ZIP Code 45831

Around Defiance, ZIP code 45831 sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $71,473 and per-capita income of $33,210. Homes here carry a median value of $168,000, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.97% applies to that valuation. Shoppers pay a combined 7.00% sales tax on purchases. Altogether, the tax load leans toward the lighter side of what Ohio communities see, while incomes land above the state's midpoint without reaching affluent levels — a working- to middle-class profile where housing costs and taxes stay proportionate to what households earn.