From July through December of 2019, there were 459 homes sold, with a median sale price of $185,000 - a 14.2% increase over the $162,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 533 homes sold in Lakewood in the second half of 2018.
The median sales tax in Lakewood for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,511, approximately 2.4% of the median home sale price for the second half of 2019.
The following table compares Lakewood to other Cuyahoga County cities with similar median sales prices in the second half of 2019:
| City | July - Dec. 2019 Home Sales | July - Dec. 2018 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | July - Dec. 2019 Median Sales Price | July - Dec. 2018 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadview Heights | 144 | 167 | -13.8% | $214,950 | $235,000 | -8.5% |
| Valley View | 10 | 7 | 42.9% | $201,500 | $210,000 | -4% |
| Olmsted Township | 75 | 75 | 0% | $201,000 | $215,000 | -6.5% |
| Walton Hills | 18 | 37 | -51.4% | $197,500 | $193,100 | 2.3% |
| Seven Hills | 114 | 108 | 5.6% | $187,250 | $180,000 | 4% |
| Lakewood | 459 | 533 | -13.9% | $185,000 | $162,000 | 14.2% |
| Fairview Park | 148 | 175 | -15.4% | $182,000 | $165,000 | 10.3% |
| Woodmere | 3 | 1 | 200% | $180,000 | $122,500 | 46.9% |
| Shaker Heights | 282 | 308 | -8.4% | $179,500 | $172,950 | 3.8% |
| North Royalton | 211 | 242 | -12.8% | $175,000 | $188,000 | -6.9% |
| North Olmsted | 268 | 307 | -12.7% | $162,000 | $160,000 | 1.3% |
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