Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMeasured against area pay, Delaware Township costs less to live in than 93% of U.S. towns
Home prices around Delaware Township have risen about 52% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 5 new homes in 2025.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Findlay, OH micro area ($73K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Findlay-area micro earn ($73K, Census 2020–24). The typical home costs 2.6 years of area income, and 25% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,030a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
In paychecks the grade
- 2.6 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$73K, Findlay-area income
- 14%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 15%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Delaware Township
What’s behind Delaware Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Delaware Township is more affordable than 93% 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 52% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Delaware Township rose 52% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Ohio. Last year prices rose 12%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Delaware Township home at roughly $242,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $242K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Delaware 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 2.6 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Delaware Township’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Delaware Township home, with $51K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,030 a month here, $380 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Delaware Township’s typical property tax (0.68% 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 $1,030
Renters already here pay a median of $875, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Hancock County, OH): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
5 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 5 new homes in Delaware Township in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.4 million to build. That's 3.9 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Ohio as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Delaware Township has permitted 28 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Delaware Township's population fell by 77 even though 20 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) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $547,000 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $547,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $280,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $298,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $447,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $596,000 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $400,000 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Delaware Township's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
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 $1,321 (Ohio: $2,822), 0.68% 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+”.
Delaware Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Delaware Township. Amanda Township and Madison Township and Jackson Township and Richland Township and Jackson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | A | — | $193K | 0.68% | $1,030 |
| Madison Township | – | — | $192K | 0.49% | $1,000 |
| Amanda Township | A | — | $209K | 0.87% | $1,040 |
| Mount Blanchard | – | $231K | $116K | 1.11% | $1,050 |
| Richland Township | – | — | $162K | 0.76% | $990 |
| Jackson Township | A | — | $166K | 1.22% | $1,070 |
| Jackson Township | A+ | — | $134K | 0.92% | $1,040 |
“—” 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 Delaware Township
Is Delaware Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Delaware Township costs less than 93% of U.S. towns: an A for cost of living. The typical home costs 2.6 years of the median household income of the Findlay, OH micro area ($73K).
How much is rent in Delaware Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,030 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $875 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Delaware Township?
The median bill is $1,321 a year, 0.68% of the median home value (Ohio: $2,822, 1.31%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Delaware 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.