The median home value in Lorain, OH is $158,944 as of 2026-06-30, up 4.05% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$158,944
Year-over-Year
+4.05%
Population
65,374
Lorain ranks #188 of 212 Ohio cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 36.3% below the state's city median of $249,438. It sits in Lorain County, where the county-wide median is $266,313.
Lorain police recorded a violent crime rate of 581 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,551 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
The median home value in Lorain is $158,944. That's up 4.05% from a year earlier. That is about 36.3% below the typical county in Ohio.
Homes in Lorain are cheaper than Lorain County as a whole, where the median is $266,313 — a difference of about 40.3%.
Lorain police reported 581 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 65,374. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.