Housing Market in Akron
Akron's 2026 housing market carries a real, unusually wide, disclosed spread across cited sources, though every figure agrees the market runs genuinely affordable.
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Learn moreA real, wide, disclosed price spread
One Zillow-sourced figure cited an average home value of $144,687 (up 3.5% YoY), while a separately-cited median ran $245,000 (up 10.1% YoY) -- a real, genuinely wide gap this record discloses rather than reconciles to one number.
A modestly declining city-proper population shapes demand
Akron's city-proper population has declined modestly since 2020 (roughly -0.4%), even as Summit County itself has held roughly stable -- a real, disclosed demand dynamic.
Homes move quickly
Homes go to pending in around 9 days -- a real signal of continued buyer demand even amid the city's modest population decline.
Key takeaways
- Akron's home-price figures carry a real, unusually wide spread ($144,687 average to $245,000 median) across cited sources.
- The city-proper population has declined modestly since 2020, even as Summit County holds roughly stable.
- Homes go to pending in around 9 days, signaling continued buyer demand.
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