Rents are 6% below what Delaware's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,622 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Delaware usually run 1.3% below trend in January and 1.4% above it in July, about $44 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Delaware is 0% below its high of $1,622 in July 2026, at $1,622 as of September 2026.
Rent in Delaware changed +1.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 93 Ohio cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.3%.
Rent rose in 9 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($99,786) is $2,495 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,890).
Marysville, 16 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,416/mo), about $2,500 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Delaware. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Delaware, OH is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 47.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Delaware, OH has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2022, rent in Delaware, OH has increased by $279 per month, settling near $1,622 after starting the period at $1,343. On the earnings side, the typical household in Delaware, OH now reports about $99,786, up from $78,900 in 2021. Income growth outran rent by about 5.7 percentage points, easing the affordability math somewhat compared with 2021. Headcount in the area went from 41,004 to 44,589 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.7% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 43.3% to 47.8%. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Delaware, OH reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Delaware is $1,622/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,080/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,410/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,160/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,700/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($99,786/yr), Delaware ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.9% over the past year.
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At $1,622/mo, rent takes ~20% of Delaware's median household income ($99,786/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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