Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMeasured against area pay, Bath Township costs less to live in than 65% of U.S. towns
It ranks #411 of 993 in Ohio for affordability. Home prices around Bath Township have risen about 60% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 11 new homes in 2025.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Lima, OH metro area ($64K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Lima metro earn ($64K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 2.7 years of metro income, and 42% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,090a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 90prices across the Lima metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 57)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 2.7 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$64K, Lima-area income
- 19%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 42%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Ohio: 46%Census 2020–24
- 10%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
The short version on homes in Bath Township
Very little new building
Bath Township permitted 61 new homes over the past 10 years, about 0.7 a year per 1,000 residents. Across Ohio, the pace in 2025 was 3.3. In 2025, Bath Township permitted 11. New homes ↓
Fewer people, more homes
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Bath Township lost 326 residents while 55 new homes were permitted. New homes ↓
Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Bath Township, so the typical value is an estimate: the Census median carried forward with the federal house price index; permits are Census figures through 2025; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Bath Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Bath Township is more affordable than 65% of U.S. towns, #411 of 993 in Ohio. Rent pulls the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Home prices up 60% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Bath Township rose 60% over the past 5 years, faster than across Ohio (53%). Last year prices rose 9.6%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Bath Township home at roughly $214,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $214K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Bath 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 2.7 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Bath Township’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Bath Township home, with $22K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,090 a month here, $270 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Bath Township’s typical property tax (1.29% 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 $1,090
Renters already here pay a median of $1,011.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Lima, OH MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
11 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 11 new homes in Bath Township in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2.8 million to build. That's 1.2 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Ohio (3.3). Over the past 10 years, Bath Township has permitted 61 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Bath Township's population fell by 326 even though 55 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Ohio: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $835,000 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | 2 | $525,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $852,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $639,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $267,000 |
| 2010 | 7 | 3 | 4 | $988,000 |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | 3 | $893,000 |
| 2008 | 8 | 4 | 4 | $1.2 million |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| 2005 | 23 | 23 | 0 | $4 million |
| 2004 | 51 | 31 | 20 | $7 million |
| 2003 | 40 | 40 | 0 | $6.2 million |
| 2002 | 31 | 31 | 0 | $4.7 million |
| 2001 | 37 | 23 | 14 | $4.6 million |
| 2000 | 42 | 34 | 8 | $5.3 million |
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 $2,240 (Ohio: $2,822), 1.29% 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+”.
The rest of a budget near Bath Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Lima, OH metro area, or Ohio. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 90 | OH 93 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 94 | OH 94 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 96 | OH 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | OH 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Bath Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Bath Township. Sugar Creek Township and Jackson Township and Perry Township and Monroe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Township | B+ | — | $174K | 1.29% | $1,090 |
| Lima | B+ | $151K | $107K | 1.09% | $1,100 |
| Jackson Township | A | — | $186K | 1.05% | $1,070 |
| Perry Township | B | — | $164K | 1.05% | $1,140 |
| Monroe Township | A+ | — | $122K | 1.21% | $1,140 |
| Sugar Creek Township | C | — | $236K | 1.12% | $1,180 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Bath Township
Is Bath Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Bath Township costs less than 65% of U.S. towns: a B+ for cost of living, #411 of 993 in Ohio. The typical home costs 2.7 years of the median household income of the Lima, OH metro area ($64K).
How much is rent in Bath Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,090 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,011 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Bath Township?
The median bill is $2,240 a year, 1.29% of the median home value (Ohio: $2,822, 1.31%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Bath 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.