Sep 2026
$253K
+0.7% year-over-year
How it’s calculated
Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.
Sandusky, OH housing market
Sandusky, OH metro median sale price $253K in Sep 2026, up 0.7% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.
The median sale price in the Sandusky, OH metro is $253K as of Sep 2026, up 0.7% from a year earlier. The gain is smaller than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro shows a larger change, up 6.8% through Q2 2026, 6.1 points apart; Price reconciliation below shows both.
On median sale price, Sandusky ($253K) ranks 6th of the 12 Ohio metros Pecan Street tracks, between Dayton ($255K) and Canton ($241K). Sandusky has the most median days on market of the 12 Ohio metros (60 days), ahead of Columbus (48 days). Sandusky has the lowest share of listings with a price cut of the 12 Ohio metros (32%); Toledo (33%) is next.
Listings spent a median 60 days on market in Sep 2026. 32% of active listings carry a price cut, 1.8 points fewer than a year earlier. That share is lower than in most of the 385 metros.
At the 7.29% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,388 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $59K a year. Active listings ask a median $235 per square foot, up 5.4% from a year earlier.
In three of the five ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are lower than a year earlier; two are higher.
Headline
Oct 15, 2026
7.29%
30-year fixed
Where it comes from
National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.
The same rate appears on every market page.
Principal & interest
$1,388/mo
$59K/yr income needed
How it’s calculated
Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.
Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.
How Sandusky compares to other U.S. metros
| Price cuts | ↓271st of 385 |
|---|---|
| Home-price growth | ↓250th of 383 |
| Days on market | 177th of 385 (top 46%) |
Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.
Affordability
| Asking price / sq ft | $235 +5.4% YoY |
|---|
Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026.
Market pressure
| Listings with a price cut | ≈ 32% -1.8 pts YoY ↓271st of 385 |
|---|
Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market facts
| ZIPs with listing data | 5 shown of 20 |
|---|---|
| MLS board of record | — |
| Price methodology | Redfin vs FHFA HPI |
| Data as of | Sep 2026 |
Recent signals
No signals flagged for this market right now.
Price reconciliation
red · 6.1ppRedfin (metro) +0.7% | FHFA HPI · Q2 2026 +6.8% |
Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.
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| ZIP | Median list price | Active listings | New listings | Price reductions | Days on market | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43440 | $513K↓ | 74↑ | 16↓ | 14↑ | 84↑ | $383K↑ |
| 43452 | $490K↑ | 119↑ | 42↑ | 40↑ | 65↓ | $282K↑ |
| 44089 | $350K↓ | 52↑ | 24↓ | 28↑ | 58↓ | $274K↑ |
| 44839 | $406K↑ | 50↑ | 28↑ | 14↓ | 52↑ | $311K↑ |
| 44870 | $229K↓ | 134↑ | 60↑ | 38↑ | 52↑ | $185K↑ |
ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.