Middletown, OH 45042 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 30
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Home Value
$251,454
+3.7% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
30
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
1.8 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
39 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
39%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
29%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$995/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
57%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$133
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 57% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.7% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 20% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+12% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (30/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.8% below their final list price; 39% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 29% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $67k 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. Buying costs about $676/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $133 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −3% to +13% over the next 12 months (83% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −3.0% to +13.3% (80% range; middle estimate +6.3%), chance of a rise 83%, of a 5%+ drop 6%.
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Other ZIP codes in Butler County, OH
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton, OH 45011 | $374.7K | +3.4% | 22 |
| Middletown, OH 45044 | $266.3K | +2.7% | 34 |
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| Monroe, OH 45050 | $355.8K | +3.1% | 21 |
| Hamilton, OH 45015 | $182K | +3.6% | 43 |
| Okeana, OH 45053 | $465K | +5.5% | 87 |
| Somerville, OH 45064 | $295.1K | +5.5% | 22 |
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| ZIP 45055 | – | – | 13 |