Garfield Heights Real Estate in 2025: 3 Transactions in a Consistent South Cuyahoga Market

Garfield Heights Real Estate in 2025: 3 Transactions in a Consistent South Cuyahoga Market

Garfield Heights is one of South Cuyahoga's most predictable markets, a community that delivers consistent value to buyers and investors without dramatic swings in either direction. The Mike Team closed 3 transactions here this year: two sales and one lease, across two different property types. Together, they reflect a market doing exactly what it's always done.

A Bungalow With More Than Meets the Eye

The standout Garfield Heights sale was a 4-bedroom bungalow on Park Heights Avenue: 1,468 sq ft on the main floor, plus 2 additional finished rooms in the basement with a modern bath. That basement finish is meaningful: it takes what reads as a modest bungalow and adds two rooms of genuine functionality, whether for a home office, guest suite, or recreation space. Closed at $127,000 after 83 days. We held the listing.

A Cape Cod in 10 Days

A 3-bedroom, 1.5-bath Cape Cod on E 115th Street sold in 10 days at $142,000 — two main-floor bedrooms, additional upstairs space, and easy I-480 access. Garfield Heights Cape Cods in move-in condition at this price point attract both owner-occupants and investors, which explains the pace.

The Rental

A fully rehabbed 3-bedroom, 2-bath home on Henry Street — rehabbed in 2020 — leased at $1,395/month. The rental attracted tenants looking for a well-maintained home in a stable south suburban neighborhood at a price that competes favorably with Parma and Maple Heights alternatives. Leased via The Mike Team.

The Garfield Heights Proposition

Garfield Heights sits in a geographic sweet spot: south of Cleveland's city limits, bordered by Maple Heights and Newburgh Heights, with direct I-480 access and proximity to the city's south side employment and commercial corridors. The school district is functional, the housing stock is solid, and the prices are accessible.

For investors, Garfield Heights single-families in the $100,000–$145,000 range with updated mechanicals generate reliable returns without the renovation intensity required at Cleveland's lower price points. For owner-occupants, it's one of the few Cuyahoga County communities where a family can buy a properly-sized home for under $150,000.

Buying, selling, or renting in Garfield Heights? We work in South Cuyahoga. www.21mike.com | +1 (216) 373-7727.

— The Mike Team at LPT Realty  |  www.21mike.com  |  +1 (216) 373-7727