Market Snapshot
Report generated March 2026
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 180,311 ↑ 1.0% since 2020 |
| Median Household Income | $81,033 9% above national median |
| Median Home Value | $250,700 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% |
| Median Age | 40.2 years |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 6.5% |
| Total Land Sales (Past 12 Months) | 128 transactions |
| Active Listings | 120 properties |
| Avg Days on Market | 261 days |
Rural Land Sales (1+ Acres) (Mar 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Price/Acre | $35,897 |
| Recent Sales | 114 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 197 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 13.61 acres |
| Active Listings | 100 properties |
Recent Rural Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 2.32 | $151,200 | $65,172 | 0 Roga Rd SW | Reynoldsburg |
| Feb 2026 | 12.50 | $185,000 | $14,800 | 0 Mulberry Rd SE | Mount Perry |
| Feb 2026 | 4.95 | $225,000 | $45,455 | 0 Headleys Mill Rd SW | Pataskala |
| Feb 2026 | 4.16 | $135,000 | $32,452 | 7211 Mulberry Rd SE Lot J | Heath |
| Feb 2026 | 1.89 | $225,000 | $119,048 | 118 Orchard Wood Path | Granville |
| Feb 2026 | 36.86 | $400,000 | $10,852 | 0 Maharg Rd | Saint Louisville |
| Feb 2026 | 41.00 | $570,000 | $13,902 | Cooks Hill Rd | Glenford |
| Feb 2026 | 3.08 | $267,000 | $86,688 | 305 Levi Dr Lot 6 | Pataskala |
| Feb 2026 | 5.00 | $375,000 | $75,000 | 661 Welsh Ln NE | Granville |
| Feb 2026 | 5.00 | $375,000 | $75,000 | 661 Welsh Ln | Granville |
| Date | Acres | Price | $/Acre | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 5.97 | $165,000 | $27,638 | 0 Bolen Rd NE Lot B | Newark |
| Jan 2026 | 1.01 | $91,000 | $90,099 | 5364 York Rd SW Lot 127 | Pataskala |
| Jan 2026 | 5.05 | $140,000 | $27,723 | 10100 Honda Hills Rd | Thornville |
| Jan 2026 | 1.00 | $85,000 | $85,000 | 153 S High St | Hebron |
| Jan 2026 | 68.05 | $1,000,000 | $14,695 | 12943 Cooksey Rd | Utica |
| Jan 2026 | 6.50 | $275,000 | $42,308 | 0 Van Fossen Rd Tract C | Johnstown |
| Jan 2026 | 5.77 | $190,000 | $32,929 | 0 Fairmount Rd SE Lot 3 | Thornville |
| Jan 2026 | 10.49 | $112,000 | $10,677 | 0 Sand Hollow Rd SE | Thornville |
| Jan 2026 | 18.88 | $450,000 | $23,835 | 0 Riley Rd | Johnstown |
| Dec 2025 | 5.04 | $65,900 | $13,075 | 0 Eddyburg Rd NE | Newark |
| Dec 2025 | 5.00 | $148,000 | $29,600 | 1 Marion Rd NW | Centerburg |
| Dec 2025 | 41.29 | $7,591,890 | $183,868 | 11555 Jug St | Johnstown |
| Dec 2025 | 3.60 | $150,000 | $41,667 | 4698 Johnstown Alexandria Rd | Johnstown |
| Dec 2025 | 5.01 | $153,500 | $30,639 | 8351 Honda Hills Rd | Thornville |
| Dec 2025 | 9.96 | $225,000 | $22,590 | 0 Dog Hollow Rd Lot 8 | Saint Louisville |
| Dec 2025 | 2.39 | $129,000 | $53,975 | 0 Hickman Rd NE | Newark |
| Dec 2025 | 3.00 | $189,000 | $63,000 | 2739 Patterson Rd SW | Pataskala |
| Nov 2025 | 5.10 | $418,000 | $81,961 | 2442 Raccoon Valley Rd | Granville |
| Nov 2025 | 7.66 | $131,180 | $17,125 | 0 Rankin Rd | Mount Perry |
| Nov 2025 | 2.68 | $199,900 | $74,590 | 8160 Gale Rd SW | Hebron |
| Nov 2025 | 3.79 | $100,000 | $26,385 | 4320 Livingston Rd | Newark |
| Nov 2025 | 2.13 | $100,000 | $46,948 | 0 Roga Rd Lot 2 | Reynoldsburg |
| Nov 2025 | 1.03 | $109,000 | $105,825 | 8331 Crouse Willison Rd | Johnstown |
| Oct 2025 | 1.50 | $89,900 | $59,933 | 0 Refugee Rd SE | Hebron |
| Oct 2025 | 5.01 | $155,000 | $30,938 | 0 Fairmount Rd SE Lot 1 | Thornville |
| Oct 2025 | 10.67 | $170,000 | $15,933 | 11158 Cullison Rd | Frazeysburg |
| Oct 2025 | 3.55 | $85,000 | $23,944 | 0 Cullison Rd | Frazeysburg |
| Oct 2025 | 8.00 | $215,000 | $26,875 | 0 Smaller Rd | Johnstown |
| Oct 2025 | 4.39 | $52,632 | $11,989 | 0 Rock Haven Rd | Newark |
| Oct 2025 | 7.27 | $230,000 | $31,637 | 0 Fairmount Rd SE Lot 5 | Thornville |
| Oct 2025 | 6.93 | $350,000 | $50,505 | 0 Philipps Rd | Granville |
| Sep 2025 | 2.01 | $190,000 | $94,527 | 5764 Gale Rd SW | Pataskala |
| Sep 2025 | 5.82 | $449,000 | $77,148 | 290 Glyn Carin Ln | Granville |
| Sep 2025 | 2.15 | $150,800 | $70,140 | 164 Linnridge Dr SE Lot 30 | Heath |
| Sep 2025 | 9.87 | $355,000 | $35,968 | 7365 Hollow Rd SW | Pataskala |
| Sep 2025 | 2.85 | $250,000 | $87,719 | 2 Mockingbi Rd | Granville |
| Sep 2025 | 8.69 | $235,000 | $27,043 | 6945 N Street Rd | Newark |
| Sep 2025 | 6.48 | $155,000 | $23,920 | 2 Marion Rd NW | Centerburg |
| Sep 2025 | 1.37 | $20,000 | $14,599 | 348 Pleasantview Dr | Granville |
| Sep 2025 | 1.37 | $20,000 | $14,599 | 320 Pleasant View Dr NE | Granville |
| Sep 2025 | 2.08 | $100,000 | $48,077 | 1957 Blue Jay Rd | Heath |
| Aug 2025 | 6.04 | $187,240 | $31,000 | 0 Fairmount Rd SE Lot 4 | Thornville |
| Aug 2025 | 2.02 | $134,900 | $66,782 | 157 Linnridge Dr SE Lot 21 | Heath |
| Aug 2025 | 9.46 | $495,000 | $52,326 | 2971 Lancaster Rd | Granville |
| Aug 2025 | 2.61 | $155,000 | $59,387 | 0 Outville Rd | Granville |
| Aug 2025 | 12.13 | $361,000 | $29,761 | 10194 Mill Dam Rd | Hebron |
| Aug 2025 | 1.45 | $159,900 | $110,276 | 134 E Main St | Newark |
| Aug 2025 | 44.64 | $1,115,925 | $24,998 | 10249 Smoke Rd SW | Etna |
| Aug 2025 | 2.01 | $137,900 | $68,607 | 153 Linnridge Dr SE Lot 22 | Heath |
| Aug 2025 | 2.00 | $137,900 | $68,950 | 153 Linnridge Dr Lot 22 | Heath |
| Aug 2025 | 48.00 | $630,000 | $13,125 | 0 Martinsburg Rd NE | Utica |
| Aug 2025 | 2.33 | $148,900 | $63,906 | 143 Linnridge Dr SE Lot 24 | Heath |
| Aug 2025 | 64.13 | $460,000 | $7,173 | 0 Pleasant Chapel Rd SE | Heath |
| Aug 2025 | 64.13 | $460,000 | $7,173 | 0 Pleasant Chapel Rd | Heath |
| Aug 2025 | 3.50 | $126,000 | $36,000 | 0 Mulberry St NE | Newark |
| Jul 2025 | 2.62 | $91,802 | $35,039 | 1644 Mount Vernon Rd | Newark |
| Jul 2025 | 7.90 | $163,000 | $20,633 | 3 Marion Rd NW | Centerburg |
| Jul 2025 | 10.00 | $490,000 | $49,000 | 0 Morse Rd SW | Pataskala |
| Jul 2025 | 1.24 | $95,000 | $76,613 | 11460 North St | Utica |
| Jul 2025 | 20.23 | $375,000 | $18,537 | 7101 Harmony Church Rd | Johnstown |
| Jul 2025 | 33.70 | $717,500 | $21,291 | 0 Homer Rd | Utica |
| Jul 2025 | 20.14 | $499,900 | $24,821 | 7037 Harmony Church Rd | Johnstown |
| Jul 2025 | 13.08 | $674,999 | $51,605 | 7245 Green Mill Rd | Johnstown |
| Jul 2025 | 38.00 | $2,350,000 | $61,842 | 12338 Morse Rd SW | Pataskala |
| Jul 2025 | 6.88 | $500,820 | $72,794 | 2382 Columbus Rd | Granville |
| Jul 2025 | 1.51 | $170,000 | $112,583 | 520 Welsh Hills Rd | Granville |
| Jul 2025 | 1.08 | $99,500 | $92,130 | 178 Avon Pl SE | Thornville |
| Jul 2025 | 2.24 | $155,000 | $69,196 | 886 Swans Rd NE | Newark |
| Jun 2025 | 2.09 | $100,000 | $47,847 | 88 Hall Ave | Newark |
| Jun 2025 | 19.25 | $400,000 | $20,779 | 11440 North St | Utica |
| Jun 2025 | 8.41 | $106,665 | $12,683 | 0 Smokey Row Rd Lot 1 | Saint Louisville |
| Jun 2025 | 9.33 | $118,334 | $12,683 | 0 Smokey Row Rd Lot 2 | Saint Louisville |
| Jun 2025 | 103.88 | $727,500 | $7,003 | 9445 Cooks Hill Rd | Glenford |
| Jun 2025 | 4.06 | $336,500 | $82,882 | 8 Mockingbird Ln | Granville |
| Jun 2025 | 4.00 | $124,900 | $31,225 | 11631 Rankin Rd | Mount Perry |
| Jun 2025 | 3.00 | $125,000 | $41,667 | 18535 Crawmer Rd SE | Newark |
| Jun 2025 | 19.25 | $400,000 | $20,779 | N Saint Rd | Utica |
| Jun 2025 | 2.11 | $2,406,000 | $1,140,292 | 3922 Beech Rd NW | Johnstown |
| Jun 2025 | 6.33 | $145,900 | $23,049 | 0 Dog Hollow Rd Lot 7 | Saint Louisville |
| Jun 2025 | 8.38 | $50,000 | $5,967 | 8283 Pleasant Chapel Rd | Newark |
| May 2025 | 30.62 | $880,000 | $28,739 | 4281 Cristland Hill Rd | Hebron |
| May 2025 | 84.74 | $63,000,000 | $743,451 | 2565 Harrison Rd | Johnstown |
| May 2025 | 18.28 | $800,000 | $43,764 | 5793 Cristland Hill Rd | Thornville |
| May 2025 | 14.20 | $750,000 | $52,817 | James Rd | Granville |
| May 2025 | 1.50 | $85,000 | $56,667 | 0 Merritt Rd SW | Pataskala |
| May 2025 | 10.01 | $297,500 | $29,720 | 0 Sunnyside Rd NE | Granville |
| May 2025 | 5.43 | $110,000 | $20,258 | 0 Smith Chapel Rd NE | Newark |
| Apr 2025 | 1.50 | $90,000 | $60,000 | 1344 Sportsman Club Rd NW | Newark |
| Apr 2025 | 12.94 | $270,000 | $20,866 | 0 Martinsburg Rd Lot 2 | Saint Louisville |
| Apr 2025 | 8.10 | $220,669 | $27,243 | 0 Fairmont Rd Lot 7 | Thornville |
| Apr 2025 | 8.09 | $220,669 | $27,277 | 0 Fairmont Rd Lot 6 | Thornville |
| Apr 2025 | 2.25 | $160,000 | $71,111 | 3727 Pleasant Chapel Rd | Heath |
| Apr 2025 | 3.00 | $152,000 | $50,667 | 0 National Rd SE | Hebron |
| Apr 2025 | 2.47 | $665,000 | $269,231 | 68 Stonehenge Rd | Granville |
| Apr 2025 | 10.00 | $6,000 | $600 | Pleasant Chapel Rd | Heath |
| Apr 2025 | 12.00 | $260,000 | $21,667 | Stout Rd | Utica |
| Mar 2025 | 13.19 | $305,000 | $23,124 | 13404 Claylick Rd | Newark |
| Mar 2025 | 97.52 | $850,000 | $8,717 | 5858 Stoney Hill Rd SE | Heath |
| Mar 2025 | 1.24 | $90,000 | $72,581 | 592 Woodside Dr SW | Pataskala |
| Mar 2025 | 1.95 | $204,000 | $104,615 | 300 Levi Dr Lot 5 | Pataskala |
| Mar 2025 | 151.86 | $2,675,000 | $17,615 | 3275 General Griffin Rd | Alexandria |
| Mar 2025 | 5.87 | $202,500 | $34,497 | 13420 Palmer Rd SW | Etna |
| Mar 2025 | 5.85 | $210,000 | $35,897 | 13424 Palmer Rd SW | Etna |
| Mar 2025 | 9.13 | $495,000 | $54,217 | 5551 Smaller Rd | Johnstown |
Suburban/Urban Land Sales (Under 1 Acre) (Sep 2025 – Mar 2026)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Lot Price | $48,750 |
| Recent Sales | 14 transactions |
| Avg Days on Market | 105 days |
| Avg Parcel Size | 0.35 acres |
| Active Listings | 20 properties |
Recent Suburban/Urban Land Sales
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0.12 | $60,000 | 158 Central Ave | Buckeye Lake |
| Feb 2026 | 0.69 | $230,000 | 185 Sims Rd SW | Pataskala |
| Jan 2026 | 0.38 | $180,000 | 206 N Main St | Utica |
| Dec 2025 | 0.94 | $77,500 | 719 Colby Way | Newark |
| Dec 2025 | 0.27 | $50,000 | 994 Mount Vernon Rd | Newark |
| Dec 2025 | 0.24 | $46,500 | 156 E Channel St | Newark |
| Nov 2025 | 0.51 | $15,500 | 64 N 10th St | Newark |
| Nov 2025 | 0.09 | $48,750 | 475 Union Ave | Buckeye Lake |
| Nov 2025 | 0.16 | $40,000 | 0 Roga Rd SW Lot 1 | Reynoldsburg |
| Oct 2025 | 0.16 | $17,000 | 0 Clinton St | Newark |
| Date | Acres | Price | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 0.20 | $27,000 | 155 Clinton St | Newark |
| Oct 2025 | 0.18 | $15,000 | 242 Race St | Newark |
| Sep 2025 | 0.40 | $20,000 | 0 Vicky Ln SE | Heath |
| Sep 2025 | 0.58 | $120,000 | 371 Buena Vista Dr | Johnstown |
County Profile
| Demographic | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Population (2023) | 180,311 |
| Population (2020) | 178,519 |
| Population Growth | 1.0% |
| Median Household Income | $81,033 |
| Median Home Value | $250,700 |
| Total Housing Units | 73,021 |
| Vacant Housing Units | 4,716 |
| Housing Vacancy Rate | 6.5% |
| Median Age | 40.2 |
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher | 24,318 (13.5%) |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% |
Market Overview
Licking County, Ohio has a population of 180,311, which has grown 1.0% since 2020. The median household income is $81,033, above the national median of $74,580 by 8.7%. The housing vacancy rate of 6.5% suggests tight market conditions. The county's location in Ohio makes it accessible for investors and developers seeking rural land. Recent rural land sales show a median price of $35,932 per acre, with properties averaging 13.10 acres. There are currently 120 active land listings in the county.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current population of Licking County, Ohio?
As of the 2023 American Community Survey, Licking County has a population of 180,311. The county has grown 1.0% since the 2020 Census, indicating a growing community.
What is the median household income in Licking County?
The median household income in Licking County is $81,033, which is 8.7% above the national median of $74,580.
Is Licking County growing or shrinking?
Licking County is growing. The population has increased 1.0% since 2020.
What is the housing market like in Licking County?
The median home value in Licking County is $250,700. The housing vacancy rate is 6.5%, which suggests tight market conditions. The unemployment rate is 3.2%, reflecting the local economic conditions. Recent rural land sales (1+ acres) show a median price of $35,932 per acre. Suburban/urban lots under 1 acre have a median lot price of $47,625.
Does Reelvest buy land in Licking County, Ohio?
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Data Sources: Market data reflects recent vacant land transactions in the county. Demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025). Updated monthly.