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Painesville, OH Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q1 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Painesville, OH Housing Market Trends

With 20,642 people, 7,787 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $164,808, house prices in Painesville are some of the most affordable in Ohio as well as the nation.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Painesville, accounting for 61.87% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Painesville include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 22.81%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 10.46%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 4.73%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Painesville are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 46.30% owning and 53.70% renting.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Painesville's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 26.74% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Painesville include homes built between 2000 and later ( 25.04%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 24.38%). There's also some housing in Painesville built between 1970-1999 ( 23.85%).

Painesville Home Appreciation Rates

Painesville's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Painesville during the period has been just 4.90%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Painesville that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Painesville real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Painesville appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 14.73%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 86.28% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Painesville. Painesville appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 4.14%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 17.61%.

Relative to Ohio, our data show that Painesville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 70% of the other cities and towns in Ohio.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Painesville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Painesville - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Painesville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$164,808

Painesville, OH Home Prices
> $1,256,000
$943,001 - $1,256,000
$628,001 - $943,000
$503,001 - $628,000
$377,001 - $503,000
$251,001 - $377,000
$125,001 - $251,000
$63,001 - $125,000
$0 - $63,000
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
6.1%
6.1%
15.1%
15.1%
48.9%
48.9%
22.7%
22.7%
5.9%
5.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very Low

for Ohio

Very Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

7,787

Painesville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,407 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
46.3%
46.3%
53.7%
53.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
6.5%
6.5%
93.5%
93.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
25.0%
25.0%
23.8%
23.8%
26.7%
26.7%
24.4%
24.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
61.9%
61.9%
4.7%
4.7%
10.5%
10.5%
22.8%
22.8%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.4%
3.4%
8.3%
8.3%
30.6%
30.6%
42.8%
42.8%
12.9%
12.9%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes