Housing Report for Defiance County, Ohio

In Defiance County, there were a total of 16,634 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 422 residential structures since 2001, a change of 2.6 percent.

In the State of Ohio, Defiance County places 43 of 88 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 1,563 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Defiance County recorded median owner-occupied home value in the year 2000 of $86,800, reported by the Decennial Census. This home value is less than the State of Ohio 2000 home median value of $103,700 and less than median owner-occupied dwelling value of $119,600 across the nation during that year.

Defiance County may be be described as having a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 0.4 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

It can be understood that there is a large amount of affordable housing in Defiance County, Ohio. In 2000, 79.4 percent of housing was valued under $125k.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau