South Lorain

Situated along the southern edge of Lorain in Lorain County, Ohio, this community of 19,870 residents has a housing stock of 9,258 units, with just over half (53.2%) owner-occupied. Renters pay a median gross rent of $848 per month. The neighborhood's economic profile reflects a median household income of $36,603. The workforce here is largely commuter-dependent, with residents averaging 23.2 minutes to reach their jobs and only 0.6% working from home, one of the lower remote-work rates in the broader region. That heavy reliance on in-person employment points to an economy rooted in trades, manufacturing, and service industries typical of northern Ohio's industrial corridor. The mix of owned and rented homes, combined with a housing stock that reflects decades of development along the lakeshore industrial belt, gives South Lorain a character shaped more by working-class continuity than by recent redevelopment trends.

Market description generated from current MLS and U.S. Census data.