Housing in Westland

A typical Westland home is worth roughly $341,000

Home prices around Westland have risen about 52% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value

$341K

▲ 12.7% in a year · OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$980

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,298

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Westland?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Prices climbing fastUp 12.7% in a year.Pricier than OH37% above the Ohio typical home.A town of owners94% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 52% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Westland rose 52% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Ohio. Last year prices rose 13%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Westland home at roughly $341,000 today.

Westland areaOhio

+13%

past year

+52%

past 5 years

+82%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $341K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Westland, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 4.1 years of income

More than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$332,000

Typical Westland home $341K

That’s $10K short of a typical Westland home.

The typical home, each month

$2,020

Loan $1,690Tax $230Insurance $100

A two-bedroom rents for about $980 a month here, $1,040 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Adams$202K Union$205K Jackson$118K Rich Hill$322K Spencer$98K Cambridge$172K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Westland’s typical property tax (0.80% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

1 of Westland’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Westland’s homes were built before 1979.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 94%Rent 7%

Ohio: 67% own.

1979

typical home built · OH 1970

$2,298

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

0.80%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · OH 1.31%

Historic houses in Westland

Barnett-Criss HouseListed 1978

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $980

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780

1 bedroom$780

2 bedrooms$980

3 bedrooms$1,320

4 bedrooms$1,540

of households rent · OH 33%

renter households

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · OH 46%

14%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Guernsey County, OH): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Westland vs. its neighbors

Westland is the priciest of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Westland$341K Rich Hill$322K Union$205K Adams$202K Cambridge$172K Jackson$118K Spencer$98K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Westland	$341K*	+12.7%†	$980	$83,750
Adams	$202K*	+8.4%†	$970	$77,794
Union	$205K*	+19.1%†	$1,000	$71,329
Jackson	$118K*	—	$980	$51,487
Rich Hill	$322K*	—	$990	—
Spencer	$98K*	—	$970	$72,813
Cambridge	$172K	+3.7%	$970	$50,299

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.