Rents are 4% below what Massillon'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 $1,085 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 Massillon usually run 1.7% below trend in February and 0.9% above it in May, about $28 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Massillon is 0.4% below its high of $1,089 in July 2026, at $1,085 as of September 2026.
Rent in Massillon changed +5.2% 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 ($56,446) is $1,411 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,270).
Alliance, 21 miles away, rents for 20% less ($869/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Massillon. 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
Massillon, OH is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income below the national average, 17.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Massillon, OH has changed in 5 years
Rent in Massillon, OH has climbed 29.3% since 2022, going from about $839 per month to roughly $1,085 today. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $49,426 in 2021 to $56,446 more recently. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 15.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 34.8% of households rent today, against 37.5% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Massillon, OH market of 2022.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Massillon is $1,085/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $660/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $960/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $740/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,210/mo.
At 23% of local median household income ($56,446/yr), Massillon ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 5.2% over the past year.
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At $1,085/mo, rent takes ~23% of Massillon's median household income ($56,446/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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