The story of this market
The typical home in Kettering, Ohio sells for about $260,000, or $163 per square foot.
Prices are up +3.9% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 27 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $983 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3%
OH · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Kettering, Ohio
Kettering's housing market shows resilience with a median sale price of $260,000 and a 3.9% year-over-year increase. The market remains competitive, though rising days on market suggest a transition toward more balanced conditions. Data gaps regarding specific tax rates and inventory depth are noted.
No ARED county foreclosure postings attributed to Kettering yet — the verified ledger covers every county the foreclosure ingest has read, attributed by published city area. Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.
Deterministic aggregate of 5 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 5.6% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 65 days on market with 1.9 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
31% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 98.28% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · poverty 8.3% — a stable, low-distress profile.
- Great Wolf Lodge | Mason4.224 mi
- Land of Illusion Adventure Park4.413.9 mi
- Caesar Creek State Park4.614.2 mi
- Scene75 Entertainment Center | Dayton4.410.3 mi
- Nova Trampoline and Adventure Park4.72.9 mi
- Ohio Renaissance Festival4.716.2 mi
- Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway3.98.8 mi
- Nutter Center4.38.9 mi
- Land of Illusion Adventure Park4.413.9 mi
- University of Dayton Arena4.73.6 mi
- National Museum of the US Air Force4.97.1 mi
- Caesar Creek State Park4.614.2 mi
- Cinemark The Greene IMAX and SCREENX4.53.4 mi
- Nova Trampoline and Adventure Park4.72.9 mi
- Hidden Valley Orchards4.312.1 mi
- National Museum of the US Air Force4.97.1 mi
- Historic Clifton Mill4.419.6 mi
- Boonshoft Museum of Discovery4.77.1 mi
- Carillon Historical Park4.83.1 mi
- Aullwood Audubon Center4.813.9 mi
- Caesar Creek State Park4.614.2 mi
- Cox Arboretum MetroPark4.83.8 mi
- Carillon Historical Park4.83.1 mi
- Aullwood Audubon Center4.813.9 mi
- Charleston Falls Preserve4.815.7 mi
- Caesar Creek State Park Marina4.714.7 mi
- Heatherwoode Golf Club4.711 mi
- PipeStone Golf Club4.36.9 mi
- Golf Galaxy Performance Center3.94.4 mi
- Community Golf Course41.9 mi
- Brown's Run Public Golf Course, Bar, And Event Center4.215.3 mi
- Dayton Mall44.7 mi
- The Greene4.53.6 mi
- The Mall at Fairfield Commons4.38 mi
- Meijer4.22 mi
- Dorothy Lane Market4.71.2 mi
- Dayton International Airport4.415 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A major municipal facility offering extensive indoor and outdoor athletic amenities for residents.
A premier outdoor amphitheater that hosts national touring acts and community events, serving as a significant regional draw.
Kettering is well-suited for family buyers and long-term residents seeking a stable, established suburban environment with access to quality municipal amenities and proximity to Dayton employment hubs.
The city is served by the Kettering City School District, which is a central pillar of the community and generally regarded as providing stable, quality public education for local families.
The city is served by a network of arterial roads providing connectivity to the broader Dayton highway system, facilitating regional commuting.
Kettering offers a robust amenity base including the Kettering Recreation Complex and the Fraze Pavilion, which serves as a major regional entertainment venue.
The rental market is characterized by a median gross rent of $983, reflecting a stable demand environment with moderate vacancy pressure typical of established Ohio suburbs.
The local economy is anchored by a mix of service, retail, and public sector employment, benefiting from its strategic location within the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area.
Kettering benefits from its proximity to the Dayton employment core and maintains a stable economic base supported by local municipal infrastructure and established commercial corridors.
Development activity is focused on the maintenance and modernization of municipal infrastructure and the revitalization of key commercial corridors like Shroyer Road.
Parcels are subject to standard municipal and school district levies, with no widespread MUD or PID structures reported.
Kettering maintains a professional police force of 82 sworn officers and generally reports crime trends consistent with established suburban patterns in the Dayton metropolitan area.
The city faces standard Midwestern climate risks, including seasonal wind and storm events, with no specific unique hazard profile reported beyond regional norms.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Ohio) — Real Property Tax Assessment: Property is assessed at 35% of its true market value. The tax is calculated by multiplying the assessed value by the effective tax rate (millage) of the local taxing district.
Data sourced from Census Reporter and CensusDepth profiles.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.