What’s waterfront property on the North Coast worth? Depends where you live.
We asked auditors in Lorain, Cuyahoga and Lake counties for a list of the appraised values of all the lakefront single-family homes within their borders. The result is a reflection of the price of lakefront living, from the historic estates in Lakewood to the new mansions in Avon Lake to the cottages in Lake County.
A few things to keep in mind: The three auditors’ offices conduct their reappraisals at different intervals. Lake County, for example, is just launching its 6-year re-evaluation; meaning values from Willowick to Madison Township may increase up to 15 percent in the coming months. Also, while Lake County keeps precise records on its lakefront homes, Lorain and Cuyahoga counties often note homes that are merely near the water as being lakefront in their records. By using maps, driving through the communities and consulting local officials, we tried to pare our lists down to actual lakefront properties before crunching the numbers, but there is some margin of error.
| Lorain | Median value: $107,130 Average value per square foot: $66 Most expensive home: $733,100 |
| Sheffield Lake | Median value: $231,345 Average value per square foot: $86 Most expensive home: $579,090 |
| Avon Lake | Median value: $362,180 Average value per square foot: $132 Most expensive home: $3,035,900 |
| Bay Village | Median value: $470,900 Average value per square foot: $187 Most expensive home: $2,350,000 |
| Rocky River | Median value: $946,400 Average value per square foot: $235 Most expensive home: $4,599,000 |
| Lakewood | Median value: $503,400 Average value per square foot: $171 Most expensive home: $1,850,000 |
| Cleveland | Median value: $335,400 Average value per square foot: $120 Most expensive home: $1,344,300 |
| Bratenahl | Median value: $537,350 Average value per square foot: $146 Most expensive home: $2,566,800 |
| Euclid | Median value: $234,700 Average value per square foot: $102 Most expensive home: $1,143,200 |
| Willowick | Median value: $161,460 Average value per square foot: $88 Most expensive home: $377,950 |
| Willoughby | Median value: $112,800 Average value per square foot: $82 Most expensive home: $494,100 |
| Eastlake | Median value: $203,115 Average value per square foot: $97 Most expensive home: $537,030 |
| Lakeline Village | Median value: $185,985 Average value per square foot: $102 Most expensive home: $362,410 |
| Timberlake Village | Median value: $206,935 Average value per square foot: $94 Most expensive home: $373,780 |
| Mentor-on-the-Lake | Median value: $147,230 Average value per square foot: $84 Most expensive home: $287,830 |
| Mentor | Median value: $179,000 Average value per square foot: $94 Most expensive home: $469,790 |
| Fairport Harbor Village | Median value: $100,820 Average value per square foot: $61 Most expensive home: $242,560 |
| Painesville Township | Median value: $20,045 Average value per square foot: $20 Most expensive home: $48,570 |
| Perry Township | Median value: $220,990 Average value per square foot: $107 Most expensive home: $544,230 |
| North Perry Village | Median value: $192,510 Average value per square foot: $89 Most expensive home: $573,690 |
| Madison Township | Median value: $175,790 Average value per square foot: $100 Most expensive home: $892,410 |
