Market Report ยท May 2026
ZIP 45220 โ Clifton Heights
๐ Cincinnati Metro ยท Ohio
65
๐ก WARM
Balanced market ยท 30 avg days on market
Property tax ~1.45%/yr
Mortgage Breakdown โ 45220
Median Price$280,000
20% Down$56,000
Loan Amount$224,000
P&I at 6.7%$1,445/mo
Property Tax$338/mo
Total PITI$1,899/mo
Income Needed$63,300/yr
Educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Data estimated from public sources.
The other half of the answer
Prices tell you what a house costs here. They do not tell you whether a lender will approve the loan — and that varies more than almost anyone realises.
21.2%
of FHA applications denied in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 2025 · national 22.1%
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC
6.5% UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP.
7.2% FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION
15.4% United Wholesale Mortgage
20.5% A 19.3-point spread between the busiest FHA lenders in this metro.
Loans under $150K denied at 36.6% versus 16.5% above $250K.
CFPB HMDA 2025, computed by FinanceRateCalc. Covers the highest-volume lenders published for this market, not all lenders. Rates reflect applicant mix as well as lender practice — historical observations, not predictions. CC BY 4.0, not independently reproduced.
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