YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Sales of houses in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in February were down from a year earlier, though average sale prices in each of the three counties rose.   

MLS Now, a multiple listing service collecting sales data for the northeastern Ohio region, reported 146 houses were sold in Mahoning County last month, compared with 159 in February 2024, an 8.2% drop. Sales of houses in Trumbull County in February totaled 114 units, an 8.2% decrease from 159 units a year earlier.

In Columbiana County, 46 houses were sold last month, a 20.7% drop from 58 houses a year earlier.

Sales in all three counties were up from January, when 139 houses were sold in Mahoning County, 110 in Trumbull County and 39 in Columbiana County.

The average selling price in each of the three counties was up in February from a year earlier.

In Trumbull County, the average selling price was $196,095 in February, up 21% from $162,091 a year earlier and up from $174,058 in January. Mahoning County’s average sale price was slightly below Trumbull’s, at 193,858, up 2.8% from $188,532 a year earlier and just below January’s $193,871 average.

Columbiana County’s average sale price in February was $186,700, up 17.2% from $159,265 a year earlier and up from $186,539 in January.

Total dollar volume rose in Trumbull County last month from a year earlier, while it declined in Mahoning and Columbiana counties.

In Trumbull County, sales totaled $22.4 million last month, up 13.1% from $19.8 million in February 2024, though down from $26.5 million in January.

Mahoning County’s $28.3 million last month was down from just under $30 million the year before, a 5.6% decline, and also down from $35.1 million in January.

Columbiana’s dollar volume in February was $8.6 million, down 7% from $9.2 million a year earlier and down from $13.33 million in January. 

Across Ohio, home sales in February reached 8,007, a 6.8% decrease from the 8,588 homes sold a year ago. The average sale price across Ohio in February reached $284,191, a 6.4% increase from the $267,187 mark posted in February 2024.

“Despite a slowdown in home sales this February, Ohio’s housing market remains resilient, with steady price growth reflecting continued demand,” Ohio Realtors President Michelle Billings said in a news release. “While sales activity has softened compared to last year, the rise in average sales price underscores that homeownership remains a great investment in our state.”