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.9% below their final list price; 30% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 28% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $66k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,463 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $126 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −7% to +9% over the next 12 months (66% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −7.1% to +9.3% (80% range; middle estimate +2.4%), chance of a rise 66%, of a 5%+ drop 14%.
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ZIP codes in Brown County, OH
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown, OH 45121 | $242.3K | +3.1% | 50 |
| Mount Orab, OH 45154 | $273K | +2.1% | 46 |
| Sardinia, OH 45171 | $296.2K | +4.9% | 66 |
| Hamersville, OH 45130 | $250.8K | +2.6% | 43 |
| Fayetteville, OH 45118 | $306.1K | −0.2% | 39 |
| Ripley, OH 45167 | $186.8K | +1.1% | 58 |
| Aberdeen, OH 45101 | $201.1K | +2.1% | 39 |
| Russellville, OH 45168 | $237.6K | +2.5% | 96 |
| Higginsport, OH 45131 | – | – | 35 |
| ZIP 45119 | – | – | – |
| ZIP 45115 | – | – | 13 |