Rents are 6% below what Mason'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 $2,118 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 Mason usually run 0.7% below trend in February and 0.5% above it in June, about $25 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Mason is 0.4% below its high of $2,127 in August 2026, at $2,118 as of September 2026.
Rent in Mason changed +1.0% 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 Mason rose 36.8% while median household income rose 24.7% ($100,594 to $125,401). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Mason is 43.2% 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 ($125,401) is $3,135 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,830).
Sixteen Mile Stand, 5 miles away, rents for 22% less ($1,654/mo), about $5,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Mason. 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
Mason, OH is majority owner-occupied, has a median income above the national average, 60.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Mason, OH has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Mason, OH has shifted from $1,542 to $2,118, up 37.4% since 2021. Median household income climbed from $110,833 to $125,401 between 2021 and 2024, a 13.1% shift. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show Mason, OH adding about 1,172 residents over the five-year window, up 3.4% on net. The renter share has eased from 21.9% to 19.9%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Taken together, the five-year picture in Mason, 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 Mason is $2,118/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,320/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,930/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,490/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,560/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($125,401/yr), Mason ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.9% over the past year.
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