The township that the city grew out of
Brunswick Hills is what remains of the original Brunswick Township. The township was established in 1818 under the name Brunswick Township and renamed Brunswick Hills Township in 1960, the same year the community at its center incorporated, first as a village and then as the city of Brunswick. Today the city occupies the center and northeast of the old 12-square-mile township, and Brunswick Hills is the ring of township land around it. It is the only Brunswick Hills Township in Ohio.
That shared history causes some confusion at sale time. Homes in both use Brunswick addresses, but they fall under different governments. A Brunswick Hills house is governed by the township’s trustees and zoning, not the city’s ordinances, and township residents pay no local income tax because Ohio townships can’t levy one.
Boundaries here can move, too. Land next to a city can be annexed by petition to the county commissioners; a regular annexation needs at least 51% of the owners in the territory. If you own acreage along the city line, ask your attorney whether any annexation is pending, because it affects zoning and value. For raw land, see selling vacant land in Ohio.
Some of the newest housing in Medina County
Brunswick Hills was built late. The Census figures:
- The median home was built in 2001, newer than in the city of Brunswick (1979).
- Only about 3% of homes date from 1939 or earlier.
- About 74% are single-family detached houses, and about 3% are mobile homes.
- About 84% are owner-occupied, with very low vacancy (about 3%).
- The median home value, as owners estimate it, is about $318,800.
So the typical Brunswick Hills seller isn’t sitting on a 1920s house with knob-and-tube wiring. They own a house from the late 1990s or 2000s, with builder-grade parts reaching the end of their life all at once: the first roof, the original furnace and air conditioner, the water heater, the carpet.
When a newer house is still hard to sell
A house built in 2005 can still be a hard sale, for reasons that have little to do with age:
- Not much equity. Owners who bought or refinanced recently may owe close to what the house would sell for once commission and closing costs come out. Our home equity calculator guide shows how to run your numbers, and selling a house worth less than you owe covers the options if they come up short.
- A fast move. A job transfer can mean you need to be gone before a listing would sell. See selling your house when relocating.
- A divorce. When both owners need to move on, a single clean sale with a set date can be easier than months of showings. Selling a house during divorce explains how Ohio handles it.
- Water or mechanical damage. A finished basement that took on water or a failed sump pump can change a buyer’s mind fast.
Listing versus selling direct in Brunswick Hills
Most Brunswick Hills homes are newer and in decent shape, and plenty of them will sell well with a good agent. If yours is updated and you aren’t in a hurry, list it. A direct sale makes more sense when the timing, the equity or the condition rules out a normal listing.
With us there’s no commission, no fees and no repairs, and we pay the normal closing costs. That can matter when equity is thin. Bob Donahue walks the house with you, usually in 15 to 20 minutes, and you get a written offer with the reasoning behind the number. Closings go through a local title company and usually take two to four weeks, or as little as 7 days if you need it. Medina County’s $3 per $1,000 conveyance fee applies; see our Medina County page for the county details, or get your offer.