Independence 44131

Cuyahoga County, OH · 10,215 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

68affordability /100

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

Payment burden
19.7%
affordable
Days on market
6
daily
Price cuts
0.0%
of active
Valuation
-31.1%
vs assessor
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78
/100
stable
warming · seller advantage · 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

20/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Seller's Market
DOM: 43d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)0
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)40
Buy vs Rent (15%)50
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)40

Seller-favored market in 44131. Expect to pay at or near list price. Payment burden: 19.7% of median income. Median days on market: 43. Renting is approximately 62% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 19.4).

Buyer Caution

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

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

Market is warming with rising prices. Sellers are firmly in control. Prices up 3.6% YoY.

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Median price
$320,460
▴ 3.6% YoY
Days on market
6
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,375
ZORI
Investor score
59/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
25
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
-31.1%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$220,850
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$185
Price-to-income3.2×

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How 44131 ranks in OH
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Affordability, supply & momentum

75SUPPLY
Severe TightnessSupply Tightness

Very tight supply — well-priced homes attract multiple offers within days.

Months of Supply4.4 mo
Days on Market6d
Inv vs History-5.3%
Listing Density--
Market dynamics
Price cut %0.0%
Momentumwarming
LeverageSELLER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply4.4
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,375
Price-to-rent19.4
Est. cap rate3.3%
Buy vs rentneutral

Livability

Walk score1
Transit score1
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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