Zip lookup · OH

44131
Independence, Ohio.

Independence, Cuyahoga County, OH · Cleveland-Elyria, OH metro · population 20,577

What it costs per month · 44131 $1,662/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$897 (+117%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $9,666 +3%
$306,914$316,580 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $70,277 +29%
$246,303$316,580 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.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 44131 $1,662 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 44131$1,662
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 14 years.

Typical home values in zip 44131 rose 3.1% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

School districts in 44131, by share of its land: Independence Local 58% · Parma City 31% · Cuyahoga Heights Local 11%. Which one a home is in is printed on its tax bill.

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Independence, OH — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $316,580 as of Sep 2026
+3.1%year on year

Typical home value — 44131

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 44131 $316,580 Cleveland $250,001 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 44131$316,580
  • Cleveland$250,001
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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2.5 44125 Cleveland 29,461 $1,422 $144,992
2.7 44134 Cleveland 37,774 $1,714 $209,316
4.3 44129 Cleveland 28,800 $1,115 $209,888
4.6 44147 Broadview Heights 19,771 $1,600 $371,859
4.8 44109 Cleveland 39,428 $1,128 $146,322
4.8 44105 Cleveland 32,115 $1,187 $73,706
5.0 44137 Maple Heights 23,285 $1,574 $135,404
5.9 44144 Cleveland 21,394 $1,311 $182,691
6.0 44141 Brecksville 13,892 $2,150 $442,160
6.1 44127 Cleveland 4,239 $1,150 $54,112
6.4 44146 Bedford 29,349 $1,043 $181,202
6.8 44133 North Royalton 31,018 $1,791 $335,390
6.9 44130 Cleveland 49,679 $1,194 $237,784
7.0 44128 Cleveland 27,122 $1,428 $103,818
7.0 44104 Cleveland 18,902 $1,118 $75,269
7.3 44113 Cleveland 20,250 $1,672 $309,124
7.3 44120 Cleveland 33,202 $1,116 $131,979
7.3 44067 Northfield 19,943 — $301,088
7.6 44115 Cleveland 10,011 $1,649 $165,516
7.7 44102 Cleveland 39,952 $1,356 $130,988
8.7 44111 Cleveland 42,021 $1,271 $160,828
8.8 44106 Cleveland 25,120 $1,413 $198,975
8.9 44142 Brook Park 18,284 $1,125 $214,996
9.1 44114 Cleveland 7,488 $1,629 $200,242
9.1 44103 Cleveland 13,941 $1,113 $75,114
9.2 44135 Cleveland 28,022 $1,432 $155,957
9.3 44056 Macedonia 12,152 $2,390 $344,803
9.4 44122 Beachwood 36,678 $2,088 $376,952
9.5 44136 Strongsville 24,946 $2,004 $356,084
9.6 44118 Cleveland 40,715 $1,503 $244,897

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.