DSCR Loans in Willoughby Hills, Ohio
Here's the local picture for a DSCR-financed rental in Willoughby Hills, Lake County, Ohio.
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Willoughby Hills at a glance
- County
- Lake County
- Population
- 10,019 (2020 Census)
- Type
- City
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Home values and rent in Willoughby Hills
Countywide, Lake County's median home value is $214,100 (ACS 2020-2024 5yr) — a Willoughby Hills-specific figure isn't independently published, so this reflects the whole county, not Willoughby Hills alone. Countywide, Lake County's median gross rent is $1,113/mo (ACS 2020-2024 5yr) — again, a county figure standing in for a Willoughby Hills number we don't have.
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The county tax-drag math applies here
Willoughby Hills sits in Lake County, where the effective property tax rate is 1.50% — above Ohio's 1.36% statewide average. The full worked PITIA and DSCR example, built on a property at the county's median value, is on the Lake County page — here's the tax line specifically for a property at Willoughby Hills's own numbers:
- Property value used
- $214,100 (countywide)
- Lake County effective tax rate
- 1.50%
- Estimated monthly property tax
- $268
That estimate uses an observed Ohio DSCR average of 7.20% (Q2 2026)¹ elsewhere in the full county example — this is a market observation, not an offer; your rate depends on your DSCR, credit, LTV and loan purpose, and is set by the lender, not by us.
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Near Willoughby Hills
Nearby Lake County cities and villages worth running the same math on — Willoughby Hills's tax rate applies to all of them:
- Mentor → — 47,450
- Willoughby → — 23,959
- Painesville → — 20,312
- Eastlake → — 17,670
- Willowick → — 14,204
- Wickliffe → — 12,652
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Get your Willoughby Hills DSCR quote
Median figures are a starting point, not a quote. See what lenders offer on a specific Willoughby Hills rental.
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Sources for this page
- Wikipedia, "List of municipalities in Ohio" (population, 2020 Census) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Ohio
- CostByCounty, "Cost of Living in Ohio by County" (Lake County median home value, county-fallback) — https://costbycounty.com/ohio
- Private Lender Link (Ohio DSCR rate average, Q2 2026) — https://privatelenderlink.com/region/usa/ohio/residential-long-term-rental-ohio-usa/
Last updated 2026-08-25. Figures are refreshed periodically from the sources above, each with its own as-of date.