Geauga County, OH real estate

What the numbers say

Geauga County, OH real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in Geauga County listed for $478,450, up 5.6% from a year earlier. That is 68% above the Ohio median of $284,000.

Homes spent a median of 47 days on the market, slower than 39 days a year ago. That makes Geauga County the #32 fastest-selling of 49 Ohio counties we track.

Homeowners in Geauga County pay a median of $4,564 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $331,100, an effective rate of about 1.38%. The Ohio average is 1.31%, which makes Geauga County the #79 lowest-tax of 88 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,083 a month, and $1,024 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 37 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $478,000 home here comes to about $3,357 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $144,000 a year (the median household here earns $107,860).