Info About the Galion Ohio Housing Situation

I spent a lot of time thinking about the housing situation in Galion, Ohio last night after watching Mayor O'Leary's Facebook Live video. In the video footage, he mentioned the city has been struggling with a housing shortage, including a lack of places to rent and to buy. So, curiosity got to me, and I decided to approach my questions from the perspective of a person 'shopping' for an apartment to rent or house to buy in Galion, Ohio.

Unlocking the Housing Puzzle in Galion, Ohio

Apartments for Rent in Galion, Ohio

I found several apartment buildings advertising vacancies, but note that a couple were on different sites marked as full. These don't even touch on private landlord apartment listings in Galion:

• Cedargate Apartments
• Libby Lane
• Trachsel Place
• Buckeye Arms Apartments
• Moccasin Run 
• Galion East Apartments
• Hyatt Apartments

Houses for Rent in Galion, Ohio

A quick search online didn't yield as many results as the apartments search. This is most likely because apartment complexes list with websites to promote their facilities where a private landlord wouldn't do that. And, since I kept my research brief to provide a quick overview, I didn't browse through Facebook rental groups, newspaper websites, and online garage sales where rentals are typically listed. I DID find numerous rent-to-own houses in my quick search. 

Homes for Sale in Galion, Ohio

The first site that came up when I entered 'houses for sale in Galion, Ohio' in my search bar had 88 homes listed. Rather than going to more sites, I spent the rest of my ten minutes research time for this category going through prices and looking at pictures of the homes available. Prices are all over the place, with some as low as $12,160 and ranging up to well over $300,000 - which is great news for potential buyers because that means there are homes available in Galion to fit almost any budget - and that's just on one website - with no in-depth research required to find them.

I decided, before starting this research, to keep it basic, with ten minutes tops spent looking for each type of housing in Galion. This was because I feel ten minutes provides the kind of overview someone from outside of town might want if considering moving here for the first time. So, I would love to hear some feedback from you, if you feel like it, describing your experience with finding housing in Galion, Ohio. Have you found it hard to find a place or do you feel there are plenty of housing options available in Galion?

By: Ré