Ottawa County, OH housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 65
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Home Value
$276,568
+1.1% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
65
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
4.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
70 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
21%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
28%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,800/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
26%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$123
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 26% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 1.1% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 26% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+15% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (65/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.4% below their final list price; 21% 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 $71k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 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 $123 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (76% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.0% to +11.4% (80% range; middle estimate +4.5%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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ZIP codes in Ottawa County, OH
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Clinton, OH 43452 | $286.1K | +2.0% | 75 |
| Oak Harbor, OH 43449 | $213.9K | +0.6% | 33 |
| Genoa, OH 43430 | $215.3K | −1.5% | 0 |
| Lakeside, OH 43440 | $381.6K | +0.5% | 80 |
| Elmore, OH 43416 | $225.4K | −0.5% | 2 |
| Graytown, OH 43432 | $262.5K | +1.1% | 14 |
| Martin, OH 43445 | $229.2K | +1.7% | 7 |
| Put in Bay, OH 43456 | $443.7K | +3.7% | 97 |
| Williston, OH 43468 | – | – | 2 |
| Clay Center, OH 43408 | – | – | 15 |
| Rocky Ridge, OH 43458 | – | – | 2 |
| Middle Bass, OH 43446 | $302K | +0.5% | 31 |
| Lacarne, OH 43439 | – | – | 61 |
| ZIP 43433 | – | – | 24 |
| ZIP 43436 | – | – | – |