44001
Amherst, Ohio.
Amherst, Lorain County, OH · Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro · population 21,448
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$820 (+125%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $13,686 +5%
- $267,099$280,785 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $67,604 +32%
- $213,181$280,785 since Sep 2021
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- 44001$1,474
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in zip 44001 rose 5.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
School districts in 44001, by share of its land: Firelands Local 51% · Amherst Exempted Village 36% · Oberlin City Schools 7% · Vermilion Local 3% · Elyria City Schools 2%. Which one a home is in is printed on its tax bill.
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Amherst, OH — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 44001
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 44001$280,785
- Cleveland$250,001
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 44053 | Lorain | 21,084 | $1,004 | $246,174 |
| 5.6 | 44074 | Oberlin | 11,745 | — | $274,128 |
| 5.7 | 44089 | Vermilion | 15,654 | $1,995 | $272,003 |
| 6.7 | 44035 | Elyria | 62,179 | $1,380 | $187,718 |
| 7.4 | 44049 | Kipton | 246 | — | $143,910 |
| 7.9 | 44052 | Lorain | 28,282 | $1,059 | $138,990 |
| 7.9 | 44055 | Lorain | 20,043 | $1,194 | $127,380 |
| 10.5 | 44889 | Wakeman | 7,500 | — | $279,107 |
| 10.6 | 44050 | Lagrange | 7,059 | — | $302,670 |
| 10.9 | 44054 | Sheffield Lake | 12,806 | — | $227,574 |
| 11.5 | 44814 | Berlin Heights | 2,369 | — | $273,510 |
| 12.5 | 44039 | North Ridgeville | 36,780 | $2,110 | $332,624 |
| 13.3 | 44044 | Grafton | 14,721 | — | $315,296 |
| 13.7 | 44011 | Avon | 25,317 | $2,334 | $479,159 |
| 14.0 | 44090 | Wellington | 10,670 | — | $289,373 |
| 14.4 | 44826 | Collins | 1,052 | — | $236,928 |
| 15.3 | 44012 | Avon Lake | 25,752 | $2,170 | $428,882 |
| 15.4 | 44839 | Huron | 12,447 | $1,650 | $310,607 |
| 17.1 | 44028 | Columbia Station | 9,671 | — | $404,457 |
| 17.5 | 44138 | Olmsted Falls | 23,162 | $1,966 | $300,993 |
| 17.9 | 44070 | North Olmsted | 31,924 | $1,847 | $273,175 |
| 18.1 | 44145 | Westlake | 34,104 | $1,878 | $421,528 |
| 18.1 | 44253 | Litchfield | 3,552 | — | $401,511 |
| 18.4 | 44846 | Milan | 3,489 | — | $290,626 |
| 18.8 | 44140 | Bay Village | 15,984 | $2,700 | $422,319 |
| 19.6 | 44851 | New London | 5,038 | — | $205,095 |
| 19.6 | 44280 | Valley City | 5,503 | — | $492,107 |
| 19.7 | 44857 | Norwalk | 23,288 | $1,448 | $215,166 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.