Wednesday, September 23, 2026Updated September 23, 2026 · 2:32 PM ET
The Butler Brief
Your money in Southwest Ohio
Gas, inflation, housing, markets and purchasing power, with source dates and reporting periods.
Gas prices
LATEST VERIFIED · AAA daily averages for September 23, 2026. These are area averages, not station quotes.
Source: AAA Ohio ↗ · Checked September 23, 2026
Source: AAA national ↗ · Checked September 23, 2026
Cheapest verified gas
No station-level price with a verified fresh report time is available in this edition for Butler or Hamilton County. Area averages above should not be treated as the cheapest local price.
Inflation
Latest verified reporting period: August 2026. National year-over-year changes, not live local prices.
Source: BLS Consumer Price Index ↗ · Checked September 23, 2026
What $100 buys
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Inflation means a fixed budget buys less when prices rise. Compare the same CPI series in the same months: earlier budget × current index ÷ earlier index. The BLS calculator lets you choose 2020 and the comparison year.
Housing
| Measure | Butler County | Hamilton County |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $328,899 | $281,309 |
| Sale price YoY | +3.2% | +0.5% |
| Homes sold in August | 376 | 852 |
| Median days on market | 44 | 46 |
These are median completed sale prices, not averages or listing prices.
Source: Redfin · Butler County ↗ · Checked September 23, 2026
Source: Redfin · Hamilton County ↗ · Checked September 23, 2026
Mortgage rates
National weekly averages · September 17, 2026. Individual offers vary.
Source: Freddie Mac PMMS ↗ · Checked September 23, 2026
Markets
CLOSED — LAST VERIFIED CLOSE · September 22 close — last verified
Source: Associated Press · September 22 close ↗ · Checked September 23, 2026
September-delivery COMEX futures: gold $4,338.90 (−0.16%) and silver $65.932 (+0.16%) at the September 22 settlement. These are futures settlements, not current spot prices.
Source: COMEX settlement report ↗ · Checked September 23, 2026
WTI & Brent ↗
Current numeric quote is not verified in this edition. Open the source for its timestamp and market status.
10-year Treasury ↗
Current numeric quote is not verified in this edition. Open the source for its timestamp and market status.
Bitcoin & XRP
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Quotes are in U.S. dollars. YTD and year-over-year changes are withheld unless matching historical observations are verified.