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Buying a home in Maple Heights, Ohio

The typical owner-occupied home in Maple Heights is worth about $97,900, 54% below the Ohio median of $214,800 and 71% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $2,523 a year in property taxes, about 2.58% of their home's value, higher than the Ohio rate of 1.31%. The median household earns $53,414 a year, so the median home costs 1.8 times the median income (3.0 times for Ohio). 63% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 61% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Maple Heights at a glance

Maple Heights Ohio U.S.
Median home value $97,900 $214,800 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $2,523 $2,822 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 2.58% 1.31% 0.94%
Median household income $53,414 $71,389 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 63% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 61% 61% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,163 $1,517 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 22.8% 18.6% 21.0%
Median rent $1,338 $1,034 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 28.3% 28.3% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1955 1970 1980
Vacant homes 6.3% 8.1% 10.1%
Population 23,258 11,810,293 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Maple Heights

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Maple Heights home of $97,900 with 20% down costs about $778 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $941, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $33,349 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 17% of the median Maple Heights household income of $53,414; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $157,000.

The median rent here is $1,338 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$19,580
Loan amount$78,320
Principal and interest$527
Property taxes (2.58% a year)$210
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$41
PMI$0
Total per month$778

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$3,426
Loan amount$96,127
Principal and interest$647
Property taxes (2.58% a year)$210
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$41
FHA mortgage insurance$43
Total per month$941

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Questions about home buying in Maple Heights

What is the median home value in Maple Heights?

About $97,900 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Maple Heights?

Homeowners pay a median $2,523 a year, which is about 2.58% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

What income do you need to buy a home in Maple Heights?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $778 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $33,349 a year.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data