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Defiance, OH real estate snapshot: Pulse Score pending, cap rate –%, median price $194,000. Below: live market insights, demographics, crime overview, investment hotspots, and nearby areas.

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Median Price
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Market Insights

The housing market in Defiance continues to see strong price appreciation, with values up 38.7% compared to last year. Home prices have increased 33.8% in the past month alone. With 47 active listings, inventory is 52% higher than seasonal norms. Homes are taking about 49 days to sell, which is 0 days longer than this time last year. Approximately 50.0% of homes sold above list price, indicating some competitive segments within the market. Affordability remains a significant challenge in the Defiance market with the affordability index at 81.5. Based on current market indicators, home prices in Defiance are projected to increase by approximately 7.8% over the next month.

Demographics market for - Defiance, OH

Total Population -

17,200

White Race

82%

African American Race

4%

Mexican11% (11% of total population)
Puerto Rican1% (1% of total population)
Cuban1% (1% of total population)
Dominican0% (0% of total population)
Salvadoran1% (1% of total population)
Costa Rican0%
Gautemalan0%
Honduran0%
Nicaraguan0%
Panamanian0%
Argentinean0%
Bolivian0%
Chilean0%
Colombian0%
Ecuadorian0%
Peruvian0% (0% of total population)
Uruguyan0%
Venezuelan0%

Indian0% (0% of total population)
Bangladeshi0%
Chinese0% (0% of total population)
Bhutanese0%
Burmese0%
Filipino0% (0% of total population)
Hmong0%
Indonesian0%
Japanese0% (0% of total population)
Korean0%
Laotian0%
Malaysian0%
Mongolian0%
Nepalese0%
Pakistani0%
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0%
Pakistani0%
Srilankan0%
Taiwanese0%
Thai0%
Vietnamese0% (0% of total population)

Hawaiian0%
Samoan0% (0% of total population)
Chamorro0%
Fijian0%
Marshallese0%

Crime for City - Defiance, OH

Homicide Offenses1

Robbery3

Fraud Offenses14

Sex Offenses, Non-forcible1
Sex Offenses8
Kidnapping/Abduction2

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property40
Burglary/Breaking & Entering8
Larceny/Theft Offenses112
Stolen Property Offenses3

Assault Offenses156

Real Estate Market Prediction for - Defiance, OH

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FAQ about Defiance, OH

PulseReal aggregates median sale price, cap rate, rental yield, and inventory trends for Defiance, OH from active MLS listings and short-term rental performance data. The median price on this page is $194,000. The population figure on this page is 16,741. Browse the live cards above for the current Pulse Score, cap rate, investor-friendly score, and median price.

The Pulse Score combines property value appreciation, rental income potential, market liquidity, demographic trends, and crime/safety signals into a single 0–100 grade. Higher scores indicate stronger investor fundamentals.

Investment quality depends on your goals. Use the cap rate, investor-friendly score, demographic insights, and crime data on this page to evaluate Defiance, OH for buy-and-hold, fix-and-flip, or short-term rental strategies.

Our analysis combines public datasets (US Census Bureau, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, HUD, BLS) with proprietary short-term rental performance and active MLS feeds, refreshed on a regular cadence.

Use the “Related analysis” section on this page to jump to the dedicated crime report, school ratings, and state-level short-term rental market analysis for Defiance, OH.

Data sources & further reading

PulseReal’s analysis is built on top of these public, authoritative datasets.

FBI Crime Data Explorer

Official UCR crime statistics by state and agency from the FBI.

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Population, demographics, housing, and income data from the US Census Bureau.

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Encyclopedic overview of the city, history, and notable landmarks.

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Housing affordability, fair-market rents, and market reports from HUD.

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Local unemployment and employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Does a rental pencil out in Defiance, OH?

A median-priced home ($194,000) at the average rent ($740/mo), with 25% down at 7.25%, after property tax, insurance, vacancy, repairs, reserves and management.

-$804/mo

Cash flow on a median home

-17.8%

Cash-on-cash return

0.19

DSCR

$2,173/mo

Rent needed for a 1.25 DSCR

$1,366/yr

Landlord insurance, hazard-adjusted

Run it with your own numbers in the free DSCR calculator, or see how PulseReal calculates.