University Heights 44118

Cuyahoga County, OH · 14,360 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

67affordability /100

Buyer leverage is balanced; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
19.9%
affordable
Days on market
32
daily
Price cuts
21.9%
of active
Valuation
-73.2%
vs assessor
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65
/100
stable
warming · balanced · prices rising year-over-year.

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

36/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 50d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)25
Supply & Demand (20%)100
Buy vs Rent (15%)25
Cancellation Rate (10%)25
Days on Market (5%)60

Seller-favored market in 44118. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 19.9% of median income. Median days on market: 50. Renting is approximately 15% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 13.8).

Buyer Caution

Seller's market. Be prepared to pay near list price.

Competitive market similar to 2021-2022 — limited inventory driving prices above fundamentals.
WARMINGBALANCED

Market is warming with rising prices. Conditions are balanced between buyers and sellers.

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Median price
$250,461
▴ 1.6% YoY
Days on market
32
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,508
ZORI
Investor score
78/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
139
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-73.2%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$67,100
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
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fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+66.4%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
Cuyahoga+66.4%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap
Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft$100
Price-to-income3.3×

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How 44118 ranks in OH
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Affordability, supply & momentum

33SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply12.5 mo
Days on Market32d
Inv vs History+0.8%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %21.9%
Momentumwarming
LeverageBALANCED
Months of supply12.5
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,508
Price-to-rent13.8
Est. cap rate4.7%
Buy vs rentfavors buying

Livability

Walk score14
Transit score8
Bike score—

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Cuyahoga County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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