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Buying a home in Mount Blanchard, Ohio

The typical owner-occupied home in Mount Blanchard is worth about $115,600, 46% below the Ohio median of $214,800 and 65% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,287 a year in property taxes, about 1.11% of their home's value, lower than the Ohio rate of 1.31%. The median household earns $72,438 a year, so the median home costs 1.6 times the median income (3.0 times for Ohio). 64% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 57% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Mount Blanchard at a glance

Mount Blanchard Ohio U.S.
Median home value $115,600 $214,800 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $1,287 $2,822 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 1.11% 1.31% 0.94%
Median household income $72,438 $71,389 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 64% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 57% 61% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,116 $1,517 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 16.5% 18.6% 21.0%
Median rent $875 $1,034 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 15.8% 28.3% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1941 1970 1980
Vacant homes 15.2% 8.1% 10.1%
Population 500 11,810,293 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Mount Blanchard

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Mount Blanchard home of $115,600 with 20% down costs about $777 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $970, 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 $33,309 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 13% of the median Mount Blanchard household income of $72,438; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $251,000.

The median rent here is $875 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$23,120
Loan amount$92,480
Principal and interest$622
Property taxes (1.11% a year)$107
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$48
PMI$0
Total per month$777

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$4,046
Loan amount$113,506
Principal and interest$764
Property taxes (1.11% a year)$107
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$48
FHA mortgage insurance$51
Total per month$970

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Questions about home buying in Mount Blanchard

What is the median home value in Mount Blanchard?

About $115,600 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Mount Blanchard?

Homeowners pay a median $1,287 a year, which is about 1.11% 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 Mount Blanchard?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $777 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $33,309 a year.

More about Mount Blanchard

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