Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMeasured against area pay, Auglaize Township costs less to live in than 98% of U.S. towns
Home prices around Auglaize Township have risen about 83% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2017.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of Paulding County, OH ($68K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across Paulding County earn ($68K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 2.3 years of area income, and 18% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $990a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
In paychecks the grade
- 2.3 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$68K, Paulding County income
- 8%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
Housing in Auglaize Township, in brief
Prices rose faster than Ohio’s over five years
There’s no Zillow index for Auglaize Township, so the page uses the federal house price index for the ZIP codes around it, which follows repeat sales of the same homes. It rose 83% over five years, against 53% across Ohio. Price trend ↓
Nearly every household owns
93% of Auglaize Township households own their home, against 67% across Ohio. There are only 45 renter households, so rentals are scarce. Property taxes ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Auglaize Township, so the typical value is an estimate: the Census median carried forward with the federal house price index; permits are Census figures through 2017 (2017 partly estimated); incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Auglaize Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Auglaize Township is more affordable than 98% of U.S. towns. Home prices pull the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Home prices up 83% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Auglaize Township rose 83% over the past 5 years, faster than across Ohio (53%). Last year prices rose 21%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Auglaize Township home at roughly $212,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $212K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Auglaize Township, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 2.3 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Auglaize Township’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Auglaize Township home, with $56K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $260 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Auglaize Township’s typical property tax (0.79% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Defiance County, OH): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2017
No permits for new homes were issued in Auglaize Township in 2017. The last year with any was 2013 (2 new homes).
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $222,000 |
Auglaize Township's permit office hasn't appeared in the Census permit files since 2017, so these are its newest figures.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Property tax runs below the Ohio norm
The median bill is $1,222 (Ohio: $2,822), 0.79% of a home’s value a year, against 1.31% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
Auglaize Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Auglaize Township. Defiance Township and Brown Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auglaize Township | A+ | — | $154K | 0.79% | $990 |
| Defiance Township | A | — | $137K | 1.06% | $1,000 |
| Emerald Township | – | — | $188K | 0.89% | $970 |
| Brown Township | A | — | $131K | 1.31% | $990 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures. “—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents).
Questions about the cost of living in Auglaize Township
Is Auglaize Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Auglaize Township costs less than 98% of U.S. towns: an A+ for cost of living. The typical home costs 2.3 years of the median household income of Paulding County, OH ($68K).
How much is rent in Auglaize Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $990 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
What are property taxes in Auglaize Township?
The median bill is $1,222 a year, 0.79% of the median home value (Ohio: $2,822, 1.31%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Auglaize Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.