Medina County, Ohio

Hybrid184,625 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Hybrid

Redemption periodstate default

1 year from lien certificate sale (varies); forfeiture-to-deed track has no redemption once complete

Investor returnstate default

Lien: up to 18% per annum, county-set

Governing statutestate default

Ohio Revised Code Ch. 5721

Notes

Ohio Cleveland southwest suburbs. Medina County Sheriff holds foreclosure sales online via RealAuction (medina.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov) — typically scheduled Thursdays 9:00 a.m. framework for civil sales; advertised three consecutive weeks in Medina County Gazette. Opening bids often start at 2/3 of appraisal (exterior). Treasurer collects taxes (medinacountytax.com); tax-certificate path under ORC 5721 if used is secondary to sheriff foreclosure for retail deed investors. Stronger demographics than many NEO peers (Medina, Brunswick, Wadsworth).

Auction logistics

Format

Online (Sheriff RealAuction)

Frequency

Scheduled Thursdays online (confirm calendar; some weeks thin)

Platform

Medina County Sheriff RealAuction ↗

Deposit rules

Register on RealAuction; deposit scales with appraisal (common OH structure e.g. $2k / $5k / $10k bands — confirm current Sheriff Civil rules). Judgment creditors may remote-bid under statute. Balance due after confirmation per Sheriff timeline; cashier’s checks typical. AS IS exterior-only appraisal.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Sheriff foreclosure deed generally clears junior private liens; federal liens and some assessments can survive. Full title search before bidding.

Quiet title

Often used before resale/refinance after sheriff-sale purchase in Medina’s higher-value market.

Deal maths for Ohio

Assessment ratio: 0.35× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $150

R.C. 5715.01: taxable value is the percentage of true value the tax commissioner sets by rule, capped at 35%. The rule has been at the 35% ceiling for decades and applies uniformly statewide, with no classification by property type and no county overrides.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Medina County Treasurer ↗

330-725-9748

Clerk of court

Medina County Clerk of Courts ↗

Property appraiser

Medina County Auditor — Property Search / Sheriff Sales posts ↗

GIS / parcel map

Medina County Auditor parcel / map tools ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Brunswick / Brunswick Hills

Cleveland commute access and school-driven demand with deep SF liquidity

Medina city / Public Square edge

County-seat amenities and constrained historic-core inventory

Wadsworth / I-76 corridor

Employment and retail adjacency with steady owner-occupant absorption