real estate
Residential housing in the Dayton Region is less expensive than comparable markets across the nation. With average sale prices of homes below both the state and national averages, purchasing a home in the Dayton Region means getting more house for your money. And with a wide variety of housing styles available in diverse neighborhoods, the Dayton Region will offer the right home for your family.
Real Estate Fast Facts (all data is from calendar year 2006)
- New/existing homes sold: 19,517*
- Average price: $121,000 (average price statewide: $153,456)*
- Average sale as a percent of list price: 96.85%*
- Most expensive sale: $1.23M (Washington Township,
Montgomery County)* - The Dayton Region ranked 1st in the Midwest and 18th in the nation among Fortune Magazine's Top 100 Residential Real Estate Markets
- Mortgage debt servicing cost-to-income ratio (aka: percent of income devoted to paying monthly housing cost): 9.7% (national average: 22%)***
Sources: Dayton Area Board of Realtors, Ohio Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors
*Includes the following counties, based on MLS data: Montgomery, Greene, Preble, Warren, Darke, Clark, Miami, Shelby, Champaign, Auglaize, Logan, Allen, Hardin
***National Association of Realtors doesn't indicate which counties it includes in "Home Price Analysis for Dayton Region," published July 2006