Rents are 2% below what Grove City'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 $1,556 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 Grove City usually run 0.7% below trend in December and 1.1% above it in August, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Grove City is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in May 2021.
Rent in Grove City changed +5.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 93 Ohio cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.3%.
Rent has risen 9 months in a row, and rose in 11 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($93,161) is $2,329 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,920).
Lancaster, 29 miles away, rents for 21% less ($1,226/mo), about $4,000 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Grove City. 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
Grove City, OH is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 34.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Grove City, OH has changed in 5 years
Rent in Grove City, OH has increased 24.5% since 2022, going from about $1,250 per month to roughly $1,556 today. On the earnings side, the typical household in Grove City, OH now reports about $93,161, up from $82,224 in 2021. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 11.2 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 41,025 to 42,517 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.6% change. Educational attainment has shifted as well, with the share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher climbed from 32.4% to 34.4%. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and Grove City, OH reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Grove City is $1,556/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,090/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,430/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,180/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,720/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($93,161/yr), Grove City ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.5% over the past year.
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