Rents are 8% below what Dublin'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 $1,732 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
December. Asking rents in Dublin usually run 2.3% below trend in December and 2.3% above it in July, about $80 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in Dublin is 0.5% below its high of $1,741 in August 2026, at $1,732 as of September 2026.
Rent in Dublin changed +2.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 93 Ohio cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.3%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Dublin rose 32.5% while median household income rose 16.3% ($137,867 to $160,296). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Dublin is 37.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($160,296) is $4,007 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,450).
Columbus, 12 miles away, rents for 15% less ($1,471/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Dublin. 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
Dublin, OH is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 73.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dublin, OH has changed in 5 years
Rent in Dublin, OH has increased 30.6% since 2021, going from about $1,326 per month to roughly $1,732 today. Household income in the area moved from $145,828 to $160,296 across the same window, up 9.9% versus 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 20.7 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 48,613 to 49,294 between 2021 and 2024, a 1.4% change. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Dublin, OH look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Dublin rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Dublin is $1,732/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,400/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,825/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,505/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,200/mo.
At 13% of local median household income ($160,296/yr), Dublin ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.9% over the past year.
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