In October 2017, there were 81 homes sold, with a median sale price of $148,000 - a 2.8% increase over the $144,000 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were 81 homes sold in Lakewood in October 2016, as well.
The median sales tax in Lakewood for the most recent year with available data, 2016, was $4,511, approximately 3% of the median home sale price for October 2017.
The following table compares Lakewood to other Cuyahoga County cities with similar median sales prices in October 2017:
| City | Oct. 2017 Home Sales | Oct. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Oct. 2017 Median Sales Price | Oct. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaker Heights | 44 | 33 | 33.3% | $161,240 | $142,500 | 13.2% |
| Fairview Park | 31 | 27 | 14.8% | $158,500 | $158,800 | -0.2% |
| Chagrin Falls | 9 | 10 | -10% | $157,000 | $242,500 | -35.3% |
| North Royalton | 38 | 38 | 0% | $156,250 | $124,000 | 26% |
| Middleburg Heights | 25 | 23 | 8.7% | $150,000 | $135,900 | 10.4% |
| Lakewood | 81 | 81 | 0% | $148,000 | $144,000 | 2.8% |
| North Olmsted | 53 | 36 | 47.2% | $145,000 | $128,063.50 | 13.2% |
| Richmond Heights | 12 | 17 | -29.4% | $144,000 | $115,000 | 25.2% |
| Mayfield Heights | 27 | 23 | 17.4% | $137,000 | $123,500 | 10.9% |
| Olmsted Falls | 17 | 24 | -29.2% | $135,000 | $115,000 | 17.4% |
| Berea | 26 | 26 | 0% | $127,500 | $121,000 | 5.4% |
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