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The median home value in Shelby County, OH is $248,492 as of 2026-07-31, up 8.18% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$248,492
Year-over-Year
+8.18%
National Rank
#1382 of 3071
Shelby County ranks 31st out of 88 counties in OH by median home price, and is +6.0% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within OH, the typical county has a median home value of $219,608, making Shelby County +13.2% above the OH state median.
Households here earn a median of $73,978 a year against a typical home value of $248,492 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.4×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 39% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Shelby County recorded a violent crime rate of 304 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 2,036 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 21,412 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Shelby County is $248,492. That's up 8.18% from a year earlier. That is about 6.0% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Shelby County the 31st most expensive of 88 counties in Ohio.
Median household income here is $73,978, so a typical home costs about 3.4× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Shelby County recorded 304 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 21,412 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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