Cost of Living in Meigs County, Ohio
At a Glance
Rent burden measured as median gross rent as a percentage of renter household income (Census ACS B25071)
These figures are county medians, not a personal budget. Use them to frame rent, ownership, and income tradeoffs, then account for household size, commute, financing, insurance, taxes, debt, and local availability before making a decision.
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Meigs County ranks #457 of 3,142 counties for affordability (top 15%)
Sourced county brief
Median Home Value in Meigs County Measured at 119,300 Dollars
Median home value is $119,300. This is $77,025 lower than the state unweighted county mean of $196,325. The median gross rent in the county is $722 per month, which is $182 below the state unweighted mean of $904. For renters, the official rentBurdenGrapiPct is 29.2%, which is 2.3 percentage points higher than the state unweighted county mean of 26.9%. Median selected monthly owner costs for all owner-occupied housing units are $641, compared to the state unweighted mean of $974. The median renter-household income in the county was reported at $30,901. The canonical rentToIncomePct is sourced from official ACS B25071 GRAPI data. See ACS table B25071 for the underlying estimate.
Source record
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25064 Median Gross Rent
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25071 GRAPI
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25077 Median Home Value
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25088 Selected Monthly Owner Costs
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates — B25119 Household Income by Tenure
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-brief-v1
Cost of Living Advisory: Meigs County
Affordability Verdict
ACS B25071 estimates median gross rent at 29.2% of renter household income in Meigs County, which is below the 30% affordability benchmark. This is a median percentage among renter-occupied units, not the share of households above a threshold.
Rent vs. Own
Median gross rent is $722 per month; median selected monthly owner costs are $641. These ACS medians describe different tenure groups and are not a personalized rent-versus-buy calculation.
Income Needed
Using the common 30% budgeting benchmark, $28,880 in annual gross income would allocate 30% to the county's median gross rent. This is a reproducible illustration, not evidence that a particular household can afford housing.
Regional Context
The Ohio unweighted mean of county median rents is $904 per month. Meigs County's $722 median is 20.1% below that comparison value.
Data version acs5-2020-2024 · Method cost-advisory-v2
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Rent Burden
18.5%
of gross income
Max Housing (28% Rule)
$1,094
per month
Owner Cost Burden
16.4%
of gross income
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Median home value is $119,300. Estimated monthly cost: $952 vs. your max of $1,094.
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