Carlos Avery House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMeasured against area pay, Pittsfield Township costs more to live in than 62% of U.S. towns
Home prices around Pittsfield Township have risen about 49% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Cleveland, OH metro area ($71K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Cleveland metro earn ($71K, Census 2020–24). Even so, the typical home costs 3.6 years of metro income, and 54% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,080a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 94prices across the Cleveland metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 79)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 3.6 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$71K, Cleveland-area income
- 18%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 26%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Pittsfield Township
What’s behind Pittsfield Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Pittsfield Township is more affordable than 38% of U.S. towns. The four inputs sit close together, so no single cost explains the grade.
Home prices up 49% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Pittsfield Township rose 49% over the past 5 years, slower than across Ohio (53%). Last year prices rose 3.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Pittsfield Township home at roughly $304,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $304K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Pittsfield Township, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 3.6 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Pittsfield Township’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $37K short of a typical Pittsfield Township home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080 a month here, $810 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Pittsfield Township’s typical property tax (1.16% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,080
Renters already here pay a median of $1,054.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Pittsfield Township in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.3 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Ohio (3.3). Over the past 10 years, Pittsfield Township has permitted 75 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Pittsfield Township's population fell by 8 even though 50 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Ohio: 1.3 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $543,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $588,000 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $819,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $819,000 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1 million |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $614,000 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $819,000 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $614,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $614,000 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2000 | 8 | 6 | 2 | $1.3 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
High tax bills, but a low tax rate
The median bill is $2,912 (Ohio: $2,822), because homes cost more. As a share of value it’s 1.16% a year, against 1.31% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Pittsfield Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Cleveland, OH metro area, or Ohio. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 94 | OH 93 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 94 | OH 94 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 96 | OH 96 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 99 | OH 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Pittsfield Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Pittsfield Township. LaGrange Township and New Russia Township and Camden Township and Wellington Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield Township | C+ | — | $252K | 1.16% | $1,080 |
| Oberlin | B− | $242K | $226K | 1.30% | $1,180 |
| LaGrange Township | C+ | — | $248K | 1.43% | $1,340 |
| New Russia Township | B | — | $239K | 1.24% | $1,180 |
| Wellington Township | B− | — | $223K | 1.26% | $1,010 |
| Camden Township | C− | — | $226K | 1.47% | $1,100 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Pittsfield Township
Is Pittsfield Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Pittsfield Township costs more than 62% of U.S. towns: a C+ for cost of living. The typical home costs 3.6 years of the median household income of the Cleveland, OH metro area ($71K).
How much is rent in Pittsfield Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,080 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,054 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Pittsfield Township?
The median bill is $2,912 a year, 1.16% of the median home value (Ohio: $2,822, 1.31%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Pittsfield Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.