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Youngstown - OH housing market

The Youngstown metro has a typical home value of $177,110, up 5.4% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 19 days on market, a strong seller's market. 26% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.

Typical home value
$177,110
+5.4% vs. year ago
Median sale price
$174,721
+8.3% YoY
Median list price
$199,900
Sale-to-list ratio
97.0%
Selling below ask
Days on market
19d
Listings w/ price cut
25.6%
New listings / mo
649
+5.0% YoY
Homes for sale
1,942
+19.0% YoY
Typical rent
$1,026/mo
+6.0% YoY
Income needed to buy
$51,500
October 2026 report · Zillow data through August 2026

Youngstown housing market, October 2026

The typical Youngstown home is worth $177,110 as of August 2026, up 0.4% from the prior month, up 1.1% over three months, and up 5.4% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $160,401 to $177,110.

Homes are going pending in about 19 days, slower than the 12 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,942 homes for sale, 19% more than a year ago. 25.6% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 23.0% three months ago).

Typical rent is $1,026 a month, up 6.0% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 14.4.

At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($35,422), the typical Youngstown home costs about $1,202 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $51,500 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.

Typical home value, 24 months
$177k$160kSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Days to pending, 24 months
33d9dSep 24Sep 25Aug 26
Homes for sale, 24 months
1.9k1.3kSep 24Sep 25Aug 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 ($177,110) 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 5.4% over the past year. In Youngstown - OH, that means a home worth $168,036 last year is now worth roughly $177,110.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $174,721. Homes are selling at 97.0% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Youngstown - OH sit on the market for roughly 19 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 25.6% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 649 new listings hit the market each month in Youngstown - OH. There are currently 1,942 homes for sale, up 19.0% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Youngstown - OH is $1,026, up 6.0% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 14.4x, buying territory (#162 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $981 a month in principal and interest, $45 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.86% 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$308,426 +2.4% 9.0d
Columbus - OH$330,327 +1.4% 11.0d
Cleveland - OH$253,678 +3.9% 10.0d
Akron - OH$242,459 +4.2% 9.0d
Toledo - OH$205,237 +3.3% 8.0d
Canton - OH$219,938 +4.5% 11.0d
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