Akron housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Akron home prices: the Zillow Home Value Index put the typical home in Akron, Ohio at $138,865 in September 2026. That was +2.0% higher than a year earlier and −1.0% under the $140,331 peak reached in May 2026.
- Value of a typical home
- $138,865September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- +2.0%. compared with September 2025.
Akron home prices since 2000
Akron appears on the steel line, while the United States appears on the grey line. From January 2000 onward, a typical Akron home increased from $75,288 to $138,865, or ×1.84. During those same months, the US recorded ×2.99. The boom high was $90,825 in October 2006, while the low was $57,385 in December 2012, a change of −36.8%.
Akron median home price by year
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values. The 2026 figure shows the latest month.
| Year | Akron | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $76,768 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $80,520 | +4.9% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $81,430 | +1.1% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $83,383 | +2.4% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $86,331 | +3.5% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $88,656 | +2.7% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $90,469 | +2.0% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $89,001 | −1.6% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $82,711 | −7.1% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $74,115 | −10.4% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $71,052 | −4.1% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $63,600 | −10.5% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $58,418 | −8.1% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $59,851 | +2.5% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $61,075 | +2.0% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $61,832 | +1.2% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $63,921 | +3.4% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $67,638 | +5.8% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $74,438 | +10.1% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $83,218 | +11.8% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $89,199 | +7.2% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $105,633 | +18.4% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $117,336 | +11.1% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $122,229 | +4.2% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $133,129 | +8.9% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $136,445 | +2.5% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $138,865 | +2.0% | $366,157 |
Current value of an Akron home bought in a given year
An index-based estimate applies to a typical home and is not an appraisal.
Each yearly figure averages its twelve monthly index values. The current value is from September 2026. Additional tools: home appreciation calculator.
Considering a sale? Compare local agents through Realtor.com. Advertising disclosure: the site may receive payment for links like this one, but it never changes a number. Disclosure.
Akron housing market forecast
For the Akron, OH metro, Zillow's forecast projects +3.6% across the 12 months beginning September 2026. It also predicts +1.2% during the next three months. Akron's typical value is $138,865, so this projection would place it near $143,900 after a year.
Here, the metro forecast repeats Zillow's central estimate. The site does not publish a separate forecast. Forecasts of this kind over 12 months have usually differed from the realized change by several percentage points in either direction. This is not investment advice.
View all metro forecasts together: housing market forecast.
Akron housing market crash risk score
12 out of 100, low
Using five conditions that ran high before earlier price falls, the score ranks Akron against 292 cities. Each input receives a score from 0 to 100 compared with the other cities. The five scores are then averaged with equal weight. The score shows current conditions and does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −33.6% | 10 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | −18.9% | 9 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 9.8 | 4 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 2.9 | 4 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +2.0% | 33 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Input scoring details: methodology. See the ranking of all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Homes available and selling time in Akron
In September 2026 the Akron, OH metro counted 1,241 homes for sale, with a +7.0% yearly rise and a −33.6% drop from the same month in 2019. Listings sold in a median of 43 days, which was −18.9% against 2019. Price cuts affected 20.5% of listings.
| Akron, OH metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 1,241 | +7.0% |
| New listings | 762 | |
| Median days on market | 43 | +12.5% |
| Median list price | $233,750 | −5.5% |
| Share with a price cut | 20.5% |
Metro inventory comes from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. Selling times for each metro appear here: days on market by city.
Living costs, including rent, in Akron
Akron's typical asking rent is $1,176 monthly, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index. It stands +2.8% higher than a year earlier. The typical home has a cost equal to 9.8 years of rent. Census ACS 2024 reports median household income of $48,521. At that level, the typical home costs 2.9 times annual income. BEA places metro prices at 93.4, compared with a US average of 100, and gives housing costs a figure of 76.8.
Housing markets elsewhere in Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio $243,122
- Cleveland, Ohio $115,810
- For Cincinnati, the figure is $245,743.
- For Toledo, the figure is $131,766.
- For Dayton, the figure is $137,939.
See the state overview: Ohio housing market.
How to understand the chart
The plotted Zillow Home Value Index for Akron gives each point's meaning. It covers a typical home in the market's middle third, with smoothing and seasonal adjustment, in that month's dollars. The hollow dot shows the month selected on the slider, and the terracotta dot shows the most recent month. These figures do not account for inflation. Their index follows the market's typical home, not any single property. Find one property's value from its own sale price using the card above or the home appreciation calculator.