The story of this market
The typical home in Lawrence County, Ohio sells for about $189,000, or $126 per square foot.
Prices are down 13.1% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 51 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 50% since 2000. Last year 4 of 9 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,006 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,006 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
0%
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: 2004 (+7.1%). Worst: 2009 (-1.6%). 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
$1,287
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
0%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 9 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
62
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $27,417,525.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
70%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2127 | 1071 | 70% | 5.5% | $135,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Lawrence County, Ohio
Lawrence County's residential real estate market remains an accessible, low-cost submarket within the Huntington-Ashland metropolitan region. Home values have experienced modest single-digit appreciation over long baselines with recent short-term pricing adjustments reflecting elevated mortgage rates. Balanced inventory absorption and low median price-per-square-foot metrics characterize a predominantly affordable, owner-occupied landscape.
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.
Select a city to expand its ZIP intel reports beneath · 7 cities · 9 ZIP reports
Median prices moved down 8.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 39 days on market with 0.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
3% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 55.19% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.1% · poverty 18.2% — 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 9 researched ZIP reports — 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.
Lawrence 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 5.5%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 45619 | Chesapeake | $145,300 | $105 | +2.1% | 62 | 97.5% | 12% | 3.4 | 48 | $881 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45623 | Crown City | $195,000 | $119 | +1.2% | 38 | 95.9% | 25.3% | 2.9 | 219,450 | $827 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45638 | Ironton | $149,000 | $121 | +2.4% | 88 | 96.5% | 12% | 6.2 | 132 | $807 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45645 | Kitts Hill | $262,200 | $149 | +18.5% | 41 | 100% | — | — | 54,100 | $940 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45659 | Pedro | $227,000 | $77 | +4.7% | 108 | 95.5% | — | — | 10 | $828 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45669 | Proctorville | $239,900 | $135 | -14% | 41 | 97% | — | — | 52 | $926 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45678 | Scottown | $84,000 | — | 0% | 6 | — | — | — | — | $1,006 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45680 | South Point | $189,900 | $106 | -13.6% | 39 | — | — | — | 40 | $769 | researched Sep 22 |
| 45696 | Willow Wood | $151,000 | $119 | +1.2% | 38 | 95.9% | 25.1% | 2.9 | 582 | $775 | researched Sep 22 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Lawrence County experiences violent crime rates moderately below national benchmarks, though property offenses and nonviolent drug-related property crimes mirror broader Appalachian Rust Belt levels. Municipal cores like Ironton display higher localized property infractions compared to outlying rural townships.
Public education is provided by several distinct community school districts including Ironton City, Rock Hill Local, Dawson-Bryant Local, and Chesapeake Union Exempted Village. State report card evaluations generally yield mid-tier performance ratings, with smaller community schools receiving commendations for high school graduation rates.
Bordered extensively along the south and east by the Ohio River, riverine flooding and localized drainage hazards represent the chief natural risk for low-lying parcels. Wildfire and extreme wind perils remain negligible, though property insurance costs reflect river basin flood mitigation constraints.
Economic expansion is anchored by regional medical, education, and light manufacturing centers tied to the Tri-State Huntington-Ashland MSA. Key infrastructure focus centers around Ohio River logistical assets, U.S. Route 52 improvements, and healthcare network hubs.
Real property in Lawrence County is assessed at 35 percent of appraised market value under the direction of the Lawrence County Auditor. Property tax rates combine effective base millage with approved voter levies for school districts, emergency services, and county operations, reduced by Ohio rollbacks and the Homestead Exemption for qualifying seniors.
Lawrence County maintains a stable, localized rental footprint concentrated around Ironton, South Point, and Chesapeake. Asking rents skew significantly below national norms, driven by steady working-class tenancy and modest institutional investor activity.
Lawrence County's economy relies on healthcare systems, logistics along the Ohio River corridor, secondary metal processing, retail trade, and public education. Its workforce is tightly integrated with neighboring economic anchors in Huntington, West Virginia and Ashland, Kentucky.
U.S. Route 52 serves as the primary multi-lane thoroughfare traversing the entire river frontage, linking the county to Interstate 64 and regional commercial hubs across West Virginia and Kentucky. Public transit includes rural and demand-response services provided by the Lawrence County Transit system.
County planning emphasizes industrial enhancement along rail and barge corridors, primarily managed via the Lawrence County Economic Development Corporation and local municipal councils.
Properties are appraised triennially and reappraised sexennially by the Lawrence County Auditor's Office under Ohio Revised Code mandates, with taxable value set at 35% of true market valuation.
Special districts operating across the county include regional vocational school authorities such as Collins Career Technical Center, municipal water authorities, and soil and water conservation districts.
Standard homeowners property insurance rates are consistent with southern Ohio baseline levels, although flood insurance via the NFIP is mandatory for properties sited along designated Ohio River and tributary flood hazard zones.
- Camden Park415.7 mi
- Billy Bob's Wonderland4.120.2 mi
- Malibu Jack's Ashland4.718.7 mi
- Lawrence County Ohio Fairgrounds4.215.1 mi
- The LOST Escape Room514.5 mi
- Marshall Health Network Arena4.214.4 mi
- Joan C. Edwards Stadium4.614.7 mi
- The Christmas Cave4.926.4 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill4.312.1 mi
- Paramount Theatre - Ashland4.612 mi
- Camden Park415.7 mi
- Ritter Park4.715.6 mi
- Kenova's Pumpkin House4.715.7 mi
- Dave & Buster's Barboursville3.819.5 mi
- Heritage Farm Museum & Village4.817.3 mi
- Mothman Museum4.725.5 mi
- Heritage Farm Museum & Village4.817.3 mi
- Granny's4.910.9 mi
- Huntington Museum of Art4.816.6 mi
- Tu-Endie-Wei State Park4.725.3 mi
- Camden Park415.7 mi
- Ritter Park4.715.6 mi
- Central Park4.612.2 mi
- Huntington Museum of Art4.816.6 mi
- Harris Riverfront Park4.314.4 mi
- Beech Fork Lake Marina4.622.8 mi
- Huntington Mall4.319.4 mi
- Ashland Town Center4.412.1 mi
- Rural King4.418.5 mi
- Gabe's4.316.4 mi
- Pullman Square4.514.4 mi
- Huntington Tri-State Airport417.7 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.
Encompasses thousands of acres of public land offering extensive multi-use trail networks for hiking, horseback riding, and off-highway vehicle recreation across scenic Appalachian foothills.
Surrounding a 143-acre reservoir within Wayne National Forest, this premier county amenity provides boating, fishing, developed campgrounds, historic iron furnace ruins, and boardwalk trails.
Features riverside promenades, community parks along the Ohio River, and hosts the historic Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade, recognized as the nation's oldest continuously running Memorial Day parade.
Data retrieved from U.S. Census Bureau DP02, DP03, DP04, and DP05 tables for Lawrence County, Ohio.
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.