Ohio Cost of Living
Housing costs and affordability data for 88 counties.
Average Monthly Rent
$904/mo
Average Home Value
$196,325
Average Owner Cost
$974/mo
County cost atlas
Ohio housing costs by county
Compare rent, entry-price context, owner costs, and cost score in one state view. Pin a county, switch layers, then open the full county profile when a place needs closer review.
Counties
88
Avg rent
$904/mo
Owner cost
$974/mo
Avg score
46.7
Higher means lower cost pressure
Atlas layers use U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates. Rent, owner cost, and home value are county medians. Cost score rewards lower rent and lower owner costs, but affordability still depends on income, household size, commute, debt, and personal finances. Use this as decision context, not personalized financial advice.
State Cost Summary
Use these state averages as a starting point, then scan the atlas and rankings for the county-level spread behind them.
Housing Costs in Ohio: An Overview
The unweighted mean of county median rents in Ohio is $904 per month, which is 36% below the national ACS median of $1,413. This gives every county equal weight and is not an official statewide median.
Within Ohio, housing costs vary significantly by county. Delaware County has the highest median rent in this dataset at $1,492 per month and a median home value of $445,500. Monroe County has the lowest reported median rent at $672 per month and a median home value of $142,700.
The unweighted mean of county median home values in Ohio is $196,325, 41% lower than the national ACS median of $332,700. The unweighted mean of county median household incomes is $69,789; neither figure is a household-weighted statewide estimate.
Before comparing places in Ohio, start with the county-level pattern. Costs can swing dramatically between rural and urban counties. Use the atlas, rankings, and county links below to compare rent, home values, owner costs, and rent burden before opening a specific county profile.
Distribution
Rent Distribution in Ohio
How median rents are spread across 88 counties
Highest Median Rent Counties
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All Ohio Counties
Sorted by median rent, highest first. A higher cost score means lower rent and owner cost pressure within the national scoring model.
| County | Median Rent | Home Value | Owner Cost | Cost Score | Rent/Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware County | $1,000–$1,500$1,492/mo | $445,500 | $2,027/mo | 5.6 | 26.0% |
| Warren County | $1,000–$1,500$1,361/mo | $349,400 | $1,572/mo | 9.9 | 26.9% |
| Franklin County | $1,000–$1,500$1,302/mo | $288,400 | $1,464/mo | 12.2 | 28.6% |
| Union County | $1,000–$1,500$1,247/mo | $344,900 | $1,651/mo | 11.4 | 24.1% |
| Fairfield County | $1,000–$1,500$1,172/mo | $298,800 | $1,362/mo | 16.2 | 29.2% |
| Medina County | $1,000–$1,500$1,143/mo | $287,000 | $1,328/mo | 17.8 | 27.5% |
| Butler County | $1,000–$1,500$1,135/mo | $258,500 | $1,268/mo | 18.9 | 29.2% |
| Greene County | $1,000–$1,500$1,135/mo | $252,200 | $1,240/mo | 19.5 | 26.2% |
| Lake County | $1,000–$1,500$1,113/mo | $214,100 | $1,158/mo | 22.0 | 28.0% |
| Clermont County | $1,000–$1,500$1,107/mo | $266,200 | $1,292/mo | 19.6 | 26.6% |
| Geauga County | $1,000–$1,500$1,083/mo | $331,100 | $1,447/mo | 17.9 | 26.6% |
| Licking County | $1,000–$1,500$1,078/mo | $275,200 | $1,301/mo | 20.4 | 26.7% |
| Hamilton County | $1,000–$1,500$1,075/mo | $241,900 | $1,333/mo | 19.9 | 29.4% |
| Portage County | $1,000–$1,500$1,064/mo | $227,000 | $1,158/mo | 23.9 | 33.0% |
| Cuyahoga County | $1,000–$1,500$1,060/mo | $195,400 | $1,175/mo | 23.7 | 29.3% |
| Montgomery County | $1,000–$1,500$1,026/mo | $180,900 | $1,086/mo | 28.1 | 28.7% |
| Summit County | $1,000–$1,500$1,026/mo | $208,700 | $1,125/mo | 26.8 | 29.2% |
| Pickaway County | $1,000–$1,500$1,020/mo | $256,800 | $1,235/mo | 24.1 | 27.6% |
| Hancock County | Under $1,000$979/mo | $204,700 | $1,029/mo | 32.8 | 25.8% |
| Wood County | Under $1,000$972/mo | $227,600 | $1,179/mo | 27.9 | 27.3% |
| Lorain County | Under $1,000$966/mo | $223,200 | $1,146/mo | 29.3 | 28.8% |
| Miami County | Under $1,000$966/mo | $229,100 | $1,064/mo | 32.1 | 27.2% |
| Knox County | Under $1,000$950/mo | $239,400 | $1,106/mo | 31.8 | 27.4% |
| Madison County | Under $1,000$943/mo | $250,100 | $1,272/mo | 27.7 | 27.5% |
| Athens County | Under $1,000$939/mo | $185,000 | $794/mo | 49.0 | 33.4% |
| Morrow County | Under $1,000$937/mo | $222,300 | $1,159/mo | 30.8 | 25.3% |
| Lucas County | Under $1,000$934/mo | $163,900 | $1,006/mo | 36.7 | 27.8% |
| Erie County | Under $1,000$933/mo | $199,700 | $970/mo | 38.5 | 25.6% |
| Ottawa County | Under $1,000$930/mo | $219,900 | $989/mo | 37.8 | 27.0% |
| Allen County | Under $1,000$922/mo | $165,300 | $872/mo | 45.2 | 26.5% |
| Shelby County | Under $1,000$922/mo | $208,100 | $957/mo | 40.0 | 24.5% |
| Clinton County | Under $1,000$910/mo | $211,900 | $1,020/mo | 38.0 | 24.2% |
| Stark County | Under $1,000$909/mo | $186,400 | $972/mo | 40.4 | 26.8% |
| Tuscarawas County | Under $1,000$908/mo | $185,400 | $863/mo | 47.0 | 27.8% |
| Pike County | Under $1,000$907/mo | $163,800 | $753/mo | 54.7 | 29.3% |
| Ross County | Under $1,000$906/mo | $171,500 | $875/mo | 46.3 | 28.7% |
| Champaign County | Under $1,000$905/mo | $204,000 | $960/mo | 41.3 | 23.4% |
| Ashland County | Under $1,000$888/mo | $186,800 | $876/mo | 47.7 | 24.6% |
| Wayne County | Under $1,000$881/mo | $222,100 | $993/mo | 41.8 | 23.8% |
| Clark County | Under $1,000$872/mo | $169,900 | $949/mo | 44.8 | 26.8% |
| Auglaize County | Under $1,000$868/mo | $189,800 | $899/mo | 48.0 | 23.1% |
| Guernsey County | Under $1,000$864/mo | $157,700 | $792/mo | 55.8 | 28.8% |
| Marion County | Under $1,000$864/mo | $156,800 | $924/mo | 46.9 | 29.2% |
| Carroll County | Under $1,000$863/mo | $183,100 | $935/mo | 46.4 | 24.4% |
| Fulton County | Under $1,000$863/mo | $191,000 | $1,021/mo | 42.3 | 21.6% |
| Seneca County | Under $1,000$856/mo | $154,700 | $807/mo | 55.5 | 27.3% |
| Putnam County | Under $1,000$855/mo | $201,100 | $914/mo | 48.4 | 22.0% |
| Washington County | Under $1,000$852/mo | $185,600 | $809/mo | 55.9 | 29.9% |
| Henry County | Under $1,000$849/mo | $168,600 | $936/mo | 48.0 | 20.2% |
| Huron County | Under $1,000$848/mo | $166,000 | $900/mo | 50.0 | 26.1% |
| Lawrence County | Under $1,000$848/mo | $144,000 | $756/mo | 60.2 | 27.6% |
| Defiance County | Under $1,000$846/mo | $163,200 | $873/mo | 52.5 | 25.3% |
| Logan County | Under $1,000$845/mo | $203,200 | $1,049/mo | 43.5 | 23.3% |
| Jefferson County | Under $1,000$835/mo | $127,800 | $729/mo | 63.9 | 27.6% |
| Muskingum County | Under $1,000$833/mo | $182,200 | $909/mo | 51.3 | 27.7% |
| Ashtabula County | Under $1,000$828/mo | $159,500 | $813/mo | 58.4 | 29.2% |
| Wyandot County | Under $1,000$827/mo | $163,400 | $874/mo | 54.5 | 20.7% |
| Richland County | Under $1,000$824/mo | $164,800 | $842/mo | 56.9 | 27.0% |
| Fayette County | Under $1,000$822/mo | $170,700 | $980/mo | 48.8 | 25.8% |
| Brown County | Under $1,000$817/mo | $196,200 | $959/mo | 50.4 | 28.8% |
| Holmes County | Under $1,000$816/mo | $267,700 | $940/mo | 51.5 | 25.5% |
| Gallia County | Under $1,000$813/mo | $155,600 | $682/mo | 69.6 | 26.5% |
| Paulding County | Under $1,000$812/mo | $140,800 | $773/mo | 63.0 | 26.1% |
| Hocking County | Under $1,000$808/mo | $186,400 | $990/mo | 50.0 | 30.7% |
| Mercer County | Under $1,000$804/mo | $210,600 | $911/mo | 54.3 | 24.8% |
| Trumbull County | Under $1,000$797/mo | $141,800 | $767/mo | 65.2 | 28.6% |
| Crawford County | Under $1,000$794/mo | $136,700 | $786/mo | 64.3 | 28.7% |
| Preble County | Under $1,000$794/mo | $180,900 | $929/mo | 54.6 | 23.6% |
| Belmont County | Under $1,000$793/mo | $154,900 | $781/mo | 64.8 | 29.0% |
| Hardin County | Under $1,000$793/mo | $151,200 | $801/mo | 63.3 | 23.4% |
| Mahoning County | Under $1,000$791/mo | $154,700 | $825/mo | 61.6 | 30.0% |
| Williams County | Under $1,000$791/mo | $150,000 | $801/mo | 63.4 | 27.6% |
| Harrison County | Under $1,000$785/mo | $121,500 | $701/mo | 71.7 | 27.1% |
| Sandusky County | Under $1,000$783/mo | $160,700 | $873/mo | 59.7 | 26.6% |
| Van Wert County | Under $1,000$782/mo | $152,000 | $749/mo | 68.5 | 22.7% |
| Highland County | Under $1,000$780/mo | $168,900 | $923/mo | 56.9 | 24.2% |
| Darke County | Under $1,000$779/mo | $173,200 | $838/mo | 62.6 | 24.8% |
| Perry County | Under $1,000$777/mo | $191,100 | $885/mo | 59.6 | 26.0% |
| Jackson County | Under $1,000$769/mo | $150,700 | $780/mo | 67.8 | 28.5% |
| Coshocton County | Under $1,000$765/mo | $155,500 | $724/mo | 72.5 | 29.1% |
| Columbiana County | Under $1,000$756/mo | $151,600 | $758/mo | 71.0 | 27.5% |
| Morgan County | Under $1,000$742/mo | $150,900 | $611/mo | 82.4 | 29.1% |
| Scioto County | Under $1,000$742/mo | $137,900 | $737/mo | 73.7 | 32.8% |
| Adams County | Under $1,000$732/mo | $164,200 | $752/mo | 73.6 | 33.6% |
| Vinton County | Under $1,000$728/mo | $150,000 | $714/mo | 76.7 | 25.9% |
| Meigs County | Under $1,000$722/mo | $119,300 | $641/mo | 82.4 | 29.2% |
| Noble County | Under $1,000$707/mo | $163,600 | $671/mo | 81.6 | 22.3% |
| Monroe County | Under $1,000$672/mo | $142,700 | $581/mo | 89.8 | 26.7% |
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