The story of this market
The typical home in Hancock County, Ohio sells for about $242,000, or $155 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.8% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 38 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 85% since 2000. Last year 13 of 15 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is hail, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,189 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,189 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+6.1%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2021 (+10%). Worst: 2010 (-2%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3%
OH · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$1,546
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+6.1%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 15 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
60
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $30,851,040.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
82.2%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3140 | 1971 | 82.2% | 6.2% | $155,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Hancock County, Ohio
The Hancock County housing market remains balanced with steady year-over-year price appreciation of 2.8%. Inventory levels are currently constrained at 403 active listings, supporting a median price point of $242,000.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
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Median prices moved down 12.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 36 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 9.58% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this county — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Deterministic aggregate of 12 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 45814 | Arlington | $207,000 | $115 | +2.1% | 45 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 12 | $1,063 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45816 | Benton Ridge | $185,000 | $112 | +2.4% | 48 | 97.5% | 15% | 4 | 12 | $625 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45839 | Findlay | $145,000 | $98 | +2.1% | 62 | 97.5% | 12% | 4.8 | 14 | $950 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45840 | Findlay | $242,778 | $157 | -2.9% | 30 | 100% | — | — | 233 | $986 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45841 | Jenera | $349,000 | $192 | 0% | — | — | — | — | — | $789 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45858 | McComb | $193,457 | $115 | +3.2% | 68 | 97.5% | 15% | 4.2 | 12 | $1,020 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45867 | Mount Blanchard | $145,000 | $105 | +2.1% | 48 | 97.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 12 | $875 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45868 | Mount Cory | $145,600 | $115 | +2.1% | 65 | 97% | 15% | 6 | 12 | $1,097 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45875 | Ottawa | $341,478 | $142 | +2.4% | 58 | 97.5% | 12% | 3.2 | 22 | $772 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45881 | Rawson | $215,000 | $128 | +2.4% | 42 | 97.2% | 8.5% | 4.7 | 14 | $1,341 | researched Sep 22 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
The county maintains a prosperous economic index with major employment sectors supporting a stable population base.
Hancock County features a prosperous economy with a B-rated economic index and a diverse employment base.
Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts and Map AI.
Ohio is a judicial foreclosure state requiring court action to foreclose. Owners have redemption rights to pay the full amount of taxes, penalties, and costs to stop the sale, typically until the confirmation of sale or decree of foreclosure.
Governed by Ohio Revised Code Chapters 323, 5721, and 5723.
Property is assessed at 35% of its true market value. The tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the effective tax rate (millage) of the local taxing district. Exemptions include the Homestead Exemption for qualifying seniors and disabled persons, which reduces the taxable value of the primary residence.
Governed by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5713.
applies when — Applies to the transfer of residential real property consisting of one to four dwelling units.
Sellers must complete a state-prescribed form disclosing known material conditions and defects of the property, including structural, mechanical, and environmental issues.
Governed by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5302.30.
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.