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DSCR Loans in Mahoning County, Ohio

1.29% effective — that's Mahoning County's property tax rate, and it sits below the 1.36% Ohio average. On a DSCR loan, where the ratio is rent divided by the full monthly payment including taxes, a lower county rate is one of the few levers a borrower doesn't have to negotiate for. The worked math below shows what it does to a real deal.

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Mahoning County at a glance

County seat
Youngstown
Population
224,706 (2025 est.)
Effective property tax rate
1.29%
Median home value
$154,700 (ACS 2020-2024 5yr)
Median gross rent
$791/mo (ACS 2020-2024 5yr)

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Why investors look at Mahoning County

Youngstown anchor — the lowest home-price entry point of any major Ohio metro, reflecting the area's post-steel economic transition.

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The tax-drag math for Mahoning County

The same $100,000 of property value can generate very different tax bills depending which of Ohio's 88 counties it sits in. Mahoning County sits toward the lower-tax end of that spread, which is a small but real edge for a DSCR file.

A $154,700 property here — Mahoning County's own median home value, 20% down ($30,940), renting for $791/mo — financed at an observed Ohio DSCR average of 7.20% (Q2 2026)¹:

Gross rent
$791
Mahoning County property tax ($154,700 × 1.29% ÷ 12)
$166
Landlord insurance ($1220 ÷ 12)
$102
Principal & interest, $123,760 loan at an observed 7.20% Ohio average¹, 30-yr fixed
$840
PITIA (tax + insurance + P&I)
$1,108
DSCR (rent ÷ PITIA)
$791 ÷ $1,108 = 0.71

At these countywide figures, a 0.71 lands under the 1.00 floor most DSCR programs require — see the methodology note below for why a whole-county median often understates what a targeted rental-grade property actually clears. At the statewide average tax rate of 1.36% instead of Mahoning County's lower 1.29%, this same property's monthly tax bill would run about $175 instead of $166 — Mahoning County's below-average rate is worth roughly $9/month here.

This worked example deliberately uses Mahoning County's own ACS-reported median home value against its ACS-reported median gross rent — a blended, whole-county pairing that includes higher-priced owner-occupied housing on the value side and apartment/multifamily rents on the rent side. That's a more conservative starting point than a matched, rental-grade single-family purchase. Run your own address and rent number through the DSCR calculator for a property-specific result instead of this countywide blend.

The county average landing under 1.00 says something about the median deal in Mahoning County, not about the county as a market. Buying under the median, renting over it, or increasing the down payment are how investors make DSCR work here — the distance between that average number and an achievable one is exactly where the deal is.

¹ Ohio DSCR long-term-rental loans averaged 7.20% in Q2 2026 (Private Lender Link), inside the broader 6.5%–8.75% range lenders were publishing for DSCR product nationally. This is a market observation, not an offer — your rate depends on your DSCR, credit, LTV and loan purpose, and is set by the lender, not by us.

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Cities in Mahoning County

Mahoning County's populated places, largest first. Each city page below carries its own population and housing facts, plus this county's tax math.

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Nearby counties

A few more NE Ohio counties worth a look:

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Get your Mahoning County DSCR quote

The math above uses Mahoning County's median home value. Run your own address and rent number to see where your file actually lands.

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Sources for this page

Last updated 2026-08-25. County tax rates and home-value figures are refreshed periodically from the sources above, each with its own as-of date.