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Median Home Price in Brown County, OH

The median home value in Brown County, OH is $260,177 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.74% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$260,177

Year-over-Year

+2.74%

National Rank

#1268 of 3071

Brown County ranks 26th out of 88 counties in OH by median home price, and is +11.0% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within OH, the typical county has a median home value of $219,608, making Brown County +18.5% above the OH state median.

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Can you afford a home in Brown County?

Households here earn a median of $71,270 a year against a typical home value of $260,177 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 51% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in Brown County

Reporting agencies in Brown County recorded a violent crime rate of 182 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 750 per 100,000.

Based on 2 reporting cities covering 8,806 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about Brown County

How much does a house cost in Brown County, OH?

The median home value in Brown County is $260,177. That's up 2.74% from a year earlier. That is about 11.0% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Brown County the 26th most expensive of 88 counties in Ohio.

Is Brown County affordable?

Median household income here is $71,270, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is Brown County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in Brown County recorded 182 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 8,806 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.