After losing 1,200 residents in the late 2000s, Sidney seemed to be at a crossroads. But nearly two decades later, the city is experiencing a housing boom.
As of March 2025, new residential developments, including apartments and single-family homes, are sprouting up across the city, driven by a focus on affordability and community.
The numbers back up this resurgence, with significant increases in home prices and sales.
Realtor.com data from February 2025 shows the median listing home price in Sidney during February 2025 was $242,400, which marked a 24% increase from the previous year, and the median home sold price was $186,500.
It’s not just existing homes seeing a rise in interest: Currently, 1,200 single family homes are in development, set to house approximately 2.2 persons per house. This could potentially offset the population loss experienced during the 2008 recession and its aftermath.
“This amount of growth and development we’ve never seen in the last 50 years,” said Andrew Bowsher, Sidney’s city manager.
The Dayton-based MSGA Development and Columbus-based Skilken Gold started a project in 2022 to build a mix of residential and commercial properties, calling it the Burr Oak development. As part of this development, located at Interstate 75 and St. Marys Avenue, home construction company Ryan Homes has developed over 200 two-story and ranch residential units starting in the low $200,000s.
According to engineering reports put out by the city, the development needs to finalize sanitary and storm sewer installations, as well as other finishing touches, and the project will be completed. The initial timeline predicted these new homes hitting the market in June 2025.
Site work is ongoing for Vision Development’s latest multi-family housing development, situated southwest of Kuther Road and Howard Street. As of March 10, sanitary sewer and lateral installation has been completed, and water installation will begin shortly.
In the past, most housing in the area consisted of single-family homes. The city is now seeing a growth in multi-family units and apartments, now embracing a more diverse range of housing options.
“It’s a variety of different for-lease housing product that’s going to be coming up online,” said Bowsher.
The Ohio building, a Sidney landmark in the heart of the city, currently is undergoing redevelopment by Woodard Development to be converted into a multi-family property.