Ashtabula, OH Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months
What homes actually sell for in Ashtabula: a median closing price of $129,900 across 279 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread.
Ashtabula produces a steady stream of closings but little consensus: sales over the last 12 months span a range wide enough that the median is a midpoint between different markets, not a going rate. The distribution below matters more than the headline.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 12 months: 279
- •Median sold price, last 12 months: $129,900
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $97
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $70,180 and $168,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 279 closed sales in Ashtabula over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $129,900. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $70,180 and $168,000. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. 92% of the Ashtabula closings we track here are single-family houses, so these figures primarily reflect that segment, and the citywide $/sqft figure primarily reflects that segment as well. Across the 258 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $55 and $132 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Ashtabula, OH (September 2026)
The median home price in Ashtabula is $129,900, measured across the 279 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $70,180 and $168,000.
Where Ashtabula sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Ashtabula over the last 12 months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $70,180 and $168,000. Among the 106 Ohio markets with a published band, Ashtabula's middle-half spread ($70,180 to $168,000) ranks 91st from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median. Measured as the ratio of the upper to the lower quartile, its middle-half spread ranks in the 89th percentile of the 2,187 US markets in Resideline's national Market Watch set, on data as of September 4, 2026.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 34 days, across 165 Ashtabula closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 25 days, across 140 Ashtabula closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
The Ashtabula angle
The width of Ashtabula's band matters more than its midpoint. The distance from $70,180 to $168,000 runs wider than most markets we track, and a wide middle half means the tracked sales genuinely differ from each other rather than scattering around a common value. $129,900 is the center of that variety, not a description of it. The lower half of the band is the wider of the two: $70,180 to $129,900 is a longer stretch than $129,900 to $168,000. Below the midpoint the tracked sales are spread further apart, so quote a range there rather than a single figure. With 279 closings, the sample is solid enough to segment. Match property type and a living-area window, take the median of what remains, and compare it against $129,900 to see how far your subject's kind of property sits from the city's middle. In a dispersed market that distance is information, and collapsing it toward the citywide figure throws it away.
From market read to offer price
A spread this wide means the citywide number cannot price a specific address; the step that matters is the property-level read. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Ashtabula address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Ashtabula, OH
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 3902638
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 279
Median sold price: $129,900
Median sold $/sqft: $97 (258 qualifying)
Property mix: 92% houses
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Ashtabula over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the Ashtabula city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 19% of the 279 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $140,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Ashtabula?
The median sold price in Ashtabula over the last 12 months is $129,900, measured across 279 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Ashtabula last month?
Resideline tracked 15 closed sales in Ashtabula in August 2026, out of 279 closings tracked over the last 12 months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Ashtabula?
The middle half of Ashtabula sales over the last 12 months closed between $70,180 and $168,000, with a median of $129,900.
What is the typical price per square foot in Ashtabula?
Among qualifying Ashtabula closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $97, measured across 258 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
How do I decide which Ashtabula, OH sales belong in my comp set?
Match on structure before price. Ashtabula's band from $70,180 to $168,000 is wider than most markets we track, so a set assembled by price proximity alone can mix property that is not really comparable. Require the same property type, a living-area window around your subject and a similar condition tier, then look at what those sales closed at. The 279 closings tracked make a solid sample, so that requirement is affordable. Compare the subset's median with $129,900 to see how atypical your subject is.
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