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Home values, rents and more in Forest, OH

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$128,000
Ohio: $246,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−10.2%
Ohio: +3.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
1,286
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$55,938
Ohio: $71,389 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Forest, OH, shaded by typical home valueForest
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ZIP codes around Forest, OH, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Forest is outlined.

How Forest compares

The typical home in Forest, OH is worth about $128,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Forest are 48% below the typical value in Ohio ($246,000) and 65% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Forest fell 10.2%, compared with +3.2% in Ohio and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $55,938, against $71,389 in Ohio and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 1,286 people live in Forest (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Forest has the 53rd-lowest typical home value of the 879 cities in Ohio with Zillow figures.

Part of: Hardin County, OH · Ohio

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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