Change in home values in Ohio’s ten largest cities, 2007-13 (not adjusted for inflation) Cities 2007 2013 Change, 2007-13 Akron $86,900 $83,000 -4.50% Canton $77,750 $75,500 -2.90% Cincinnati $132,000 $159,000 20. 5% Cleveland $91,000 $79,125 -13.10% Columbus $132,000 $144,000 9.10% Dayton Lorain $76,900 $93,600 $78,000 $82,500 1.40% -11.90% Parma $124,900 $99,000 -20.70% Toledo $92,500 $84,000 -9.20% Youngstown $48,000 $38,500 -19.80% Source: Policy Matters Ohio analysis of Ohio Department of Taxation Residential Sales Data at http://www.tax.ohio.gov/tax_analysis/tax_data_series/real_property/RESIDENTIAL_SALES_DATA.aspx Note: Not all sales are included in this data. Data excludes sales due to foreclosure, sales between family members, sales where only a portion of a parcel is part of the transaction, and other sales that are not deemed arm’s-length transactions by a willing seller. In addition, sales where the price of the transaction differs from the market value for tax purposes by more than 50 percent are also excluded.