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Housing Affordability • Cincinnati MSA • September 2026

Affordability

Payment as a Percent of Income

Based on 3-mo. median sale price
September 2026
32.4%
Year-over-year change
+2%
Compared to 31.7% last year
Difference from state
-7%
Compared to 34.9% in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse / American Community Survey Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. Income is the Median Household Income series, including its projected years. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Cincinnati MSA includes Dearborn County, Ohio County, Union County.

Affordable Listings

Pct. of listings in last 90 days affordable to household earning $75K
September 2026
32.0%
Year-over-year change
+5%
Compared to 30.3% last year
Difference from state
-14%
Compared to 37.0% in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Cincinnati MSA includes Dearborn County, Ohio County, Union County.

Demographics

Median Household Income

Adjusted to current dollars
January 2026
$85,444
Year-over-year change
+3%
Compared to $82,652 last year
Difference from state
+13%
Compared to $75,847 in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: American Community Survey and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Cost Index Data notes: Median household income from the American Community Survey: 1-year estimate where available, 5-year otherwise; county groups are household-weighted. Each year is averaged with the prior year to smooth sampling noise. The latest two years are projections: the ACS figure from two years earlier grown by the two-year change in the BLS Employment Cost Index (December to December), replaced when that ACS year is published. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Cincinnati MSA includes Dearborn County, Ohio County, Union County.

Market Momentum

Price

Median Monthly Payment

For median-priced home
September 2026
$2,311
Year-over-year change
+6%
Compared to $2,183 last year
Difference from state
+5%
Compared to $2,209 in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Datawarehouse Data notes: Assumes 10% down payment, 0.77% tax rate, 0.83% insurance rate, 0.79% PMI rate. Interest rates are based on the national 4-week rolling average. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Cincinnati MSA includes Dearborn County, Ohio County, Union County.

Median Sale Price

3-Month Rolling Median
September 2026
$295,000
Year-over-year change
+2%
Compared to $290,000 last year
Difference from state
+5%
Compared to $282,000 in Indiana
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR Data Warehouse Data notes: - Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Cincinnati MSA includes Dearborn County, Ohio County, Union County.

Sales

Closed Sales by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, September 2026
600
+14%
Under $250K
197
-2%
At Least $250K
403
+23%
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Cincinnati MSA includes Dearborn County, Ohio County, Union County.

Supply

New Listings by Price

12-month rolling total
All properties, September 2026
803
+3%
Under $250K
281
-3%
At Least $250K
522
+7%
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Cincinnati MSA includes Dearborn County, Ohio County, Union County.

Inventory by Price

Average daily inventory in latest month
All properties, September 2026
151
+5%
Under $250K
64
-0%
At Least $250K
87
+9%
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Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Cincinnati MSA includes Dearborn County, Ohio County, Union County.