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The median home value in Mercer County, OH is $278,924 as of 2026-08-31, up 5.47% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$278,924
Year-over-Year
+5.47%
National Rank
#1105 of 3071
Mercer County ranks 19th out of 88 counties in OH by median home price, and is +18.7% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within OH, the typical county has a median home value of $219,740, making Mercer County +26.9% above the OH state median.
The typical home value increased by 0.9%, from $276,333 in May 2026 to $278,924 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $276,333 | +7.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $279,764 | +7.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $278,150 | +6.0% |
| Aug 2026 | $278,924 | +5.5% |
Households here earn a median of $76,782 a year against a typical home value of $278,924 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 50% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Mercer County recorded a violent crime rate of 32 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 758 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 15,563 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Mercer County is $278,924. That's up 5.47% from a year earlier. That is about 18.7% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Mercer County the 19th most expensive of 88 counties in Ohio.
Median household income here is $76,782, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Mercer County recorded 32 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 15,563 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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