Defiance County, OH housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 8
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Home Value
$188,051
+4.3% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
8
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
44 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
10%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.9%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
20%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
28%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$145
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 28% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 4.3% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 53% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−27% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (8/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 0.1% below their final list price; 10% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 20% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $50k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,244 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $145 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −4% to +13% over the next 12 months (80% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.9% to +12.5% (80% range; middle estimate +5.6%), chance of a rise 80%, of a 5%+ drop 7%.
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ZIP codes in Defiance County, OH
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defiance, OH 43512 | $187.5K | +4.3% | 10 |
| Hicksville, OH 43526 | $182.9K | +4.6% | 13 |
| Sherwood, OH 43556 | $172.6K | +3.6% | 17 |
| Ney, OH 43549 | $203K | +5.7% | 23 |
| Mark Center, OH 43536 | $166.4K | +8.2% | 2 |
| Evansport, OH 43519 | – | – | 13 |
| ZIP 43520 | – | – | 70 |
| ZIP 43530 | – | – | – |