The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 43521 sells for about $169,000, or $115 per square foot.
Prices are down 5.09% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 69 days to sell, which is slow. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $766 a month.
ZIP 43521 — Fayette
The 43521 market is a low-basis, rural environment characterized by high months of supply and limited transaction volume. Prices have seen a slight year-over-year decline, reflecting the challenges of a market that has not fully absorbed regional economic shifts. Success in this area requires a hands-on, local-operator approach rather than passive investment.
This ZIP is best suited for local owner-occupants or experienced, hands-on investors who understand the specific demands of a rural, low-basis market.
Median prices moved down 5.1% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 69 days on market with 14.1 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
28% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 96.5% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 1.3% · poverty 13.1% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 43521, Fulton County OH
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
The area is served by the Gorham-Fayette Local School District, which maintains a small, localized student population.
The area is characterized by a rural, local-operator economy with limited large-scale industrial or infrastructure development momentum.
Property taxes are assessed at the county level in Fulton County, with rates determined by local school district levies and municipal millage.
The area is rural, requiring significant drive times to reach major employment hubs in the Toledo metropolitan area.
Local recreation is limited to small-town amenities and rural outdoor spaces, with major shopping and entertainment hubs located outside the immediate ZIP.
The rental market is a local-operator niche where passive investment often struggles; entry prices are low, but management intensity is high.
The local economy is primarily driven by small-scale agriculture and local services, with residents often commuting to larger regional centers for employment.
Transportation is entirely dependent on private vehicle use, with no significant public transit infrastructure serving the rural village.
There are no major large-scale commercial or residential developments currently reported for this rural ZIP code.
Parcels are subject to the Gorham-Fayette Local School District and standard county-level taxing authorities.
Data retrieved from data.census.gov ZCTA 43521 profile.
Public schools whose reported address is in this area (NCES). Not attendance boundaries — schools that serve residents may sit outside it. Check the district's address locator for assignment.
Local community green space serving the village residents.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.