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Sidney, OH Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Sidney, OH Housing Market Trends

With 20,290 people, 8,343 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $233,903, house prices in Sidney are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Sidney, accounting for 64.98% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Sidney include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 16.17%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 10.40%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 5.16%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Sidney are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 63.11% owning and 36.89% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Sidney built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Sidney built between 1940-1969 ( 29.00%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from before 1939 ( 23.10%). There's also some housing in Sidney built between 2000 and later ( 12.83%).

Sidney Home Appreciation Rates

Sidney's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Sidney during the period has been just 5.51%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Sidney's appreciation rate, at 5.77%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Sidney's appreciation rate has been 1.02%, which annualizes to a rate of 4.15%.

Relative to Ohio, our data show that Sidney's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 70% of the other cities and towns in Ohio.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Sidney differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Sidney - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Sidney real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$233,903

Sidney, OH Home Prices
> $1,332,000
$999,001 - $1,332,000
$666,001 - $999,000
$533,001 - $666,000
$399,001 - $533,000
$266,001 - $399,000
$133,001 - $266,000
$67,001 - $133,000
$0 - $67,000
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
6.3%
6.3%
15.9%
15.9%
48.5%
48.5%
19.3%
19.3%
6.4%
6.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Average

for Ohio

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

8,343

Sidney Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,246 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
63.1%
63.1%
36.9%
36.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.2%
8.2%
91.8%
91.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
12.8%
12.8%
35.1%
35.1%
29.0%
29.0%
23.1%
23.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
65.0%
65.0%
5.2%
5.2%
16.2%
16.2%
10.4%
10.4%
3.3%
3.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.1%
2.1%
6.1%
6.1%
33.3%
33.3%
41.0%
41.0%
15.6%
15.6%
1.9%
1.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes