Congress, Ohio

Population

Down 3.1% since 2020.

123

people, the 881st-largest of Ohio's cities and towns.

Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Ohio's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

Rent

Median rent is up 16% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$850

a month. Ohio's median is $1,034.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

The seam

Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $367.

A $367 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Wayne County.

• $700 Tract 1
• $1,067 Tract 8

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Building

Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

• 90% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Home value

A median home costs 58% less than Ohio's.

$90,000

median home value in Congress.

• $90,000 Congress
• $214,800 Ohio
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year