Jefferson County, OH housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 70
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Home Value
$127,407
+1.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
70
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
5.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
58 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
29%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
18%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$788/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
23%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$115
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 23% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 36% below the 2017-19 norm and falling (−14% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (70/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.7% below their final list price; 29% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 18% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $35k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,243 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $115 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +11% over the next 12 months (72% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.8% to +10.6% (80% range; middle estimate +3.7%), chance of a rise 72%, of a 5%+ drop 11%.
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ZIP codes in Jefferson County, OH
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steubenville, OH 43952 | $107K | +1.3% | 68 |
| Wintersville, OH 43953 | $177.5K | +3.4% | 72 |
| Toronto, OH 43964 | $138.8K | +0.7% | 66 |
| Mingo Junction, OH 43938 | $91.6K | −1.3% | 74 |
| Rayland, OH 43943 | $119.2K | −4.1% | 61 |
| Bloomingdale, OH 43910 | $183.9K | +3.2% | 35 |
| Richmond, OH 43944 | $169.4K | +5.1% | 49 |
| Dillonvale, OH 43901 | $115.7K | +3.9% | 2 |
| Dillonvale, OH 43917 | $88.1K | −1.6% | 82 |
| Tiltonsville, OH 43963 | $109.5K | −4.8% | 58 |
| Brilliant, OH 43913 | $81.8K | −6.2% | 18 |
| Bergholz, OH 43908 | $92.6K | 0.0% | 89 |
| Hammondsville, OH 43930 | $197.6K | +8.4% | 5 |
| Irondale, OH 43932 | $94.6K | −6.2% | 49 |
| Rayland, OH 43971 | $102.1K | −3.1% | 17 |
| Smithfield, OH 43948 | – | – | 9 |
| Mount Pleasant, OH 43939 | – | – | 28 |
| Empire, OH 43926 | – | – | 71 |
| Stratton, OH 43961 | – | – | 13 |
| East Springfield, OH 43925 | – | – | 16 |