Lima, OH 45801 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 18
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Home Value
$143,010
+0.6% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
18
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.9 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
16 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
20%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.7%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
23%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,190/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
37%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$108
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 37% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 0.6% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 19% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+34% vs. a year ago), still somewhat tight.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (18/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.7% of list); 20% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 23% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $39k 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 $203/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $108 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: −4.9% to +11.5% (80% range; middle estimate +4.4%), chance of a rise 76%, of a 5%+ drop 9%.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lima, OH 45805 | $195.7K | +5.7% | 44 |
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