Selling a Home in
Erie County

Current Market Overview: November 2026

Here is the reality of the Erie County market heading into November 2026: prices have held up while inventory climbs and buyers take a little more time. Redfin's most recent countywide read put the median sale price around $220,000, up about 4.7% year over year, and Zillow pegs the county's average home value near $242,265, up 2.6% over the past year, with homes going under contract in about 9 days. FRED's data shows the rebalancing clearly: median listing prices in the county ran about 7.6% below year-ago levels through July 2026, new listings came in up 4.35% year over year in August, and the median listing price sat near $322,250 in June. Homes are spending a median of about 53 days on market, up from 45 a year earlier, and closed sales volume has slowed, down sharply in some months as buyers weigh more choice and hold out for the right home. Vermilion still leads with the strongest buyer competition: Redfin's freshest September 2026 reporting put its median sale price near $288,000, up about 8.5% to 8.9% year over year, with the price per square foot around $178, homes selling after a median of about 35 days, and the market scoring "very competitive" at 76 out of 100, where well-priced lakefront and Harbourtown homes can go under contract in as little as four to five days. Movoto counts around 93 homes for sale in the 44089 ZIP at a median list price near $485,000, RealtyTrac's estimate for the ZIP runs closer to $298,000 (up about 11.7% year over year), and taller inventory means buyers have a bit more to choose from than they did earlier in the year, so well-prepared homes still win while tired houses face more negotiation. Milan is right behind it: Redfin puts its median sale price near $259,000, up about 9.1% year over year, with a newer August 2026 snapshot reading closer to $273,000, a Compete Score of 72 out of 100 for competitiveness, a Zillow typical home value near $239,000, homes selling after about 43 days, and RealtyTrac counting about 33 active listings across the 44846 ZIP, with the homes-for-sale count roughly doubling year over year as new supply finally reaches the market. Huron has cooled from its peak, with a recent sold median around $243,000, down roughly 14.8% year over year and the price per square foot near $177, though homes are still selling in about 39 days. Valuation services tell a slightly warmer story, with Zillow's Huron index near $239,500 (up about 12.6% over the past year), Xome around $261,600, and the 44839 ZIP now carrying roughly 73 to 82 active listings, about seven new-construction homes at a $399,000 median ask, and a RealtyTrac median sales price near $349,450. The freshest fall snapshot adds texture: Movoto counts about 76 active listings in the 44839 ZIP at a $349,000 median list price with about 14 pending sales, and Homes.com's citywide reporting puts the median sale price near $305,000, down about 8% year over year, with homes averaging closer to 60 days on market. It remains a sought-after lakefront town whose wide price range, from starter homes to multi-million-dollar waterfront properties, rewards realistic pricing. Sandusky offers the broadest range of options and the freshest read of the county's cooling: Movoto's October 2026 snapshot put the median list price at about $210,000, down about 8% year over year, with roughly 199 homes for sale and an average of 61 days on market, while Redfin's September read put the citywide median sale price at about $153,000, up about 2% year over year. Zoom into the 44870 ZIP (which includes part of Perkins Township) and RealtyTrac's September read runs higher: a median sold price near $181,700, up about 9.1% year over year, with a median listing price around $188,400, up about 4.7%. Inventory is climbing sharply: RealtyTrac counted roughly 662 homes listed in the 44870 ZIP in September 2026, up about 61% from 411 a year earlier, with sales over the trailing year down about 17.6%. Redfin has described the market as "somewhat competitive" (58/100). It is a market cooling toward balance, and buyers have real inventory to choose from. Perkins Township tracks with the county: Weichert counts roughly 324 township listings with an estimated median asking price near $264,400, and Niche pegs the township's median home value near $224,300. Read through the shared 44870 ZIP, Redfin's snapshot put the median sale price near $184,245, up about 4.1% year over year, while RealtyTrac counts roughly 690 homes listed across the ZIP, up sharply from about 411 a year earlier, so buyers there have real inventory to work with right now. Berlin Heights stays the county's thinnest market, and Movoto's freshest read for November 2026 put the 44814 ZIP's median price around $294,000 with an average list price near $326,000, homes running about $168 per square foot, and a median time on market of roughly 34 days. Redfin's latest 44814 snapshot, from August, landed on a $305,000 median sale price up about $36,000 month over month, while Zillow's typical home value for the village sits around $232,000. With only about eight to eleven active listings across the ZIP at any given time and a sample so small that one or two larger farmhouse or acreage sales swing the median, realistic pricing and honest comps matter here more than in almost any other Erie County market. For statewide context, Ohio REALTORS reported a statewide median sale price of $274,900 in September 2026, up 5.7% year over year, with 11,311 homes sold, down 4.4% from a year earlier, a reminder that Ohio's broader market is still holding its gains even as buyers take more time.

The unique thing about Erie County is its dual market. You have primary residences in great family neighborhoods, and you have vacation and lakefront properties that attract a whole different buyer pool. Both segments are active right now, but they require different marketing strategies. That is where our local knowledge really matters.

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