The September 2026 snapshot
Akron home prices rose over the past year, homes are selling at about the same speed as last fall, and more sellers are cutting prices. That’s the short version of Redfin’s September 2026 data for the City of Akron.
| Measure | September 2026 | A year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $154,926 | $140,250 |
| Homes sold | 708 | 692 |
| Median days on market | 29 | 29 |
| Sale-to-list price | 97.7% | 98.4% |
| Sold above list price | 36.6% | 38.0% |
| Homes with a price drop | 35.7% | 29.7% |
Source: Redfin, City of Akron, all home types. These figures change monthly, and recent months are revised as late sales are recorded.
For context, the statewide median sale price in Ohio in September 2026 was $269,226 with a median of 44 days on market, so Akron homes sell for a lot less than the state median and faster.
Prices: up for the year, but not in a straight line
Redfin’s median sale price of $154,926 was 10.5% above September 2025. Price per square foot over the three months to September was $118, up 10.3%.
The longer view is calmer. In September 2024 the median was $145,000; it slipped to $140,250 a year later before climbing again. Over two years that’s a gain of about 7%. Within 2026, the median rose from $128,000 in February to $154,000 in August, a mostly seasonal climb.
Zillow’s Home Value Index, which estimates the typical value of all Akron homes rather than just those that sold, stood at $138,865 at the end of September 2026, up 2.0% for the year. The Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 estimate of median home value, as reported by owners, was $122,000. Each number answers a different question, so use the one that fits yours.
Speed and competition
Akron homes are going under contract quickly. Redfin gave the city a Compete Score of 77 out of 100, “very competitive,” over the three months to September 2026. It said the average home sold for about 2% below list and went pending in about 29 days, while well-priced “hot” homes sold for about 3% above list and went pending in about 8 days. Zillow put the typical time to pending at about 14 days.
The warning sign is the rise in price cuts. 35.7% of listed homes had a price drop in September, up 6 points from a year earlier. Buyers are still out there, but they’re less willing to pay for a house that isn’t priced to its condition.
How the year unfolded, month by month
The 2026 numbers moved in a familiar seasonal arc, with one change worth noticing in the fall. Redfin’s monthly series for Akron shows:
- Sales volume climbed from 485 closed sales in March to a peak of 734 in August, then eased to 708 in September.
- Speed improved through spring. Median days on market dropped from 46 in March to 25 in June and stayed under 30 through September.
- Bidding peaked in midsummer. About 39.6% of homes sold above list in July, against 25.4% in February.
- Price cuts started rising earlier than usual. The share of listings with a price drop went from 25.3% in May to 30.7% in August and 35.7% in September. In 2025 the same measure was 29.7% in September.
That last trend is the one to watch going into winter. More sellers cutting prices while sales stay steady usually means buyers are being pickier about condition and price, not that demand has dried up.
For renters and landlords, the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 estimates put Akron’s median gross rent at $955 a month, and about 67% of the city’s housing units are single-family detached homes. Those two numbers help explain why so many Akron houses end up as rentals when they change hands.
What’s for sale: an older housing stock
Akron’s housing is old, and that shapes the market. The Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 estimates put the median year built at 1954, with about 34% of homes built in 1939 or earlier. About 51% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, and about 10% of the city’s 93,741 housing units were vacant.
Older houses mean a wide spread between updated homes and those needing work. That gap draws investors: ATTOM reported that flips made up 11.2% of home sales in the Akron metro in the second quarter of 2026, among the highest rates in the country. For a seller, that means two very different buyer pools depending on the house’s condition.
What this means if you’re selling in Akron
The market rewards houses that are updated and priced right, and it’s tougher on the rest.
- Move-in ready, no deadline: Listing is likely your strongest option. With homes going pending in weeks and a third of sales above list, a well-prepared house should do well.
- Needs work or priced high: Expect a longer wait and pressure to cut. Rising price drops suggest buyers are pushing back on condition.
- Major repairs, a vacant house or a deadline: An as-is sale may net you about the same once repairs and holding costs are counted. Run the numbers using what is a fair cash offer.
Timing within the year matters too; see when to sell a house in Northeast Ohio. For neighborhood-level detail and how we buy in the city, see we buy houses in Akron, and for the Stark County comparison, the Canton housing market.
