Housing data for Ruggles Township, OH
Ruggles Township, OH has an estimated 540 residents and 215 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Ashland County.
36.3% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,547 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 540 (±254)
- Housing units
- 215 (±90)
- Households that rent
- 36.3%
- Median gross rent
- $1,547
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −20.4%
What stands out in Ruggles Township
Working from home: 47.6% (±25.4 points) in Ruggles Township, higher than in Ashland County (6.5%).
Median real estate taxes: $3,948 (±$1,806) in Ruggles Township, higher than in Ashland County ($1,858).
Housing in Ruggles Township at a glance
- Median rent: $1,547 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 73.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 36.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $71,384 median household income
- Home values: $268,000 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $2,159 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $3,948 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 75.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 66.6% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 48.8% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: −20.4% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 0.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Ruggles Township against Ashland County, its state and the nation
| Ruggles Township | Ashland County | Ohio | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 540 (±254) | 52,256 (exact) | 11,810,293 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 215 (±90) | 22,568 (±61) | 5,292,391 (±464) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 36.3% (±25.6 points) | 22.1% (±1.8 points) | 32.8% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,547 (±$1,429) | $888 (±$37) | $1,034 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $71,384 (±$30,699) | $69,860 (±$4,887) | $71,389 (±$321) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $268,000 (±$86,530) | $186,800 (±$6,477) | $214,800 (±$742) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $3,948 (±$1,806) | $1,858 (±$70) | $2,822 (±$10) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 66.6% (±38.0 points) | 62.8% (±3.5 points) | 63.4% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | — | 23.9 minutes (±2.1) | 23.4 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 81.9% (±17.8 points) | 88.0% (±1.7 points) | 90.1% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 66.2 years (±19.3) | 41.2 years (±0.6) | 39.7 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Ruggles Township covers 25.8 square miles of land, about 21 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Ruggles Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 678 (±321) | 540 (±254) | −20.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 258 (±101) | 215 (±90) | −16.7% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $161,300 (±$12,998) | $268,000 (±$86,530) | +66.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $80,000 (±$48,031) | $71,384 (±$30,699) | −10.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,072 (±$211) | $2,159 (±$1,182) | +101.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,620 (±$542) | $3,948 (±$1,806) | +143.7% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 0.0% (±11.0 points) | 36.3% (±25.6 points) | +36.3 percentage points | Measurable increase |
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.
Crime reported to police in Ashland County
Ruggles Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Ashland County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Ashland County recorded 132 violent and 597 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in Ruggles Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44859 | 27% | 1,989 | — | $209,100 | $88,750 |
| 44837 | 17% | 4,738 | $852 | $168,400 | $66,650 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Ruggles Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New London | 3.8 mi | $805 | $114,200 | 32.1% |
| Savannah | 4.1 mi | $904 | $165,300 | 22.7% |
| Troy Township (Ashland County) | 4.2 mi | — | $194,600 | 3.1% |
| Greenwich Township | 4.6 mi | — | $161,500 | 7.1% |
| New London Township | 4.9 mi | $810 | $135,900 | 27.0% |
| Bailey Lakes | 5.5 mi | $978 | $146,900 | 31.8% |
| Clear Creek Township (Ashland County) | 5.8 mi | $698 | $222,200 | 17.8% |
| Rochester Township | 6.2 mi | — | $256,000 | 4.3% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Ruggles Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $758 | $846 | $1,003 | $1,340 | $1,443 |
HUD income limits for Ruggles Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,900 | $31,500 | $50,350 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $36,000 | $57,550 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $40,500 | $64,750 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $44,950 | $71,900 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $48,550 | $77,700 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $52,150 | $83,450 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $55,750 | $89,200 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $59,350 | $94,950 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Ashland County, OH, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $89,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
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 Ruggles Township
What is the median household income in Ruggles Township?
The median household income in Ruggles Township is $71,384 (±$30,699) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Ruggles Township, OH?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $268,000 (±$86,530) for owner-occupied homes in Ruggles Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How much are property taxes in Ruggles Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Ruggles Township, OH is $3,948 (±$1,806) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Ruggles Township?
Ruggles Township, OH has an estimated 215 (±90) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Ruggles Township growing?
In Ruggles Township, the number of residents went from 678 in 2015–2019 to 540 in 2020–2024 (−20.4%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Ruggles Township?
The ZIP codes that cover Ruggles Township are 44859, 44837.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ruggles township, Ashland County, Ohio
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ruggles township, Ashland County, Ohio
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ruggles township, Ashland County, Ohio
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ruggles township, Ashland County, Ohio
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Ruggles township, Ashland County, Ohio
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ruggles township, Ashland County, Ohio
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Ruggles township, Ashland County, Ohio
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Ashland County, OH
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Ashland County, OH
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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) for Ruggles township, Ashland County, Ohio (county subdivision:68966, in state:39 county:005).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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.
Figures last updated on .