OH · Metro #28

Cincinnati - OH housing market

The Cincinnati metro has a typical home value of $311,116, up 2.4% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 8 days on market, a strong seller's market. 29% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$311,116
+2.4% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$286,111
+6.5% YoY
Median list price
$319,900
Sale-to-list ratio
99.4%
Selling below ask
Days on market
8d
Listings w/ price cut
29.3%
New listings / mo
3,036
+8.0% YoY
Homes for sale
6,622
+12.8% YoY
Typical rent
$1,552/mo
+2.8% YoY
Rent vs buy
16.7x
Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($311,116) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Cincinnati - OH metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are up 2.4% over the past year. In Cincinnati - OH, that means a home worth $303,824 last year is now worth roughly $311,116.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $286,111. Homes are selling at 99.4% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Cincinnati - OH sit on the market for roughly 8 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 29.3% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 3,036 new listings hit the market each month in Cincinnati - OH. There are currently 6,622 homes for sale, up 12.8% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Cincinnati - OH is $1,552, up 2.8% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.7x, toss-up (#107 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,599 a month in principal and interest, $47 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.37% rate.

What's not on this page

This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.

Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in OH

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Columbus - OH$332,765 +1.3% 8.0d
Cleveland - OH$254,473 +3.9% 8.0d
Akron - OH$243,507 +4.2% 7.0d
Toledo - OH$205,580 +3.1% 7.0d
Youngstown - OH$175,260 +5.8% 16.0d
Canton - OH$220,157 +4.5% 9.0d
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