Ohio closing cost guide

Cost to sell a house in Ohio.

OH conveyance fee is $1/$1,000 state + up to $3/$1,000 county.

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Reference breakdown

On a $300,000 Ohio home sold the traditional way.

Agent commission (5.5%)$16,500

State + local transfer tax (0.1%)$300

Owner's title insurance (0.4%)$1,200

Recording / settlement / attorney fees$750

Pre-listing repairs (1%)$3,000

Staging + photography$1,200

Total costs$22,950

Net to seller$277,050

On a HomeInvestor cash sale in Ohio, the buyer typically pays all closing costs and there's no agent commission — so the discount from retail is your only "fee." Many sellers net more after the math, especially when repair budgets are factored in.

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Cincinnati

Pop. 795,722

Columbus

Pop. 789,057

Cleveland

Pop. 762,602

Dayton

Pop. 480,578

Toledo

Pop. 314,212

Akron

Pop. 271,099

Youngstown

Pop. 162,580

Canton

Pop. 147,907

Hamilton

Pop. 134,065

Springfield

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Mansfield

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Westerville

Pop. 86,678

Lima

Pop. 86,219

Middletown

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Warren

Pop. 75,779

Dublin

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Lorain

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Massillon

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Elyria

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Medina

Pop. 62,303

Mentor

Pop. 60,780

Newark

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Lancaster

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Grove City

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Hilliard

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Chillicothe

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Painesville

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Zanesville

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Findlay

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Marion

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Reynoldsburg

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Loveland

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Lakewood

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Mason

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West Chester

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Delaware

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Cuyahoga Falls

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Kent

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Strongsville

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Fairfield

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Brunswick

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Wooster

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Euclid

Pop. 41,925

Barberton

Pop. 41,346

Sandusky

Pop. 41,126

Fairborn

Pop. 40,356

Powell

Pop. 40,008

Pickerington

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