Rents are right about where Youngstown's 10-year trend predicts.
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 $1,075 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
Rent in Youngstown is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2023.
Rent in Youngstown changed +9.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 93 Ohio cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +4.3%.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($34,408) is $860 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($740); a 2-bedroom is $935.
Sharon, PA, 13 miles away, rents for 21% less ($844/mo), about $2,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Youngstown. 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
Youngstown, OH is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 15.5% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Youngstown, OH has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2023, rent in Youngstown, OH has climbed by $264 per month, settling near $1,075 after starting the period at $811. Median household income grew from $31,020 to $34,408 between 2021 and 2024, a 10.9% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 21.7 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 61,274 to 59,331 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.2% change. Taken together, the five-year picture in Youngstown, 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 Youngstown is $1,075/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $695/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $935/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $740/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,225/mo.
At 37% of local median household income ($34,408/yr), Youngstown ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 9.9% over the past year.
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At $1,075/mo, rent takes ~37% of Youngstown's median household income ($34,408/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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