The story of this market
The typical home in Delaware County, Ohio sells for about $518,000, or $218 per square foot.
Prices are roughly flat from a year ago (-0.94%), a market in balance. Homes take about 37 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 117% since 2000. Last year 30 of 40 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,602 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,602 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+5.6%
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: 2022 (+16.4%). Worst: 2009 (-2.8%). 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
$1,909
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
+5.6%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 40 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
38
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $69,354,311.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
81.9%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 14258 | 8206 | 81.9% | 2.5% | $325,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Delaware County, Ohio
Delaware County's residential market maintains solid fundamentals, supported by Ohio's highest median household income and outstanding public school systems. Inventory has expanded moderately to roughly 2.8 months of supply, which provides buyers more choice while median prices hold steady above $515,000. Sustained employment growth across the Columbus metropolitan corridor underpins stable home values and strong long-term owner equity.
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 up 1.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 62 days on market with 0.6 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
1% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 10.44% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.1% · poverty 4.6% — 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 14 researched ZIP reports of 15 — 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.
Delaware County, Ohio — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 7.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Sep 15, 2026.
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| 43003 | Ashley | $350,000 | $185 | +2.3% | 32 | 98.5% | 12% | 2.4 | 1,522 | $1,054 | researched Sep 17 |
| 43015 | Delaware | $450,000 | $204 | +4.6% | 47 | — | — | — | 297 | $1,298 | researched Sep 17 |
| 43016 | Dublin | $402,500 | $205 | -7.5% | 35 | 98.5% | 18% | 2.1 | 77 | $1,570 | researched Sep 17 |
| 43017 | Dublin | $605,000 | $225 | -2% | 34 | — | — | — | 183 | $1,662 | researched Sep 17 |
| 43021 | Galena | $652,375 | $205 | +1.4% | 69 | — | — | — | 49 | $1,364 | researched Sep 21 |
| 43035 | Lewis Center | $510,000 | $210 | 0% | 55 | — | — | — | 161 | $1,608 | researched Sep 21 |
| 43040 | Marysville | $396,872 | $200 | +3.4% | 57 | — | — | — | 94 | $1,231 | researched Sep 21 |
| 43061 | Ostrander | $625,000 | $266 | +57.2% | 54 | 98.5% | 12% | 3.8 | 45 | $1,305 | researched Sep 21 |
| 43065 | Powell | $545,675 | $215 | +1.2% | 79 | 98.5% | 15% | 3.2 | 102 | $2,326 | researched Oct 8 |
| 43066 | Radnor | $316,700 | — | 0% | — | — | — | — | — | $1,340 | researched Sep 17 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Delaware County ranks among the lowest violent and property crime jurisdictions in Ohio, recording crime metrics roughly 50% to 65% below national averages. County Sheriff and local municipal reports reflect low sustained per-capita incidence across suburban townships.
Public school districts serving Delaware County, notably Olentangy Local, Big Walnut, and Delaware City, repeatedly earn top-tier ratings on the Ohio Department of Education state report cards. Olentangy routinely scores 5 out of 5 stars across achievement, progress, and graduation standards.
Delaware County exhibits minimal wildfire, seismic, or coastal hurricane vulnerabilities, with principal environmental risks confined to localized inland riverine pooling near the Olentangy and Scioto basins. Convective storm cells produce severe thunderstorm, hail, and localized tornado threats during spring and summer months.
Positioned within the northern growth sector of the Columbus metro, the county benefits from the ongoing Intel semiconductor foundry cluster in neighboring Licking County and major local corporate presences including JPMorgan Chase, Cardinal Health, and OhioHealth. Substantial commercial mixed-use expansions along Route 23, Route 36/37, and Interstate 71 maintain elevated building momentum.
Property taxes are administered by the Delaware County Auditor using Ohio's statutory 35% assessment ratio applied to appraised market valuation. Millage rates vary across school and township taxing districts with reductions applied under Ohio House Bill 920, subject to standard 2.5% and 10% rollback credits alongside homestead exemption qualification.
Delaware County features major recreation nodes including Alum Creek State Park, Delaware State Park, and Highbanks Metro Park offering boating, hiking, and camping. High-traffic lifestyle and entertainment amenities encompass Tanger Outlets Columbus, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and the historic downtown Delaware streetscape.
The county exhibits tight rental availability supported by affluent commuter demand, with single-family detached rentals commanding $2,200 to $3,200 monthly alongside modern Class A garden apartments near Polaris. Institutional build-to-rent projects continue to expand in southern townships, maintaining low sub-5% vacancy pressure.
Delaware County boasts the highest median household income and purchasing power in Ohio, supported by a dense concentration of professional, healthcare, finance, and logistics employers. Corporate presence is anchored by OhioHealth, Kroger regional offices, Mount Carmel, and close proximity to Dublin and Columbus commercial hubs.
The county's highway spine is defined by Interstate 71 running north-south through the eastern corridor and US Route 23 bisecting the central corridor toward Marion. Transit service is limited primarily to Delaware County Transit (DATA) demand-response and fixed-route loops, with personal automobile travel dominant.
Township and county zoning commissions manage significant residential expansion pressures, balancing preservation of rural agricultural land with high-density suburban subdivisions and industrial logistics zones around Galena, Sunbury, and Berlin Township.
The Delaware County Auditor oversees reappraisals on a statutory six-year cycle with a three-year triennial update, appraising properties at 100% fair market value and assessing real estate taxes against 35% of that valuation pursuant to Ohio revised code.
Property parcels are subject to local independent school district levies, township fire and road levies, Delaware County Board of Developmental Disabilities levies, Preservation Parks levies, and municipal special improvement districts in commercial clusters.
Ohio sustains a competitive property insurance market compared to national coastal states, though premiums have experienced modest annual increases tied to replacement cost inflation, hail, and high-wind thunderstorm risk.
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium4.711 mi
- Zoombezi Bay4.411.2 mi
- Scene75 Entertainment Center I Columbus4.316.7 mi
- Dave & Buster's Hilliard4.119.5 mi
- K1 Speed Columbus-Hilliard3.719.4 mi
- Ohio Stadium4.720.8 mi
- Nationwide Arena4.723.1 mi
- Greater Columbus Convention Center4.523 mi
- Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds4.421.1 mi
- Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens4.823.7 mi
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium4.711 mi
- Easton Town Center4.518.6 mi
- Zoombezi Bay4.411.2 mi
- Alum Creek State Park Beach4.58.5 mi
- Groovy Plants Ranch4.911.7 mi
- Center of Science and Industry (COSI)4.423.8 mi
- Otherworld4.628.4 mi
- Columbus Museum of Art4.723.6 mi
- Ohio Theatre4.823.8 mi
- Ohio Statehouse4.623.7 mi
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium4.711 mi
- Alum Creek State Park Beach4.58.5 mi
- Highbanks Metro Park4.810.3 mi
- Inniswood Metro Gardens4.815.7 mi
- Hayden Falls Park4.516.8 mi
- Alum Creek Marina4.47.3 mi
- Topgolf Columbus4.311.2 mi
- Westerville Golf Center - Driving Range4.614.2 mi
- Golf Club of Dublin4.216.6 mi
- Champions Golf Course4.118.2 mi
- Glenross Golf Club4.34.4 mi
- Easton Town Center4.518.6 mi
- Tanger Outlets Columbus4.56.6 mi
- Polaris Fashion Place4.511.3 mi
- Tensuke Market, llc4.817.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A 3,387-acre water reservoir featuring a 3,000-foot inland swimming beach, boating marina, dog park, and extensive wooded camping amenities that serve as the county's flagship water recreation hub.
A nationally recognized zoo complex and adjacent seasonal water park located in southern Delaware County along the Scioto River, attracting over 2 million annual visitors.
A scenic 1,200-acre park featuring dramatic 100-foot shale bluffs rising above the Olentangy State Scenic River, containing extensive multi-use nature trails and Indigenous Adena earthworks.
The vibrant county seat commercial district anchored by Ohio Wesleyan University, offering restored 19th-century architecture, independent retail, craft breweries, and the monthly First Friday street festivals.
An 8,000-acre reservoir facility north of the city of Delaware featuring multi-lane boat ramps, lake fishing, disc golf, and quiet woodland hiking corridors.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau QuickFacts and ACS 5-year table profiles for Delaware County, OH.
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.
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.
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.