How much do homeowners pay a month in Mount Sterling, OH?

Name: Homeowner costs in Mount Sterling, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Mount Sterling, OH pay a median of $1,506 (±$190) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $390 (±$46).

72.7% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Mount Sterling, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $988 in 2015–2019 to $1,506 in 2020–2024 (+52.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

With a mortgage: $1,506 (±$190)
Without a mortgage: $390 (±$46)
Owned with a mortgage: 72.7%

Monthly owner costs in Mount Sterling

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Mount Sterling	Madison County	Ohio	United States
With a mortgage	$1,506 (±$190)	$1,582 (±$68)	$1,517 (±$5)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$390 (±$46)	$618 (±$26)	$588 (±$2)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	72.7% (±10.1 points)	67.3% (±2.7 points)	60.6% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,622 (±$220)	$2,541 (±$164)	$2,822 (±$10)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Mount Sterling, the median cost with a mortgage is not measurably different from Madison County ($1,582).

It is not measurably different from Ohio ($1,517).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Madison County, Mount Sterling ranks 12 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 740 of 2,330.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How owner costs in Mount Sterling have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$988 (±$100)	$1,506 (±$190)	+52.4%	Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$1,213 (±$98)	$1,622 (±$220)	+33.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$116,300 (±$10,205)	$197,200 (±$40,034)	+69.6%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Mount Sterling

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mount Sterling
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Mount Sterling	—	$1,506 (±$190)	—
Pleasant Township (Madison County)	2.1 mi	$1,386 (±$164)	Not measurably different
Madison Township (Fayette County)	4.1 mi	$1,359 (±$784)	Not measurably different
Darby Township (Pickaway County)	4.8 mi	$1,665 (±$127)	Not measurably different
Monroe Township (Pickaway County)	6.1 mi	$2,060 (±$433)	Higher
Range Township	7.8 mi	$1,375 (±$708)	Not measurably different
Oak Run Township	8.4 mi	$1,681 (±$1,529)	Not measurably different
Muhlenberg Township	8.5 mi	$2,620 (±$969)	Higher
Darbyville	8.6 mi	$1,046 (±$129)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Darbyville, OH ($1,046).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Monroe Township (Pickaway County), OH ($2,060), Muhlenberg Township, OH ($2,620).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Madison County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
6	Somerford Township	$1,936 (±$217)
7	Plain City	$1,903 (±$204)
8	Choctaw Lake	$1,838 (±$389)
9	Union Township (Madison County)	$1,718 (±$251)
10	Oak Run Township	$1,681 (±$1,529)
11	Paint Township (Madison County)	$1,603 (±$216)
12	Mount Sterling	$1,506 (±$190)
13	Monroe Township (Madison County)	$1,486 (±$1,049)
14	Jefferson Township (Madison County)	$1,476 (±$85)
15	Pleasant Township (Madison County)	$1,386 (±$164)
16	West Jefferson	$1,385 (±$63)
17	Range Township	$1,375 (±$708)
18	London	$1,364 (±$166)

Showing 13 of 21 places in Madison County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Mount Sterling

What is the average mortgage payment in Mount Sterling?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Mount Sterling, OH is $1,506 (±$190) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Mount Sterling?

Owners without a mortgage in Mount Sterling pay a median of $390 (±$46) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Mount Sterling gone up?

In Mount Sterling, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $988 in 2015–2019 to $1,506 in 2020–2024 (+52.4%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Mount Sterling village, Ohio (place:53046, in state:39).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.