Rents are right about where Findlay's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,348 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
Rent in Findlay is 0.1% below its high of $1,350 in June 2026, at $1,348 as of September 2026.
Rent in Findlay changed +6.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 93 Ohio cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.3%.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($61,423) is $1,536 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 3-bedroom ($1,310); a 4-bedroom is $1,540.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Findlay. 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
Findlay, OH is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 30.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Findlay, OH has changed in 5 years
Since 2023, the typical rent in Findlay, OH has climbed from $1,103 to $1,348, a 22.2% change over five years. Census figures show median household income at $61,423 today, compared with $50,921 five years earlier. Renters now make up 40.1% of households, compared with 42.4% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 30.6% of adults here, versus 28.4% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Findlay is $1,348/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $690/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,010/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $770/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,310/mo.
At 26% of local median household income ($61,423/yr), Findlay ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 6.9% over the past year.
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