Your next renovation is waiting for you! This solid spacious Akron colonial, has been well loved as a family home for generations, but is now ready for a new lease on life. Original woodwork, a great layout, including four bedrooms, and a bonus room off the primary bedroom will make this a wonderful home or buy and hold with some elbow grease! Furnace was replaced in December 2025 and is under warranty!
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Price cut: $10K (6/29)
$69,900
979 Mercer Ave, Akron, OH 44320
4beds
1,491sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1928
4,617 Square Feet Lot
$-- Zestimate®
$47/sqft
$-- HOA
What's special
Four bedroomsGreat layoutOriginal woodwork
- 30 days |
- 386 |
- 23 |
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Listing updated:
Listed by:
Jesse Allison 330-717-6850 jesseallison@howardhanna.com,
Howard Hanna
Source: MLS Now,MLS#: 5216145
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Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Full bathrooms: 2
Heating
- Forced Air
Cooling
- Central Air
Features
- Basement: Full
- Number of fireplaces: 1
Interior area
- Total structure area: 1,491
- Total interior livable area: 1,491 sqft
- Finished area above ground: 1,491
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Property
Parking
- Parking features: Driveway
Features
- Levels: Two
- Stories: 2
- Exterior features: Other
Lot
- Size: 4,617 Square Feet
- Dimensions: 40 x 115
Details
- Parcel number: 6745103
- Lease amount: $0
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Colonial
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Wood Siding
- Roof: Asphalt,Fiberglass
Condition
- Year built: 1928
Utilities & green energy
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
Community & HOA
Community
- Subdivision: Perk Park
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Akron
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $47/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $65,570
- Annual tax amount: $1,559
- Date on market: 6/4/2026
- Cumulative days on market: 31 days
- Listing agreement: Exclusive Right To Sell
Estimated market value
Not available
Estimated sales range
Not available
$1,549/mo
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6/29/2026 | Price change | $69,900-12.5%$47/sqft |
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| 6/16/2026 | Price change | $79,900-20%$54/sqft |
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| 6/4/2026 | Listed for sale | $99,900$67/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,559 +0.1% | $22,950 |
| 2024 | $1,557 +19.2% | $22,950 |
| 2023 | $1,306 +25.9% | $22,950 +65% |
| 2022 | $1,037 -0.1% | $13,910 |
| 2021 | $1,038 | $13,910 |
| 2020 | -- | $13,910 +4.9% |
| 2019 | $1,571 +57.2% | $13,265 0% |
| 2018 | $999 -2.8% | $13,270 |
| 2017 | $1,028 | $13,270 -1.4% |
| 2016 | $1,028 | $13,460 |
| 2015 | $1,028 +0.8% | $13,460 |
| 2014 | $1,020 -14.8% | $13,460 -14.5% |
| 2013 | $1,198 +0.9% | $15,750 |
| 2012 | $1,186 +22.5% | $15,750 |
| 2011 | $969 -5.2% | $15,750 -9.7% |
| 2010 | $1,022 | $17,438 |
| 2009 | -- | $17,438 |
| 2008 | $2,399 +28.5% | $17,438 -10% |
| 2007 | $1,867 -23.5% | $19,370 |
| 2006 | $2,440 +20.9% | $19,370 |
| 2005 | $2,018 | $19,370 +7.8% |
| 2004 | -- | $17,970 |
| 2003 | $1,356 +2.8% | $17,970 |
| 2002 | $1,318 -22.1% | $17,970 +19.1% |
| 2001 | $1,692 +132.5% | $15,085 |
| 2000 | $728 | $15,085 |
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Climate risks
Neighborhood: West Akron
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 5/10Crouse Community Learning CenterGrades: PK-5Distance: 0.2 mi
- 3/10Buchtel High SchoolGrades: 6-12Distance: 0.7 mi
Schools provided by the listing agent
- District: Akron CSD - 7701
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- Ohio
- Summit County
- Akron
- 44320
- West Akron
- 979 Mercer Ave






