Cuyahoga County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Cuyahoga County, OH real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Cuyahoga County listed for $222,450, down 1.1% from a year earlier. That is 22% below the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 46 days on the market, slower than 45 days a year ago. That makes Cuyahoga County the #26 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Cuyahoga County pay a median of $3,910 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $195,400, an effective rate of about 2.00%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Cuyahoga County the #88 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,060 a month, and $1,106 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 17 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $222,000 home here comes to about $1,676 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $72,000 a year (the median household here earns $64,468).