A renovated 1915 house at 169 Aurora St in Hudson sold for $1,207,180, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Akron, Ohio metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. The five leading sales RealtyWire tracked across the metro area that week combined for $5.38 million.
The week’s sales span Hudson, Akron and Kent, with the North Fork Estates and Lake Royale communities represented. Build years on the list run from 1915 to 2019, and the group takes in a century home renovated for modern use, a 1983 estate on 1.4 acres overlooking a stocked lake, a 2019 house with a private elevator and a Colonial in Firestone Trace.
No. 1 — $1,207,180 · 169 Aurora St, Hudson, Ohio
A 1915 house at 169 Aurora St in Hudson sold for $1,207,180 to lead the Akron metro area’s reported home sales for the week. The transaction closed on August 13, 2026. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom century home carries a historic-property plaque beside its front door, and listing materials state that it is on the National Register of Historic Places.
A renovation brought in modern conveniences while much of the early character stayed put. Original hardwood flooring runs through the foyer, living room and dining space, French doors open to a family room and sitting room fitted with built-ins, and the main-floor owner’s suite pairs a walk-in closet with a bath finished in wood flooring salvaged from a New Jersey barn.
The renovated kitchen centers on an expansive custom island topped in galvanized zinc, and a three-season porch beside it looks over the rear yard and gardens through a wall of windows. A stone walkway leads to a carriage house completed in 2019, with a three-car heated garage below and quarters above dressed in shiplap, soapstone and sliding barn doors.
Julie A Kodatsky of Howard Hanna was the listing agent. The house went under contract 10 days after the current listing date and closed $7,180 above its final asking price of $1,200,000, the No. 1 transaction in RealtyWire’s Akron Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $650,000 in 2018. Karyl Morrison of Howard Hanna represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $1,141,500 · 3611 N Fork Dr, Akron, Ohio
In the North Fork Estates community, a 1983 estate at 3611 N Fork Dr changed hands for $1,141,500, the second-highest reported price in the Akron metro area that week. Five bedrooms, six full bathrooms and three half baths sit within a reported 6,659 square feet on 1.4 acres, in a sale recorded August 10, 2026.
A kitchen built around Monogram appliances and a wet bar opens to the breakfast room and a great room, where a remodeled fireplace carries new stonework and a custom mantle. A formal dining room, sunroom, office and first-floor guest suite complete the main level, and a renovated primary suite anchors four bedrooms upstairs.
The walkout lower level adds a caterer’s kitchen, and outdoors an in-ground pool sits beside a cabana with dressing rooms and two full baths, with new landscaping, hardscaping and views over a stocked lake.
Alison M Baranek of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Stouffer Realty was the listing agent. The $1,141,500 closing placed her at the listing side of the No. 2 sale in RealtyWire’s weekly Akron Metro Area Top 5, and the estate closed $41,500 above its final asking price of $1,100,000. The property previously changed hands for $862,500 in 2023. Julie A Boyle of Howard Hanna represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,108,250 · 2043 E Swan Lake Cir, Kent, Ohio
A 2019 house at 2043 E Swan Lake Cir in the Lake Royale community in Kent sold for $1,108,250, third among the week’s reported Akron metro area sales. The sale closed on August 13, 2026, and the house holds four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a reported 4,644 square feet.
Soaring ceilings and expansive windows mark the open-concept plan, and the kitchen pairs stainless steel appliances and custom cabinetry with an oversized center island, stone countertops and a walk-in pantry before opening into the great room. The primary suite has a soaking tub, an oversized walk-in tile shower and a custom walk-in closet, jack-and-jill baths serve the secondary bedrooms, and a private elevator reaches every level.
Landscaped grounds hold an in-ground pool, a patio and a covered outdoor entertaining space, with an oversized mud room and smart-home technology inside.
Amanda Mercier of EXP Realty, LLC. was the listing agent. The house went under contract one day after the current listing date, and the closing ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Akron Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, with Mercier on the listing side. The property previously changed hands for $93,000 in 2019. Kristin Berthiaume of Keller Williams Chervenic Rlty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,020,000 · 1933 S Rock Crk, Akron, Ohio
A Colonial built in 2009 at 1933 S Rock Crk sits in the Firestone Trace community, in the Revere School District, where it sold for $1,020,000, the fourth-highest reported price of the week. The closing was recorded August 11, 2026. Six bedrooms, five full bathrooms and a half bath occupy a reported 5,936 square feet.
A double-door entry opens to a two-story foyer with hardwood floors and an open staircase, and the eat-in kitchen pairs cherry cabinets and double ovens with an island and a breakfast bar, opening to a deck and to a family room with a stone gas fireplace. The first-floor owner’s suite adds a walk-in closet and en-suite bath, and five more bedrooms and the laundry room sit upstairs.
The walkout lower level, laid out to work as a private apartment, holds a TV room with a second gas fireplace, a kitchenette and a game area, and the backyard adds an outdoor fireplace and a built-in grill. Listing materials record community amenities including a pool, tennis and pickleball courts, a clubhouse, a fishing pond and trails connecting to Bath Nature Preserve.
Tricia Saum of Keller Williams Chervenic Rlty was the listing agent. The sale closed $25,000 above its final asking price of $995,000 and ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Akron Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026, with Saum on the listing side. The property previously changed hands for $595,000 in 2009. Alison M Baranek of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Stouffer Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $899,000 · 4534 Lahm Dr, Akron, Ohio
A 1959 house at 4534 Lahm Dr in Akron rounds out the week’s list, changing hands for $899,000 on August 12, 2026. The record carries three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a reported 2,058 square feet. Detailed listing remarks were not available for the property.
John P Scaglione of Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realty was the listing agent. The house went under contract the same day the current listing went live and closed $24,000 above its final asking price of $875,000, taking the No. 5 position in RealtyWire’s Akron Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 16, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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