Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMeasured against area pay, Westfield Township costs more to live in than 54% of U.S. towns
It ranks #651 of 993 in Ohio for affordability. Home prices around Westfield Township have risen about 47% over the past 5 years.
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 4.3 years of metro income, and 0% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,160a 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
- 4.3 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$71K, Cleveland-area income
- 16%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Westfield Township
What’s behind Westfield Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Westfield Township is more affordable than 46% of U.S. towns, #651 of 993 in Ohio. Home prices pull the grade down most; the share of households paying 30%+ for housing holds it up.
Home prices up 47% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Westfield Township rose 47% over the past 5 years, slower than across Ohio (53%). Prices were about flat last year. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Westfield Township home at roughly $345,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $345K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Westfield 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 4.3 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Westfield Township’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $72K short of a typical Westfield Township home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,160 a month here, $930 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Westfield Township’s typical property tax (0.98% 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 $1,160
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.
High tax bills, but a low tax rate
The median bill is $2,937 (Ohio: $2,822), because homes cost more. As a share of value it’s 0.98% 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 Westfield 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.
Westfield Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Westfield Township. Guilford Township and Lafayette Township and Harrisville Township and Canaan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Township | B− | — | $301K | 0.98% | $1,160 |
| Creston | A | $260K | $172K | 1.20% | $1,020 |
| Lafayette Township | C | — | $281K | 1.16% | $1,390 |
| Harrisville Township | C+ | — | $262K | 1.07% | $1,090 |
| Guilford Township | C+ | — | $362K | 0.92% | $1,190 |
| Canaan Township | B+ | — | $207K | 1.16% | $1,040 |
“—” 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 Westfield Township
Is Westfield Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Westfield Township costs more than 54% of U.S. towns: a B− for cost of living, #651 of 993 in Ohio. The typical home costs 4.3 years of the median household income of the Cleveland, OH metro area ($71K).
How much is rent in Westfield Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,160 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in.
What are property taxes in Westfield Township?
The median bill is $2,937 a year, 0.98% of the median home value (Ohio: $2,822, 1.31%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Westfield 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. 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.