The calculator below is pre-filled with Cuyahoga County's own property tax rate and insurance average (expand "More options" to see or edit them) — not just Ohio's statewide figures.

Cuyahoga County at a glance

Effective property tax rate: 1.8% of home value / year
Median home price: $223,000
Homeowners insurance (avg/year): $1,596
Conforming loan limit (1-unit, 2026): $832,750

County data last updated 2026-08-28. FIPS 39035. Full source list on /methodology.

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Ohio at a glance

Median home price: $245,500
Typical closing costs: 2%–4% of price
Transfer tax: 0.1% of sale price, customarily paid by seller
Closing custom: escrow
Homestead exemption: Ohio's Homestead Exemption (ORC 323.152) exempts $25,000 of a home's true (market) value from property tax (applied via the county's assessment percentage, up to 35%, and effective tax rate) for owner-occupants who are age 65+, permanently and totally disabled, or the surviving spouse (age 59-65) of a person who previously qualified. Eligibility requires total household income at or below a threshold that is statutorily $30,000 but adjusted annually each September for GDP-deflator inflation and rounded to the nearest $100 — the actual current-year adjusted dollar threshold could not be confirmed on a live official page during this research pass; homeowners should confirm the current figure with their county auditor. Disabled veterans (and surviving spouses of public safety officers killed in the line of duty) receive a larger $50,000 exemption with no income limit. Requires an annual application with the county auditor.

First-time buyer / down payment assistance programs

OHFA Homebuyer Program (First-Time Homebuyer / FTHB Edge / Next Home)
Ohio Housing Finance Agency's 30-year fixed-rate FHA, VA, USDA-RD, or conventional first mortgage, available to first-time homebuyers statewide (first-time requirement waived for veterans and buyers purchasing in an OHFA-designated target area, or under the Next Home non-first-time-buyer variant); subject to county-specific income and purchase-price limits.
OHFA Down Payment Assistance
Forgivable down payment and closing cost assistance of 3% of the purchase price for conventional loans or 3.5% for government loans (FHA/VA/USDA); forgiven after 7 years of continued ownership/occupancy, fully repayable if the home is sold before then. Must be paired with an OHFA first mortgage.