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Lithopolis

Lithopolis is a village in Fairfield and Franklin counties, about 25 minutes southeast of Columbus, with SR 674 running north through town to US 33 in Canal Winchester. Its name means city of stone, and its landmark is the Wagnalls Memorial, a Tudor-Gothic library and theatre built of local stone and dedicated in 1925.

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Downtown Lithopolis. Photo: Ɱ, CC0

01   Featured communities

Where to start in Lithopolis

There is 1 new home community in and around Lithopolis in this guide. Here's where I'd start, for the homes available now and what the builder is offering. Every one is in the search below.

Arbor Homes

Edgewood Farms

From the $340s

Ranch and patio homes  |  3 to 5 beds  |  2 to 2.5 baths

1 move-in ready home listed. Ask me what Arbor Homes is offering this month.

Community details

02   The place

Getting to know Lithopolis

Lithopolis is a village in Fairfield and Franklin counties, mostly within Fairfield County's Bloom Township, about 25 minutes southeast of Columbus. SR 674 runs through the village, turning onto Lithopolis Road, and continues north into Canal Winchester, where it meets US 33. Columbus Street is the main street through the downtown business block.

School districts serving Lithopolis: Bloom-Carroll Local School District.

  • The village was laid out in the 1810s as Centerville, and a post office called Lithopolis has operated since 1827. The name means city of stone in Greek, a nod to the stone deposits and the quarry near the original town site.
  • Mabel Wagnalls Jones dedicated the Wagnalls Memorial on May 30, 1925, in honor of her parents, Adam and Anna Wagnalls; Adam co-founded Funk & Wagnalls. The Tudor-Gothic library and theatre is built of stone quarried at the edge of town, holds two original Norman Rockwell paintings, and a 1961 addition houses the Lithopolis Community Arts Center galleries.
  • Lithopolis Honeyfest began in 2007 and returns each September with honey extraction and hive inspections, an observation hive, a honey bake-off, the Ohio Honey Show, mead tasting, live music and craft vendors. Admission, parking and the shuttle are free, and the 2026 festival ran September 11 and 12.
  • Downtown has a 15.3-acre designated outdoor refreshment area, and Lithopolis Local Live brings free concerts of original music to Wilson Park every Thursday night in June, July and August. Simply Christmas in Lithopolis fills the Wagnalls and the downtown block with a pancake breakfast, live music and Santa, set for December 12, 2026.
  • The village grew from 1,106 residents in 2010 to 2,134 in 2020. It sits at one of the highest points in Fairfield County, and the Columbus skyline, about 25 miles away, is visible from town.
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Around Lithopolis

Life in and around Lithopolis

The parks, local favorites and everyday stops close to the new home communities here. When you tour with me, I'll point out how each community connects to them.

Wagnalls Memorial Library
Wagnalls Memorial Library. Photo: Ɱ, CC0

Parks and trails

  • Wilson ParkThe village park where Lithopolis Local Live puts on free concerts of original music by local bands every Thursday night in June, July and August.
  • Stebelton Park at Rock MillJust outside Lithopolis, this Fairfield County park surrounds Rock Mill, a restored 1824 gristmill above the Hocking River falls with the largest all-wooden water wheel in the country, and a 1901 covered bridge with a 30-foot span over the Hocking River. It's open daily from dawn to dusk.
  • Chestnut Ridge Metro ParkIn Bloom Township, like most of Lithopolis, Chestnut Ridge covers 486 acres on a ridge about 4,500 feet long. The 1-mile Ridge Trail climbs about 150 feet through the woods, a 2-acre pond holds bluegill, bass and catfish, and a separate mountain bike trail of more than 10 miles has its own pump track.
  • Slate Run Metro ParkAlso on SR 674, Slate Run covers 1,705 acres of grassland, wetland and woods. The Kokomo Trail crosses its 156-acre wetland on boardwalks, Buzzard's Roost Lake covers 14 acres, and the Slate Run Living Historical Farm is inside the park.

Local favorites

  • AttractionWagnalls MemorialThe village's Tudor-Gothic library and theatre at 150 E. Columbus Street, dedicated in 1925, with gardens, two original Norman Rockwell paintings, a community arts center and the Wagnalls Community Theater, which stages Come From Away in November 2026.
  • DowntownDowntown LithopolisThe short business block along Columbus Street, a short walk from the Wagnalls, with shops, a coffee house and restaurants inside a 15.3-acre designated outdoor refreshment area.
  • CoffeeDas KaffeeHaus von Frau BurkhartA German-style coffee house at 45 E. Columbus Street with coffee, pastries and specialty drinks, plus seasonal specials like its October menu.
  • RestaurantEl PedregalA Mexican restaurant at 44 E. Columbus Street, open daily for lunch and dinner, with its own margarita menu.
  • BreweryRockmill BreweryA small-production brewery on an old horse farm at 5705 Lithopolis Road NW, founded in 2010, making Belgian-style ales, with a tasting room open Thursday through Sunday.
  • WineryMirabelle Farm & VineyardA farm and vineyard on Winchester Southern Road, with an Ashville address, pouring German-style wines on Saturday afternoons and evenings and hosting seasonal events like its October 30, 2026 fall harvest dinner.
  • EventLithopolis HoneyfestA free two-day September festival downtown and at the Wagnalls, first held in 2007, with an observation hive, honey tastings, a bake-off, mead, live music and craft vendors.
  • EventLithopolis Local LiveFree Thursday night concerts in Wilson Park all summer, with local bands playing original music inside the village's outdoor refreshment area.

Everyday

  • Diley Ridge Medical CenterA Mount Carmel and Fairfield Medical Center facility in Canal Winchester serving northern Fairfield County, with a 24-hour emergency room, 10 inpatient beds and an imaging center.
  • Fairfield Medical CenterFairfield Medical Center's hospital at 401 N. Ewing Street in Lancaster, the partner with Mount Carmel on Diley Ridge.

School districts

District lines don't always follow city limits. Confirm the district for a specific homesite with the district or the county auditor, and I'll check it for any home you like.

How Lithopolis compares

Lithopolis next to the other 34 places in this guide

Out of the 35 places with their own page here, Lithopolis ranks #32 for new home communities, #30 for move-in ready homes, #32 for builders to compare and #18 for the lowest starting price. It all comes from the communities in this guide, so it moves as builders open and sell out.

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03   The incentives

What builders in Lithopolis are offering

Builder by builder, the money on the table in and around Lithopolis right now. Offers change often and most come with the builder's affiliated lender, so I confirm what applies before you sign.

BuilderCommunities hereClosing cost helpFlex cash and designPrice reductionsRate buydowns
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Offers as shown on each builder's website, checked October 22, 2026. Amounts are the largest published for that builder's communities here and apply to select homes and dates.

See Lithopolis in the incentives table

Every community in and around Lithopolis, offer by offer, with rate programs and their APRs.

05   Every community

The Lithopolis community in this guide

Arbor Homes

Edgewood Farms

From the $340s

3 to 5 beds  |  2 to 2.5 baths

Floor plans, homes and offers

06   The payment

What's a comfortable monthly payment for you?

Start with the payment that feels right, or with a home price, and see the whole picture: principal and interest, taxes, insurance, mortgage insurance and HOA dues. Then see how a builder's rate buydown changes the first years.

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Rate starts at the Freddie Mac weekly average for a 30-year fixed loan, 7.40% (15-year: 6.71%), as of October 15, 2026. It's a reference point, not a quote. Change it to anything you like.

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Starting values: Franklin County's median effective property tax rate, 1.69% (Ownwell, April 2026; Delaware, Union, Madison, Fairfield and Licking counties differ). Ohio's average home insurance premium for $400,000 of dwelling coverage, $2,080 a year (NerdWallet, March 2026). Private mortgage insurance usually runs $30 to $70 a month per $100,000 borrowed (Freddie Mac), so 0.60% sits in the middle. FHA uses 0.55% a year plus a 1.75% upfront premium added to the loan (HUD). Add the community's HOA dues when you know them.

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How a builder buydown works

Lower payments in the first years

With a temporary buydown, the builder pays money up front so your rate starts lower and steps up to the full rate. A 2-1 buydown starts two points lower in year one and one point lower in year two. A 1-0 buydown is one point lower for the first year. Here's what it does on the loan above.

YearRatePrincipal and interest

Payment options

Ways to buy at this price

The same home, four ways to finance it. More down means a smaller loan and, at 20%, no private mortgage insurance.

OptionDown paymentEst. monthly

For illustration only. These are estimates from the numbers you enter, not a loan estimate, a quote, an advertisement of credit terms or an offer to lend. Your rate, APR and payment depend on your credit, loan program, down payment, lender fees and the property, and taxes and insurance vary by home and county. The Wulf Collaboration and Coldwell Banker Realty are not lenders. Talk with a licensed lender before you decide.

Before you visit a model home

The builder's team works for the builder

The sales team in the model is great at what they do, and their job is to sell the builder's homes. Having your own agent costs you nothing extra in most cases, and it puts someone on your side for the decisions that matter most.

Tell me before your first visit.

Most builders need your agent with you, or registered, at your first visit to the community. If you walk in on your own first, it can be hard to bring an agent in later. A quick text to 614-483-2044 before you go is all it takes.

  1. Register you at the first visit

    I set up the appointment, come with you, and make sure you're on record as my client.

  2. Compare communities and homesites

    Homesite premiums, which way the home faces, what's planned next door, HOA dues and what they cover.

  3. Work the builder's offer

    Closing cost help, design credits, rate buydowns. I know what each builder is offering this month and what's worth asking for.

  4. Review the builder's contract

    Builder contracts are written by the builder. We go through deposits, timelines, and what happens if dates move.

  5. Inspect during construction

    An independent inspector before drywall and again before closing, so problems get fixed while they're easy to fix.

  6. Walk the punch list with you

    The final walkthrough, then the warranty list before your first year is up.

A recent client

She walked into closing on a brand-new home for less than $5,000

She wanted a brand-new home and needed down payment assistance to get there. We got her approved for an Ohio down payment assistance program that works on new construction, negotiated $7,000 of her closing costs covered, and she walked into closing owning a brand-new home for less than $5,000.

The home
Brand-new construction
Down payment assistance
Approved
Closing costs covered
$7,000
Brought to closing
Less than $5,000

One client's experience. Every buyer's situation, program eligibility and builder offer is different, and nothing here is a promise of a specific result.

New homes in Lithopolis

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Questions

New construction questions, answered

How many new construction communities are in Lithopolis, Ohio?

This guide lists 1 new home community in and around Lithopolis from 1 builder: Arbor Homes. Each one has its own page with floor plans, move-in ready homes and current builder offers.

What do new construction homes in Lithopolis start at?

Published starting prices in and around Lithopolis begin at $340,000, as listed on the builders' websites and checked October 22, 2026. Prices change with each release and homesite, so I confirm the current number before you tour.

Are there move-in ready new homes in Lithopolis?

Yes. Builders list 1 move-in ready home across 1 community in and around Lithopolis. These are finished or nearly finished homes that can close sooner than a new build.

What school districts serve Lithopolis?

Lithopolis is served by Bloom-Carroll Local School District. District lines don't always follow city limits, so confirm the district for a specific homesite with the district or the county auditor.

Should I bring my own agent to a new construction model in Lithopolis?

You can, and it's worth doing. The onsite sales team works for the builder. I work for you, from comparing communities to negotiating and the final walkthrough. Most builders need your agent registered at or before your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

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