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Sheffield Lake, 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 Q4 2023. 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

Sheffield Lake, OH Housing Market Trends

With a population of 8,937, 4,147 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $176,760, house prices in Sheffield Lake are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Sheffield Lake, accounting for 78.56% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Sheffield Lake include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 15.15%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 3.05%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.28%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Sheffield Lake. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 76.49% of Sheffield Lake's homes, and 67.21% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

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. Sheffield Lake's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 54.36% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Sheffield Lake include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 37.85%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 4.58%). There's also some housing in Sheffield Lake built between 2000 and later ( 3.21%).

Sheffield Lake Home Appreciation Rates

Real estate appreciation rates in Sheffield Lake's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.81% during the period.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Sheffield Lake's appreciation rate, at 5.03%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Sheffield Lake's appreciation rate has been -0.78%, which annualizes to a rate of -3.07%.

Notably, Sheffield Lake's appreciation rate in the latest quarter is one of the lowest in America.

Relative to Ohio, our data show that Sheffield Lake's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Ohio.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$176,760

Sheffield Lake, OH Home Prices
> $1,276,000
$957,001 - $1,276,000
$638,001 - $957,000
$510,001 - $638,000
$383,001 - $510,000
$255,001 - $383,000
$127,001 - $255,000
$64,001 - $127,000
$0 - $64,000
0.6%
0.6%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
1.5%
1.5%
0.8%
0.8%
16.1%
16.1%
49.3%
49.3%
27.7%
27.7%
2.7%
2.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Ohio

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

4,147

Sheffield Lake Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,683 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
76.5%
76.5%
23.5%
23.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.3%
8.3%
91.7%
91.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
3.2%
3.2%
37.9%
37.9%
54.4%
54.4%
4.6%
4.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
78.6%
78.6%
1.0%
1.0%
3.1%
3.1%
15.2%
15.2%
2.3%
2.3%
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
0.3%
0.3%
14.3%
14.3%
16.7%
16.7%
50.3%
50.3%
16.9%
16.9%
1.5%
1.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Popular Neighborhoods in Sheffield Lake

Zip Codes in Sheffield Lake, OH