Rents are 5% below what Westerville'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 $1,629 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 Westerville usually run 2.2% below trend in February and 1.8% above it in July, about $65 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in Westerville is 0.1% below its high of $1,631 in August 2026, at $1,629 as of September 2026.
Rent in Westerville changed +3.0% 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 Westerville rose 36.9% while median household income rose 16.7% ($93,717 to $109,404). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Westerville is 41% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 8 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($109,404) is $2,735 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($2,420).
Whitehall, 11 miles away, rents for 12% less ($1,434/mo), about $2,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Westerville. 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
Westerville, OH is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 57.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Westerville, OH has changed in 5 years
Rent in Westerville, OH has increased 36.7% since 2021, going from about $1,192 per month to roughly $1,629 today. Census figures show median household income at $109,404 today, compared with $96,279 five years earlier. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 23.1 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. About 27.5% of households rent today, against 23.2% in 2021. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Westerville is $1,629/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,375/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,805/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,490/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,175/mo.
At 18% of local median household income ($109,404/yr), Westerville ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.0% over the past year.
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