The 10 Best Places To Buy A House In Ohio For 2022


Using science and data, we can tell you which places in Ohio have seen home prices rising and people flocking over the past year.

Chris Kolmar, About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: April 5, 2022
Editor’s note: This is not investment advice and we are not financial advisers. Article updated for 2022.

There's a the age old question everyone thinks about when they decide to move to a city in Ohio:

Should I buy a place or rent? Well, we aren't here today to solve that problem for you exactly. We are just assuming you'll do the right thing and a buy a place. And while we are happy to tell you the best place to live in Ohio, this analysis is going to tackle the question of the best place to buy a house as an investor. That is we are going to try and determine the up and coming cities in the Buckeye State.

To do that we are going to look at places in Ohio that are growing faster than average, but where home prices are below average. In every day terms, the "deals". The best deal in Ohio at the moment? That would be Munroe Falls according to our analysis.

Here's a look at the top ten places to buy a home in Ohio for 2022.

The 10 Best Places To Buy A Home In Ohio For 2022

  1. Munroe Falls
  2. St. Clairsville
  3. John
  4. Chardon
  5. Obetz
  6. Ada
  7. Uhrichsville
  8. Toronto
  9. Canal Fulton
  10. Northwood

What's the best place to buy a home in Ohio for 2022? According to our analysis, would the the ideal place to buy a home looking into the future.

The methodology that wen't into this can be a bit complicated, so we'll break it down for you in as much detail as we can below. If you're not worried about finding a deal on good places to live, check out the most expensive places to live in Ohio and, for those of you on a budget, the cheapest places to live in Ohio.

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The 10 Best Cities To Buy A House In Ohio For 2022

1. Munroe Falls

Munroe Falls, OH

Source: Wikipedia User Munroe Falls photographer | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 5,069
Median Home Price: $167,400
Population Change: 0.2%
Home Price Change: 4.1%
More on Munroe Falls: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

2. St. Clairsville

St. Clairsville, OH

Source: Wikipedia User Bwsmith84 (talk) | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,080
Median Home Price: $185,500
Population Change: 0.2%
Home Price Change: 2.7%
More on St. Clairsville: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

3. John

Source: Public Domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,149
Median Home Price: $188,700
Population Change: -1.7%
Home Price Change: 14.2%
More on John: Homes For Sale | Data

4. Chardon

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 5,168
Median Home Price: $205,800
Population Change: 0.0%
Home Price Change: 8.2%
More on Chardon: Homes For Sale | Data

5. Obetz

Obetz, OH

Source: Wikipedia User JacobGifford | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,205
Median Home Price: $135,400
Population Change: 3.6%
Home Price Change: 8.8%
More on Obetz: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

6. Ada

Ada, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,248
Median Home Price: $115,900
Population Change: -11.7%
Home Price Change: -4.4%
More on Ada: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

7. Uhrichsville

Uhrichsville, OH

Source: Wikipedia User Roseohioresident | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,332
Median Home Price: $68,500
Population Change: -0.3%
Home Price Change: -6.8%
More on Uhrichsville: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

8. Toronto

Toronto, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 5,357
Median Home Price: $86,200
Population Change: 1.5%
Home Price Change: 1.7%
More on Toronto: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

9. Canal Fulton

Canal Fulton, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 5,413
Median Home Price: $154,800
Population Change: 0.1%
Home Price Change: 0.3%
More on Canal Fulton: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

10. Northwood

Northwood, OH

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 5,420
Median Home Price: $137,700
Population Change: 0.7%
Home Price Change: 6.7%
More on Northwood: Photos | Homes For Sale | Data

Methodology: How do you determine the best places to buy a home in Ohio for 2022?

We were in real estate for almost five years and have been working on this site for another three. Suffice is to say, we've put a lot of thought into what goes into finding a good place to buy a home.

So all that thinking has come to this moment where we get to spell out how we'd approach finding an up-and-coming place to live in Ohio. Put differently, the analysis will try to find places in Ohio with undervalued homes relative to pent up demand.

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To do that we looked at the most recent American Community Survey Census data for 2016-2020 and compared it to the previous vintage (2012-2016). Specifically, we used the following criteria:

  • Y-o-Y Change In Population (People want to live here)
  • Y-o-Y Change In Median Home Prices (People are willing to pay for it)
  • Home Prices Relative To The State Average (It's still kinda cheap)

We want places that are growing, have seen home prices increase in recent years, and are still "cheap" for Ohio with the following caveats:

So of the 0 cities and towns in Ohio, only 253 places made it through our initial filters to even be considered.

We then ranked each place from 1 to 253 for the criteria mentioned above with 1 being the best for that criteria. We averaged the rankings to create a "best place to buy" index with the place having the lowest index being the best. You can download the data here.

Turns out that Munroe Falls is the best potential gem in the not-so-rough in the Buckeye State.

Read on for more on these places.

Summary: The Best Places To Purchase A House In Ohio for 2022

There's our analysis of the best places to buy a house in Ohio. And, to be clear, we aren't necessarily saying these places are the best places to live, just that it looks like they might be in a couple of years based on the data.

In fact, every place in the following table meets our criteria, so even though it may not look super long, remember we started off with all 0 places in the state.

So if we'd could rent or buy in these cities, we'd definitely buy.

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Home Prices By City In Ohio

City Rank Median Home Price Population Change Home Price Increase
Munroe Falls 1 $167,400 0.2% 4.1%
St. Clairsville 2 $185,500 0.2% 2.7%
John 3 $188,700 -1.7% 14.2%
Chardon 4 $205,800 0.0% 8.2%
Obetz 5 $135,400 3.6% 8.8%
Ada 6 $115,900 -11.7% -4.4%
Uhrichsville 7 $68,500 -0.3% -6.8%
Toronto 8 $86,200 1.5% 1.7%
Canal Fulton 9 $154,800 0.1% 0.3%
Northwood 10 $137,700 0.7% 6.7%
Waterville 11 $210,300 0.6% 7.1%
Wellston 12 $91,900 0.0% 3.5%
Germantown 13 $144,400 0.5% 7.0%
Deer Park 14 $141,600 -0.7% 5.3%
New Carlisle 15 $91,000 -0.1% -0.5%
Groveport 16 $173,800 0.2% 3.7%
The Village Of Indian Hill 17 $900,900 0.1% -5.7%
Granville 18 $389,200 0.2% 1.6%
South Lebanon 19 $207,000 35.7% -13.0%
Sunbury 20 $241,700 6.5% 6.1%
Geneva 21 $110,600 -0.5% 9.6%
Grafton 22 $140,700 0.4% -3.2%
Willard 23 $89,000 -0.2% 6.7%
Ontario 24 $129,800 0.3% 2.6%
Clyde 25 $98,300 -0.5% -1.0%
Port Clinton 26 $113,500 -0.1% 2.4%
Jackson 27 $98,900 -0.1% 4.0%
Brookville 28 $126,700 5.7% -3.6%
Pepper Pike 29 $443,000 0.8% 0.5%
Belpre 30 $127,600 -0.5% 13.1%
Rittman 31 $120,300 -1.0% 3.7%
Moraine 32 $97,200 0.1% 4.7%
Columbiana 33 $156,300 4.0% 5.4%
Hillsboro 34 $117,900 0.0% 11.5%
Rossford 35 $145,300 0.4% 2.3%
Martins Ferry 36 $81,800 -0.9% 15.4%
Upper Sandusky 37 $124,000 -1.3% -0.6%
Logan 38 $110,400 -2.3% 1.9%
Union 39 $105,200 2.2% 5.2%
Kirtland 40 $292,300 -0.3% -1.3%
Cortland 41 $158,600 -0.3% 4.3%
Milford 42 $165,600 -0.6% 2.7%
Mount Healthy 43 $90,000 1.2% 1.6%
Huron 44 $172,500 -0.1% 11.7%
Delphos 45 $96,600 0.7% 0.1%
Independence 46 $234,400 -0.0% -1.6%
Canfield 47 $172,800 -0.7% -0.6%
Wauseon 48 $124,300 -2.5% -2.7%
Bellbrook 49 $184,800 0.9% 2.5%
Mentor-On-The-Lake 50 $139,500 0.0% 4.7%
Hubbard 51 $106,300 -0.8% 6.4%
Fairlawn 52 $182,300 0.3% 6.2%
Campbell 53 $64,200 -0.5% 6.8%
Bellevue 54 $101,400 -0.1% 1.8%
Eaton 55 $103,100 -0.4% 5.0%
St. Marys 56 $117,400 0.3% -0.3%
Cheviot 57 $99,000 -0.2% 3.6%
Bryan 58 $98,400 -0.1% -0.2%
Oberlin 59 $161,300 -0.5% 0.2%
Grandview Heights 60 $415,400 4.5% 16.5%
Orrville 61 $132,700 -0.7% 10.1%
Shelby 62 $93,600 -6.6% 0.8%
Napoleon 63 $116,400 -2.3% 2.4%
Highland Heights 64 $294,400 -0.2% 4.9%
Kenton 65 $76,400 1.2% 1.5%
Wyoming 66 $332,000 -0.1% 0.6%
Olmsted Falls 67 $162,500 0.1% 2.5%
Oakwood 68 $261,100 -0.3% 5.3%
Sheffield Lake 69 $105,700 0.4% -5.5%
Canal Winchester 70 $205,700 6.2% 3.7%
Madeira 71 $342,400 0.7% 16.3%
Girard 72 $80,700 -0.8% 4.7%
North College Hill 73 $85,500 -0.3% 3.4%
Louisville 74 $145,700 -0.0% -3.6%
Willoughby Hills 75 $287,500 0.2% 12.9%
Wapakoneta 76 $112,200 -0.2% 4.0%
Galion 77 $75,400 -0.7% 5.6%
Tipp City 78 $171,400 0.7% 0.8%
Struthers 79 $71,700 -0.6% 1.3%
London 80 $149,200 0.5% 10.4%
Reading 81 $135,800 -0.6% 4.9%
Richmond Heights 82 $140,900 -0.3% -0.1%
Cambridge 83 $96,800 0.4% 9.1%
Celina 84 $123,100 1.1% 4.1%
Bedford Heights 85 $108,500 -0.3% 5.8%
Van Wert 86 $88,300 -4.7% 0.8%
Vermilion 87 $136,200 0.8% -3.3%
East Liverpool 88 $61,900 -0.6% 11.3%
Ironton 89 $91,700 1.4% -4.4%
Brooklyn 90 $115,800 0.1% 4.7%
Montgomery 91 $384,400 0.3% 2.8%
Heath 92 $149,400 0.9% -0.9%
Coshocton 93 $83,800 -0.6% 1.9%
New Albany 94 $515,100 1.5% 3.5%
Springdale 95 $133,600 -0.1% 3.8%
Urbana 96 $105,900 -0.6% -3.2%
Ravenna 97 $99,100 -0.4% 0.5%
Seven Hills 98 $181,200 -0.4% 3.9%
Beachwood 99 $300,000 -0.3% -0.8%
Salem 100 $92,000 -0.7% -5.1%
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About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

You can find out more about him on LinkedIn or his website.

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