Rents are 5% below what Hilliard's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,573 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
February. Asking rents in Hilliard usually run 2.1% below trend in February and 1.5% above it in August, about $57 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Hilliard is 0.4% below its high of $1,579 in August 2026, at $1,573 as of September 2026.
Rent in Hilliard changed +1.5% 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 ($128,189) is $3,205 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,230).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Hilliard. 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
Hilliard, OH is majority owner-occupied, has a large share of families with children, has a median income above the national average, 60.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Hilliard, OH has changed in 5 years
Since 2021, the typical rent in Hilliard, OH has climbed from $1,226 to $1,573, a 28.3% change over five years. Median household income rose from $106,269 to $128,189 between 2021 and 2024, a 20.6% shift. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 7.0% since 2021, moving from about 35,530 residents to roughly 38,033. Renters now make up 31.3% of households, compared with 28.7% five years ago. Taken together, the five-year picture in Hilliard, OH reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Hilliard is $1,573/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,270/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,660/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,370/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,000/mo.
At 15% of local median household income ($128,189/yr), Hilliard ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.5% over the past year.
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