The story of this market
The typical home in Middletown, Ohio sells for about $259,900, or $190 per square foot.
Prices are up +2.5% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 43 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,257 a month.
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.
Middletown, Ohio
Middletown's housing market is showing signs of steady improvement, characterized by rising home values and a balanced inventory. Increased corporate investment and infrastructure development are driving local economic momentum, supporting a stable environment for both buyers and renters. While some metrics like tax history are not fully available, the overall trend points toward a resilient and growing local market.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Middletown yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 2 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 5.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 48 days on market with 2.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
6% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 49.76% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 5.2% · poverty 17.1% — a stable, low-distress profile.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A network of public parks providing green space and recreational opportunities for the community.
A key area of current infrastructure and commercial development focus for the city.
Middletown is well-suited for families and value-conscious buyers seeking affordable housing options, as well as investors looking for stable rental demand in a market that has stabilized following recent volatility.
The city is served by the Middletown City School District, which provides a range of educational options including multiple elementary, middle, and high school campuses.
The city is connected via regional highway corridors, facilitating access to the broader Dayton and Cincinnati metro areas.
Middletown offers a variety of parks and recreational facilities, supported by the city's commitment to maintaining public spaces and community amenities for residents.
The rental market is characterized as 'cool' with modest demand and solid supply, featuring a mix of renter-occupied and owner-occupied units with rents showing steady year-over-year growth.
Middletown's economy is anchored by industrial and manufacturing sectors, with recent momentum driven by significant corporate expansions and infrastructure projects.
Middletown is experiencing economic momentum through significant corporate investments, such as the $155 million expansion by Weidmann Electrical Technology, and ongoing infrastructure improvements like the Renaissance Pointe roadwork.
The city is actively managing a comprehensive plan that includes infrastructure upgrades and commercial development projects like Renaissance Pointe.
Parcels in Middletown are subject to school district levies and various municipal service districts typical of Ohio cities.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Ohio) — Real Property Tax Assessment: 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.
Researched annual trajectory for this city, from published historical series
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 10.1%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Data retrieved from World Population Review and US Census Bureau QuickFacts.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.