SitemapWhile officials are enthused about the population increase Coshocton County has seen since the 2020 census and new people moving in, they know there is more that needs done to keep the momentum going.
The amount of those moving into Coshocton from outside the area means the number of homes to buy has gone down. Carly Thompson of Howard Hanna Real Estate previously told the Tribune Coshocton is not a new build community. That's where officials would like to make huge strides, especially in attracting and keeping young professionals.
Tiffany Swigert, executive director of the Coshocton Port Authority, knows the struggles some might encounter buying a new home locally, as her son recently experienced.
"We have an influx of young people who are entering professions who can't find housing. We're going to lose them if we don't help them with something. They're going to go to another community where they can find a house and that's terrifying to me and it should be terrifying to all our employers here as well," Swigert said. "We want to keep young professionals in our area so they're filling these jobs,"
The former Custom Glove factory in the 400 block of South Fifth Street could be developed into eight new homes priced around $200,000 if the county land bank enters into a partnership with Build Ohio of Canton. It is all dependent on Welcome Home Ohio receiving funding from the Ohio Department of Development.
The former Custom Glove factory in the 400 block of South Fifth Street could be developed into eight new homes priced around $200,000 if the county land bank enters into a partnership with Build Ohio of Canton. It's all dependent on it getting Welcome Home Ohio funding from the Ohio Department of Development.
To help address the need, the county land bank is exploring a partnership with Build Ohio Neighborhoods Inc. of Canton.
The project would construct eight homes on vacant lots in the 400 block of South Fifth Street at the site of the now demolished Custom Glove Factory. The land bank acquired the property in 2022.
The partnership depends on Build Ohio receiving Welcome Home Ohio Program funding from the Ohio Department of Development. It could provid up to $100,000 per house for the 2027 funding cycle. Applications are due Aug. 25.
Patrick Mackie of Build Ohio Neighborhoods of Canton recently gave a presentation to the Coshocton County Land Bank regarding building eight homes at the former Custom Glove factory site, dependent on getting Welcome Home Ohio grant funding.
Value and requirements
Homes built with Welcome Home Ohio money can be sold for no more than $220,000. A family of four can make no more than $105,225 annually to qualify. Buyers have to live at the home for at least three years and it has to be their primary residence; it can't be a rental.
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Patrick Mackie of Build Ohio said the funding helps to close the gap between construction costs and home prices.
Houses would probably have a construction value from $260,000 to $310,000. The style and size of houses are to be determined, but they are likely to be 1,400 to 1,600 square feet. Average build time is three to four months, Mackie stated.
"This would allow us to build attainable quality homes and sell them back to people at a pretty affordable rate," Mackie said. "They're not cheap homes. The reason we were able to expand and create Build Ohio is because we create a quality project and we stand by it."
The non-profit organization formed in 2025 from the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and Canton for All People.
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