Rents are 7% below what West Chester'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 $1,859 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
January. Asking rents in West Chester usually run 1.7% below trend in January and 1.7% above it in July, about $63 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in West Chester is 1.3% below its high of $1,883 in June 2026, at $1,859 as of September 2026.
Rent in West Chester changed +0.8% over the year to September 2026. Across the 93 Ohio cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.3%.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
Sharonville, 5 miles away, rents for 25% less ($1,387/mo), about $5,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for West Chester. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series.
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How West Chester, OH has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in West Chester, OH paid around $1,411 a month. That figure now sits near $1,859, up 31.8% from the 2021 baseline. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and West Chester, OH reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in West Chester is $1,859/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,200/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,750/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,350/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,320/mo.
At 31% of estimated US median household income ($72,000/yr), West Chester ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 0.8% over the past year.
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