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Ohio housing market
In the Buckeye State, part of the Census Bureau's East North Central division, Pecan Street tracks 12 markets. Median sale prices run from $201K in Youngstown to $361K in Columbus over Jul–Sep 2026. All 12 are higher than a year earlier, led by Youngstown (+8.9%).
Homes sit longest in Sandusky (60 median days on market) and sell fastest in Canton (36 days). The share of active listings with a price cut runs from 32% in Sandusky to 61% in Springfield. Price-to-rent ratios run from about 13 in Springfield to 16 in Columbus, measured as years of HUD Fair Market Rent per median sale price. Among the 385 U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, the Springfield metro has the highest share of listings with a price cut and the Canton metro the 13th-fewest median days on market. Ohio's unemployment rate was 3.4% in Sep 2026 (BLS via FRED), below the national rate of 4.2%.
Markets at a glance
| Market | Median sale price | YoY | Days on market | Price-cut share | Price-to-rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | $259K | +5.0% | 43 | 48% | ≈ 15 |
| Canton | $241K | +4.0% | 36 | 42% | ≈ 15 |
| Cincinnati | $322K | +4.1% | 44 | 48% | ≈ 14 |
| Cleveland | $270K | +5.8% | 45 | 47% | ≈ 14 |
| Columbus | $361K | +1.8% | 48 | 59% | ≈ 16 |
| Dayton | $255K | +4.6% | 46 | 57% | ≈ 13 |
| Lima | $218K | +7.2% | 39 | 47% | ≈ 13 |
| Mansfield | $223K | +5.5% | 45 | 45% | ≈ 14 |
| Sandusky | $253K | +0.7% | 60 | 32% | — |
| Springfield | $217K | +8.3% | 42 | 61% | ≈ 13 |
| Toledo | $239K | +5.9% | 37 | 33% | ≈ 14 |
| Youngstown | $201K | +8.9% | 48 | 52% | ≈ 13 |
Median sale price and year-over-year change from Redfin (rolling three months); median days on market and the share of active listings with a price cut from Realtor.com; price-to-rent is each market page's figure (its median sale price over a year of HUD Fair Market Rent). Figures are per metro market, not statewide.
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