Cleveland - OH housing market
The Cleveland metro has a typical home value of $250,001, up 3.9% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 13 days on market, a strong seller's market. 26% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Cleveland housing market, October 2026
The typical Cleveland home is worth $250,001 as of September 2026, up 0.4% from the prior month, up 1.0% over three months, and up 3.9% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $230,734 to $250,001.
Homes are going pending in about 13 days, slower than the 7 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 6,865 homes for sale, 16% more than a year ago. 26.3% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 20.7% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,440 a month, up 4.7% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 14.5.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($50,000), the typical Cleveland home costs about $1,697 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $72,700 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($250,001) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Cleveland - 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 3.9% over the past year. In Cleveland - OH, that means a home worth $240,617 last year is now worth roughly $250,001.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $232,907. Homes are selling at 100.1% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.
Homes listed in Cleveland - OH sit on the market for roughly 13 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 26.3% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 2,586 new listings hit the market each month in Cleveland - OH. There are currently 6,865 homes for sale, up 15.9% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Cleveland - OH is $1,440, up 4.7% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 14.5x, buying territory (#159 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $1,385 a month in principal and interest, $55 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.80% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in OH
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati - OH | $305,940 | +2.2% | 11.0d |
| Columbus - OH | $326,910 | +1.3% | 14.0d |
| Akron - OH | $240,089 | +4.0% | 11.0d |
| Toledo - OH | $202,056 | +3.3% | 10.0d |
| Youngstown - OH | $175,230 | +4.8% | 23.0d |
| Canton - OH | $217,652 | +4.5% | 14.0d |