Athens, OH 45701 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 53
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Home Value
$248,638
+3.8% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
53
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.3 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
75 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
97.0%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
38%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,163/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
3.3%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$154
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+3% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are up 3.8% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 51% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (53/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.0% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 38% 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 $513/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $154 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.4% to +10.0% (80% range; middle estimate +2.9%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Chesterhill, OH 45732 | $107.9K | −4.6% | 90 |
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