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Youngstown - OH housing market

The Youngstown metro has a typical home value of $175,230, up 4.8% from a year ago. Homes sell in 23 days on average, a balanced market. 28% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$175,230
+4.8% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$176,597
+9.0% YoY
Median list price
$199,900
Sale-to-list ratio
97.4%
Selling below ask
Days on market
23d
Listings w/ price cut
27.8%
New listings / mo
622
+7.1% YoY
Homes for sale
1,996
+20.8% YoY
Typical rent
$1,047/mo
+5.1% YoY
Income needed to buy
$51,000
October 2026 report · Zillow data through September 2026

Youngstown housing market, October 2026

The typical Youngstown home is worth $175,230 as of September 2026, up 0.2% from the prior month, up 0.9% over three months, and up 4.8% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $158,910 to $175,230.

Homes are going pending in about 23 days, slower than the 13 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,996 homes for sale, 21% more than a year ago. 27.8% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 22.7% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,047 a month, up 5.1% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 13.9.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($35,046), the typical Youngstown home costs about $1,190 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $51,000 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$175k$159kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Days to pending, 24 months
33d9dOct 24Oct 25Sep 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
2.0k1.3kOct 24Oct 25Sep 26

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 →

Context

How to read this data

The typical home value ($175,230) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Youngstown - 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 4.8% over the past year. In Youngstown - OH, that means a home worth $167,204 last year is now worth roughly $175,230.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $176,597. Homes are selling at 97.4% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Youngstown - OH sit on the market for roughly 23 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 27.8% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 622 new listings hit the market each month in Youngstown - OH. There are currently 1,996 homes for sale, up 20.8% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Youngstown - OH is $1,047, up 5.1% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 13.9x, buying territory (#167 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $971 a month in principal and interest, $76 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 8.19% 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 October 2026. Methodology →

Related

Other metros in OH

MetroHome value1-yr changeDays on market
Cincinnati - OH$305,940 +2.2% 11.0d
Columbus - OH$326,910 +1.3% 14.0d
Cleveland - OH$250,001 +3.9% 13.0d
Akron - OH$240,089 +4.0% 11.0d
Toledo - OH$202,056 +3.3% 10.0d
Canton - OH$217,652 +4.5% 14.0d
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