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Willoughby, Lake County
Paper Trail has 10,429 parcels in Willoughby from the Lake County Auditor: owners, values, sales and taxes, as of October 22, 2026.
Property at a glance
Source: Lake County Auditor owner mailing addresses, 8,132 homes with a mailing address, October 22, 2026. A bill mailed to the home is the closest public sign that the owner lives there; it is not proof.
Mailing lists for Willoughby
Owners in Willoughby to mail, counted from the county's records today. The price is the whole list; you see the exact count and price again before you pay, and the file downloads when you pay.
No phone numbers or email addresses. Not for screening anyone for housing, a job, credit or insurance.
Home sales by month
239 home sales in Willoughby from October 2025 to September 2026, at a median price of $245,000.
| Month | Sales |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 13 |
| January 2026 | 19 |
| February 2026 | 17 |
| March 2026 | 16 |
| April 2026 | 37 |
| May 2026 | 25 |
| June 2026 | 26 |
| July 2026 | 30 |
| August 2026 | 18 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
Source: Lake County Auditor, sales it marks as real sales (not family transfers or estates), counted once per deed, by the month of the sale. Data as of October 22, 2026.
Property tax rates
Most homes in Willoughby (7,997 of 8,132) are in taxing district 270, Eastlake City-Willoughby E CSD. Its effective rate on homes is 60.41 mills, and the state estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,896.
| District | Name | Homes | Voted mills | Effective mills on homes | On a $100,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | Eastlake City-Willoughby E CSD | 7,997 | 91.57 | 60.41 | $1,896 |
A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value, and Ohio assesses a home at 35% of its appraised value. The effective rate is the voted rate after the state's reduction factors. The $100,000 figure is the state's own estimate for an owner-occupied home, after the owner-occupied credits.
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, 2025 aggregate property tax rates by taxing district (tax year 2025, paid in 2026), published March 25, 2026. District for each parcel: Lake County Auditor, October 22, 2026.
Schools
Public schools inside the city line
- Edison Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 3 stars
- Grant Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 2.5 stars
- Northern Career InstituteNo Ohio report card rating
- South High SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Willoughby Middle SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
Other schools in the Willoughby-Eastlake City district
- Eastlake Middle SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 3 stars
- North High SchoolOhio report card: 3 stars
- Royalview Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 3 stars
- School of InnovationOhio report card: 5 stars
- Willoughby-Eastlake Preschool
- Willowick Middle SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
Private schools
- Willoughby Montessori Day School
Schools and students: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, fall 2024 count, and Private School Universe Survey, 2023-24. Ratings: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, 2025-26 School Report Cards, the state's own overall star rating for each school. A school is listed here when its address sits inside the boundary.
Library
- Willoughby Branch LibraryOpen about 68 hours a week
The Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library (4 buildings) had 235,716 visits and lent 1,018,500 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 31,616 card holders.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024 (released June 2026). Figures are for the whole library system.
Crime reported to the FBI
Reported to the FBI by the Willoughby Police Department, 2025: 23 violent crimes and 186 property crimes, for about 24,294 people. That is 0.95 violent and 7.66 property crimes per 1,000 people.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 186 | 12 | 0.95 / 7.66 |
| 2024 | 26 | 226 | 12 | 1.07 / 9.32 |
| 2023 | 23 | 266 | 12 | 0.95 / 10.96 |
| 2022 | 24 | 231 | 12 | 1.01 / 9.68 |
| 2021 | 11 | 230 | 12 | 0.48 / 9.98 |
| 2020 | 13 | 358 | 12 | 0.56 / 15.53 |
Most common offenses in the Willoughby Police Department's 2025 incident reports: thefts 172, assault offenses 169, drug offenses 67.
Reporting varies from agency to agency and year to year, and these numbers are as reported to the FBI. A low count can mean an agency reported only part of the year; a year with no reports is left blank, never counted as zero. Violent crime means murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime means burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Paper Trail Ohio adds no score and does not compare places.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A and NIBRS files for data years 2020 to 2025 (files dated August 14, 2026), Crime Data Explorer.
Official offices
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Questions
How many parcels are in Willoughby?
10,429 parcels sit inside the Willoughby boundary on the Lake County Auditor's map, 8,132 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the median home sale price in Willoughby?
$245,000, from 239 home sales the Lake County Auditor marks as real sales, October 2025 to September 2026.
What is the property tax rate in Willoughby?
Most homes in Willoughby are in taxing district 270, Eastlake City-Willoughby E CSD, with an effective rate on homes of 60.41 mills. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,896.
Which public schools are in Willoughby?
Edison Elementary School, grades K to 5; Grant Elementary School, grades K to 5; Northern Career Institute, grades 11 to 12; South High School, grades 9 to 12; Willoughby Middle School, grades 6 to 8.
Is there a public library in Willoughby?
Yes: Willoughby Branch Library, 30 Public Square.
Who reports crime figures for Willoughby to the FBI?
The Willoughby Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.