LOCAL BENCHMARK · SPARSE

Real Estate in Akron, OH.

Every business below was observed on Google Maps for "real estate agent" targeted at Akron. Review counts, ratings, and ranks are from the IMPIOUS benchmark snapshot (internal benchmark, Apr 2026).

MEDIAN REVIEWS — TOP 3

44

P25 — MIN TO COMPETE

43

AVG RATING — TOP 3

4.17

DENSITY TIER

SPARSE

TOP-3 MEDIAN REFERRING DOMAINS

66

TOP-3 MEDIAN DFS RANK

104

AI MENTIONS — TOP 3 CITED

0 / 3

AI PLATFORMS

none

# BUSINESS REVIEWS RATING REF. DOMAINS AI CITED
1 Aaron Peterson, SOGO Homes Real Estate 53 4.9 54
2 Snyder & Snyder Real Estate Inc 43 3.3 77
3 The Bowery 44 4.3 66
4 Justine DeVorss eXp Realty 17 5.0
5 DeWees Real Estate Group 1 5.0
6 We Buy Houses Sell My House Fast Akron 7 5.0
7 Erika Fritz, Realtor® 0 0.0
8 Adam Coleman Realtor, RE/MAX Edge 157 5.0
9 Paul M. Simon Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Simon & Salhany Realty 74 5.0
10 Summit Homes Ohio, LLC 26 5.0
11 Sell My House Fast Ohio | As Is Cash Home Buyers Akron 0 0.0
12 Spencer Barlow -Real Estate Agent with CENTURY 21 Asa Cox Homes 44 5.0
13 1st Cavalry Homes 12 4.0
14 Challi Kieffer with RE/MAX Crossroads 47 5.0
15 eXp Realty, Bill Lowery, Ohio Real Estate Agent 87 4.9
16 Elite Sales Team 182 5.0
17 Twin Oaks Realty 30 3.5
18 Sanders Home Realty 13 4.7
19 Jody Rearick, Real Estate Broker 32 5.0
20 Mark Young - Ohio Real Estate Agent - eXp Realty 46 4.7

Market read

Akron's real estate market shows near-zero review velocity despite moderate engagement: top-3 agents hold 44 median reviews (internal benchmark, Apr 2026) with 4.17 average rating, yet post at 0/month. The 67% spam rate across leading profiles signals quality control gaps. Pack entry sits at 43 reviews, a single-review gap from top performers. Google Business Profile completeness averages 68/100 among leaders, indicating optimization room. Backlink authority remains modest—top-3 median DFS rank 104 across 66 referring domains. AI visibility is absent; ChatGPT named zero of Google's top-3 when queried for best agents locally. The SPARSE density tier compounds visibility challenges. For p25 entrants targeting top-3 positioning, sustained review accumulation and GBP optimization offer direct paths forward, given the market's low velocity and incomplete digital presence among leaders.

See "The Review Gap Is Smaller Than Everyone Thinks" for the cross-city pattern and "What the Top-3 Actually Have on Their Backlink Profile" for the backlink + AI-citation breakdown.