YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The number of houses sold in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in March was up about 9% from a year earlier.
Cumulatively, 462 houses were sold in the three counties in March, compared with 423 in the same month a year ago, according to MLS Now, which collects sales data from the northeastern Ohio region.
That March total includes 212 houses sold in Mahoning County, compared with 223 in March 2023, a 4.9% decrease. In Trumbull County, 187 houses were sold in March, up 22.2% from 153 a year earlier. In Columbiana County, 63 units were sold in March, compared with 47 in March 2023, a 34% increase.
New listings increased 5.3% from a year earlier in Mahoning County, 13.5% in Trumbull County and 16.1% in Columbiana County.
The total volume of houses sold in March, when compared with the same period last year, was up in all three counties.
In Mahoning County, March sales totaled $41.8 million, up 10.6% from $37.8 million a year earlier. In Trumbull, total sales were up 31.4%, from $22.8 million last March to $29.9 million this year. In Columbiana County, dollar volume totaled $10.4 million, up 33.8% from $7.7 million a year earlier.
The average sale price in Mahoning in March was $197,525, up 16.3% from $169,853 a year ago. In Trumbull, it was $160,165, a 7.5% increase from $149,040 in March 2023. The average sales price in Columbiana County was $165,555, down 0.2% from $165,881 in March 2023.
Across Ohio, home sales in March reached 10,713, a 1.8% decrease from the 10,912 sales recorded in March 2023. The average sales price statewide reached $275,448, an 8.8% increase from $253,067 posted in March 2023.