Chillicothe FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Chillicothe, OH

FHA loans are mortgages created in the 1930's to help insulate lenders from credit risks and help promote home ownership. The Federal Housing Administration (hence, FHA) allows for lower downpayments and credit scores-- making these loans much more accessible than traditional mortgages.

FHA loans typically need just a 3.5% downpayment with credit scores of 580 or better. For credit scores between 500-579, the downpayment needs to be at least 10%.

While FHA loans make home ownership much more accessible to first-time homebuyers, they do require PMI (purchase money insurance)-- an additional insurance premium that is paid to the FHA to help cover defaults.

For additional requirements as defined by the FHA, click here.

Chillicothe's 52 lenders originated 211 FHA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $36,975,000, with an average FHA loan value of $175,237.

Chillicothe FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year FHA mortgages in Chillicothe averaged 6.89% for the week of 2024-04-19, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of 6.855% for the same period.

Chillicothe's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $6,982.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-04-12) was 7.08% and one month ago for the week of 2024-03-15, the average rate was 6.65%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.48%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-04-19, the average rate was 6.86%.

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Chillicothe FHA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for FHA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Chillicothe level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 27 6.91% $7,889
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 26 6.57% $7,596
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC 14 7.18% $8,753
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 13 7.52% $8,811
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 10 7.38% $8,956
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 10 7.09% $8,875
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 10 6.62% $10,571
NEWREZ LLC 7 6.64% $8,304
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 6 6.98% $5,118
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 5 6.35% $12,491
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 4 7.03% $8,742
NFM, INC. 4 6.84% $13,539
Fifth Third Bank 3 6.92% $7,407
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 3 6.50% $9,573
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 3 7.46% $10,347
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 2 7.13% $8,127
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.13% $10,070
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 6.81% $7,968
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 2 6.38% $11,354
Flagstar Bank, FSB 2 7.19% $9,241
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 7.00% $13,217
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 2 6.81% $8,129
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 2 6.25% $9,511
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.75% $13,930
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 2 7.69% $9,551
POLARIS HOME FUNDING CORP. 2 6.88% $9,816
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 1 5.99% $12,795
Gateway First Bank 1 6.75% $7,712
U.S. Bank 1 6.75% $10,109
Nations Lending Corporation 1 7.75% $7,647
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.13% $7,123
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 8.25% $12,043
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 1 6.88% $2,174
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 1 5.50% $10,161
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 1 5.88% $6,670
WesBanco 1 7.00% $7,600
PREMIER LENDING, INC. 1 7.63% $6,078
DIAMOND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.88% $7,099
RAPID MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 7.63% $13,215
Cornerstone First Mortgage, Inc 1 7.63% $8,006
SENTE MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.00% $6,266
Citizens Bank 1 6.75% $5,785
The Federal Savings Bank 1 7.25% $6,773
The Huntington National Bank 1 7.25% $6,191
THRIVE MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.13% $8,506
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.88% $8,021
AmRes Corporation 1 6.63% $9,199
Union Savings Bank 1 6.00% $5,254
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 1 7.13% $7,752
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 5.99% $10,164
J. VIRGIL, INC. 1 7.63% $11,702
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.50% $8,874

The top Chillicothe FHA lender as defined by loan originations is GUARANTEED RATE, INC., with 27 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are $7,889, which is $294 higher than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Chillicothe FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are QUICKEN LOANS, LLC ($7,596), GUARANTEED RATE, INC. ($7,889), DAS Acquisition Company, LLC ($8,753), GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION ($8,811) and UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. ($8,875).

The lowest rate Chillicothe FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are QUICKEN LOANS, LLC (6.57%), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (6.62%), GUARANTEED RATE, INC. (6.91%), UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. (7.09%) and DAS Acquisition Company, LLC (7.18%).

Chillicothe FHA Loan Limits

Metro County Year Single Family Limit 2 Family Limit 3 Family Limit 4 Family Limit
CHILLICOTHE, OH ROSS 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
CHILLICOTHE, OH ROSS 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900

Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Chillicothe (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $140,750 (17.4%) $169,141 (9.7%) 0.00 229
2018-02-01 $142,400 (21.7%) $166,767 (10.0%) 0.00 232
2018-03-01 $146,500 (24.2%) $168,900 (11.3%) 0.00 237
2018-04-01 $144,800 (18.2%) $170,783 (8.0%) 0.00 245
2018-05-01 $144,600 (11.3%) $164,308 (0.1%) 0.00 248
2018-06-01 $139,900 (3.7%) $164,398 (-1.4%) 0.00 242
2018-07-01 $144,925 (9.1%) $173,331 (6.8%) 0.00 239
2018-08-01 $139,500 (3.4%) $171,277 (4.1%) 0.00 226
2018-09-01 $138,000 (2.3%) $175,085 (6.4%) 0.00 237
2018-10-01 $133,400 (-4.2%) $166,391 (-3.0%) 0.00 242
2018-11-01 $127,722 (-8.2%) $163,715 (-4.0%) 0.00 251
2018-12-01 $127,995 (-7.9%) $165,259 (-2.3%) 0.00 230
2019-01-01 $133,743 (-5.0%) $179,258 (6.0%) 0.00 231
2019-02-01 $130,095 (-8.6%) $176,127 (5.6%) 0.00 211
2019-03-01 $135,069 (-7.8%) $175,987 (4.2%) 0.00 206
2019-04-01 $139,500 (-3.7%) $177,680 (4.0%) 0.00 188
2019-05-01 $144,992 (0.3%) $183,190 (11.5%) 0.00 187
2019-06-01 $149,900 (7.2%) $187,297 (13.9%) 0.00 181
2019-07-01 $149,900 (3.4%) $185,401 (7.0%) 0.00 168
2019-08-01 $149,900 (7.5%) $186,223 (8.7%) 0.00 169
2019-09-01 $149,900 (8.6%) $187,560 (7.1%) 0.00 180
2019-10-01 $154,450 (15.8%) $190,695 (14.6%) 0.00 183
2019-11-01 $151,000 (18.2%) $190,611 (16.4%) 0.00 174
2019-12-01 $148,950 (16.4%) $171,869 (4.0%) 0.00 150
2020-01-01 $149,900 (12.1%) $171,695 (-4.2%) 0.00 135
2020-02-01 $149,900 (15.2%) $188,291 (6.9%) 0.00 130
2020-03-01 $161,975 (19.9%) $197,794 (12.4%) 0.00 113
2020-04-01 $181,475 (30.1%) $213,511 (20.2%) 0.00 125
2020-05-01 $189,900 (31.0%) $222,353 (21.4%) 0.00 116
2020-06-01 $186,975 (24.7%) $234,881 (25.4%) 0.00 91
2020-07-01 $193,225 (28.9%) $234,148 (26.3%) 0.00 80
2020-08-01 $175,000 (16.7%) $230,869 (24.0%) 0.00 82
2020-09-01 $179,925 (20.0%) $230,184 (22.7%) 0.00 73
2020-10-01 $169,900 (10.0%) $220,240 (15.5%) 0.00 97
2020-11-01 $169,900 (12.5%) $217,425 (14.1%) 0.00 110
2020-12-01 $169,250 (13.6%) $219,277 (27.6%) 0.00 96
2021-01-01 $169,450 (13.0%) $241,524 (40.7%) 0.00 82
2021-02-01 $169,450 (13.0%) $268,336 (42.5%) 0.00 66
2021-03-01 $164,475 (1.5%) $267,881 (35.4%) 0.00 52
2021-04-01 $175,575 (-3.3%) $269,729 (26.3%) 0.00 52
2021-05-01 $179,900 (-5.3%) $268,615 (20.8%) 0.00 53
2021-06-01 $184,875 (-1.1%) $298,433 (27.1%) 0.00 57
2021-07-01 $171,950 (-11.0%) $273,451 (16.8%) 0.00 76
2021-08-01 $182,000 (4.0%) $277,784 (20.3%) 0.00 80
2021-09-01 $194,700 (8.2%) $284,144 (23.4%) 0.00 78
2021-10-01 $169,900 (0.0%) $261,221 (18.6%) 0.00 79
2021-11-01 $163,675 (-3.7%) $266,450 (22.6%) 0.00 71
2021-12-01 $170,975 (1.0%) $269,623 (23.0%) 0.00 65
2022-01-01 $170,000 (0.3%) $293,763 (21.6%) 0.00 46
2022-02-01 $154,825 (-8.6%) $313,225 (16.7%) 0.00 35
2022-03-01 $240,725 (46.4%) $333,816 (24.6%) 0.00 44
2022-04-01 $229,900 (30.9%) $318,714 (18.2%) 0.00 45
2022-05-01 $230,725 (28.3%) $298,889 (11.3%) 0.00 55
2022-06-01 $229,900 (24.4%) $328,364 (10.0%) 0.00 63
2022-07-01 $237,450 (38.1%) $327,800 (19.9%) 0.00 84
2022-08-01 $244,475 (34.3%) $343,290 (23.6%) 0.00 84
2022-09-01 $228,375 (17.3%) $325,180 (14.4%) 0.00 85
2022-10-01 $242,700 (42.9%) $339,930 (30.1%) 0.00 91
2022-11-01 $241,750 (47.7%) $331,588 (24.5%) 0.00 92
2022-12-01 $263,700 (54.2%) $336,586 (24.8%) 0.00 82
2023-01-01 $253,750 (49.3%) $298,299 (1.5%) 0.00 70
2023-02-01 $246,850 (59.4%) $307,088 (-2.0%) 0.00 60
2023-03-01 $302,500 (25.7%) $337,415 (1.1%) 0.00 61
2023-04-01 $314,450 (36.8%) $340,229 (6.8%) 0.00 58
2023-05-01 $270,000 (17.0%) $304,168 (1.8%) 0.00 63
2023-06-01 $269,450 (17.2%) $325,006 (-1.0%) 0.00 72
2023-07-01 $299,900 (26.3%) $347,995 (6.2%) 0.00 77
2023-08-01 $270,000 (10.4%) $329,379 (-4.1%) 0.00 84
2023-09-01 $280,000 (22.6%) $330,169 (1.5%) 0.00 88
2023-10-01 $291,950 (20.3%) $346,815 (2.0%) 0.00 96
2023-11-01 $249,900 (3.4%) $309,232 (-6.7%) 0.00 110
2023-12-01 $249,000 (-5.6%) $303,224 (-9.9%) 0.00 109
2024-01-01 $247,450 (-2.5%) $297,649 (-0.2%) 0.00 80
2024-02-01 $244,925 (-0.8%) $284,678 (-7.3%) 0.00 68
2024-03-01 $240,000 (-20.7%) $279,080 (-17.3%) 0.00 62
Chillicothe's median listing price for 2024-03-01 was $240,000, a difference of $-62,500 (-20.7%) versus the prior year and $-4,925 versus the prior month.

Chillicothe's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Chillicothe's average listing price for 2024-03-01 was $279,080, a difference of $-58,335 (-17.3%) versus the prior year and $-5,598 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-03-01 period, Chillicothe had 62 MLS listings, a difference of -6 listings (-9%) versus the prior month and 1 listings (2%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Chillicothe (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,571 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,558 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,620 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,611 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,500 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,548 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,477 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,449 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,444 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,450 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,437 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,444 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,442 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,446 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,480 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,507 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,561 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,552 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,565 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,436 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,455 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,476 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,544 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,675 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,739 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,756 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,756 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,602 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,660 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,544 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,559 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,544 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,642 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,511 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,639 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,552 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,622 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,576 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,532 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,552 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,558 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,476 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,472 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,613 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,573 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,551 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,555 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,705 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,783 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,622 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,612 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,755 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,740 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,716 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,661 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,566 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,979 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,876 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,659 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,692 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,847 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,614 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,746 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,807 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,631 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,632 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,506 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,492 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,444 sqft
Chillicothe's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-03-01 was 0 days.

Chillicothe's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-03-01 period was 1,444 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,979 sqft.

FHA Loan Requirements

  • Borrowers must have a steady employment history or worked for the same employer for the past two years.
  • Borrowers must have a valid Social Security number, lawful residency in the U.S. and be of legal age to sign a mortgage in your state.
  • Borrowers must pay a minimum down payment of 3.5 percent. The money may be gifted by a family member. (Traditional mortgages do not permit gifted down payments)
  • New FHA loans are only available for primary residence occupancy.
  • Borrowers must have a property appraisal from a FHA-approved appraiser.
  • Borrowers’ front-end ratio (mortgage payment plus HOA fees, property taxes, mortgage insurance, homeowners insurance) needs to be less than 31 percent of their gross income, typically. You may be able to get approved with as high a percentage as 40 percent. Your lender will be required to provide justification as to why they believe the mortgage presents an acceptable risk. The lender must include any compensating factors used for loan approval.
  • Borrowers’ debt to income ratio (mortgage plus all your monthly debt, i.e., credit card payment, car payment, student loans, etc.) needs to be less than 43 percent of their gross income, typically. You may be able to get approved with as high a percentage as 50 percent.
  • Borrowers must have a minimum credit score of 580 for maximum financing with a minimum down payment of 3.5 percent.
  • Borrowers must have a minimum credit score of 500-579 for maximum LTV of 90 percent with a minimum down payment of 10 percent.
  • Bborrowers must be two years out of bankruptcy and have re-established good credit. Exceptions can be made.
  • Typically borrowers must be three years out of foreclosure and have re-established good credit.
  • The purchased property must meet certain minimum standards at appraisal. If the home you are purchasing does not meet these standards and a seller will not agree to the required repairs, your only option is to pay for the required repairs at closing (to be held in escrow until the repairs are complete).