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Buying a home in Deersville, Ohio

The typical owner-occupied home in Deersville is worth about $134,400, 37% below the Ohio median of $214,800 and 60% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $120,313 a year, so the median home costs 1.1 times the median income (3.0 times for Ohio). 90% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 89% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Deersville at a glance

Deersville Ohio U.S.
Median home value $134,400 $214,800 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $2,822 $3,119
Median household income $120,313 $71,389 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 90% 67% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 89% 61% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $950 $1,517 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 9.0% 18.6% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,034 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1938 1970 1980
Vacant homes 43.2% 8.1% 10.1%
Population 72 11,810,293 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Deersville

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Deersville home of $134,400 with 20% down costs about $902 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,126, 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 $38,678 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 9% of the median Deersville household income of $120,313; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $418,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$26,880
Loan amount$107,520
Principal and interest$723
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$123
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$56
PMI$0
Total per month$902

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$4,704
Loan amount$131,966
Principal and interest$888
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$123
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$56
FHA mortgage insurance$59
Total per month$1,126

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Questions about home buying in Deersville

What is the median home value in Deersville?

About $134,400 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Deersville?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $902 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $38,678 a year.

More about Deersville

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