The story of this market
The typical home in Van Wert County, Ohio sells for about $144,566, or $153 per square foot.
Prices are down 28.7% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 31 days to sell. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 87% since 2000. Last year 5 of 8 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is strong wind, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,003 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,003 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+5.2%
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 (+11.6%). Worst: 2009 (-4.3%). 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
$1,261
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
+5.2%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 8 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
34
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $8,512,294.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
73.7%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 838 | 477 | 73.7% | 4.5% | $95,000 |
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 Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded).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.
Van Wert County, Ohio
The Van Wert County housing market is experiencing a significant decline in median sale prices compared to the previous year. Inventory remains limited, and market activity shows signs of cooling as days on market fluctuate.
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 down 28.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 31 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 0.0% · poverty 9.0% — 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.
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.
No researched ZIP reports yet — ZIP discovery runs with the county's first refresh, and each ZIP's intel report appears here once its research lands.
The county labor force was approximately 14,100 as of May 2026.
The Van Wert County Auditor provides online tools for property search, sales reports, and tax estimation.
- Pine Lake Waterpark4.728.5 mi
- Escape Wapak4.927.5 mi
- Allen County Fairgrounds4.428.4 mi
- Mercer County Fairgrounds4.622.2 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill422.6 mi
- Van Wert County Fairgrounds / Van Wert County Agricultural Society4.21.6 mi
- Auglaize County Fairgrounds4.328.1 mi
- Van Wert Cinemas4.72.7 mi
- Van-Del Drive-In4.56.6 mi
- Kendrick Woods4.615.2 mi
- Franklin Park4.60.8 mi
- ABCinema4.719 mi
- Armstrong Air & Space Museum4.729.6 mi
- The Temple Of Tolerance4.828.9 mi
- Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society4.724.2 mi
- Allen County Historical Society and Museum4.825.2 mi
- Auglaize Village4.727.9 mi
- Kendrick Woods4.615.2 mi
- Paulding County Fairgrounds4.318 mi
- Smiley Park4.82.2 mi
- Stadium Park4.511.7 mi
- Franklin Park4.60.8 mi
- Lakeshore Marina4.925 mi
- Helton Lodge Rentals522.8 mi
- Hickory Sticks Golf Club43.1 mi
- Lincoln Ridge Farms4.78.2 mi
- Rural King4.42.2 mi
- Rural King4.419.8 mi
- Ruler Foods4.41.9 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts.
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.