Cleveland-Elyria, OH investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Cleveland-Elyria, OH metropolitan area recorded 3,497 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 19,839 sales (18% of sales) across 622,163 single-family homes in 5 county-equivalents — 0.6 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 4% year over year (3,349 prior). Ranked #165 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Cuyahoga County at 0.8 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Cleveland-Elyria, OHmetro area · Ohio

🔥 #165 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

3,497

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.6

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+4%

3,349 → 3,497 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

18%

3,497 of 19,839 recorded sales

Turnover

3.2%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

622,163

Where inside Cleveland-Elyria? County by county

Same counting rules at every level. Open a county to see its hottest ZIPs — that's the level you'd actually market at.

Cuyahoga County2,887 investor purchases · 0.8 per 100 homes · 24% of sales · 356,880 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
1	44105	Cuyahoga County	269	3.0	60%	4.9%
2	44127	Cuyahoga County	26	2.7	79%	3.4%
3	44110	Cuyahoga County	89	2.7	67%	4.0%
4	44108	Cuyahoga County	126	2.7	62%	4.3%
6	44104	Cuyahoga County	54	2.4	59%	4.0%
7	44128	Cuyahoga County	212	2.4	55%	4.3%
9	44120	Cuyahoga County	143	2.2	47%	4.7%
14	44137	Cuyahoga County	166	1.8	47%	3.8%
16	44125	Cuyahoga County	178	1.8	41%	4.3%
24	44132	Cuyahoga County	66	1.6	40%	3.9%

Lorain County315 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 100,723 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
57	44052	Lorain County	97	1.1	31%	3.4%
76	44055	Lorain County	48	0.8	30%	2.6%
209	44035	Lorain County	61	0.3	10%	3.1%
246	44012	Lorain County	22	0.3	9%	2.8%
289	44039	Lorain County	18	0.1	4%	3.3%

Lake County156 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 7% of sales · 75,984 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
233	44092	Lake County	16	0.3	8%	3.3%
257	44094	Lake County	25	0.2	9%	2.7%
260	44060	Lake County	46	0.2	8%	2.8%
262	44095	Lake County	28	0.2	8%	2.9%
275	44077	Lake County	33	0.2	7%	2.7%

Geauga County56 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 6% of sales · 28,685 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Geauga County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

Medina County83 investor purchases · 0.1 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 59,891 homes2 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
230	44281	Medina County	29	0.3	10%	2.8%
285	44256	Medina County	34	0.2	6%	2.9%

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