Rent Affordability for An Accountant in Ohio
A typical accountant in Ohio earns about $85,333 a year, which supports approximately $2,133 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked Ohio city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.
As of May 2026. 128 of 138 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 10 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville, OH | $754/mo | 10.6% | very comfortable |
| Steubenville, OH | $765/mo | 10.8% | very comfortable |
| East Cleveland, OH | $771/mo | 10.8% | very comfortable |
| Alliance, OH | $847/mo | 11.9% | very comfortable |
| Mansfield, OH | $865/mo | 12.2% | very comfortable |
| Niles, OH | $876/mo | 12.3% | very comfortable |
| Ashland, OH | $933/mo | 13.1% | very comfortable |
| Sidney, OH | $951/mo | 13.4% | very comfortable |
| Warren, OH | $1,032/mo | 14.5% | very comfortable |
| Boardman, OH | $1,037/mo | 14.6% | very comfortable |
| Canton, OH | $1,054/mo | 14.8% | very comfortable |
| Bowling Green, OH | $1,049/mo | 14.8% | very comfortable |
| Cambridge, OH | $1,050/mo | 14.8% | very comfortable |
| Athens, OH | $1,069/mo | 15% | very comfortable |
| Lorain, OH | $1,075/mo | 15.1% | very comfortable |
| Youngstown, OH | $1,087/mo | 15.3% | very comfortable |
| Piqua, OH | $1,087/mo | 15.3% | very comfortable |
| Bedford Heights, OH | $1,086/mo | 15.3% | very comfortable |
| Massillon, OH | $1,093/mo | 15.4% | very comfortable |
| Reading, OH | $1,115/mo | 15.7% | very comfortable |
| Toledo, OH | $1,125/mo | 15.8% | very comfortable |
| Elyria, OH | $1,126/mo | 15.8% | very comfortable |
| Akron, OH | $1,130/mo | 15.9% | very comfortable |
| Shiloh, OH | $1,130/mo | 15.9% | very comfortable |
| Bedford, OH | $1,147/mo | 16.1% | very comfortable |
| Vandalia, OH | $1,168/mo | 16.4% | very comfortable |
| Lima, OH | $1,176/mo | 16.5% | very comfortable |
| Barberton, OH | $1,172/mo | 16.5% | very comfortable |
| Fairview Park, OH | $1,195/mo | 16.8% | very comfortable |
| Marion, OH | $1,205/mo | 16.9% | very comfortable |
| Dayton, OH | $1,207/mo | 17% | very comfortable |
| Newark, OH | $1,226/mo | 17.2% | very comfortable |
| Findlay, OH | $1,233/mo | 17.3% | very comfortable |
| Mount Healthy, OH | $1,231/mo | 17.3% | very comfortable |
| Lancaster, OH | $1,240/mo | 17.4% | very comfortable |
| West Carrollton, OH | $1,245/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Marietta, OH | $1,250/mo | 17.6% | very comfortable |
| Franklin, OH | $1,259/mo | 17.7% | very comfortable |
| Middletown, OH | $1,272/mo | 17.9% | very comfortable |
| Parma Heights, OH | $1,276/mo | 17.9% | very comfortable |
| Springfield, OH | $1,294/mo | 18.2% | very comfortable |
| Warrensville Heights, OH | $1,295/mo | 18.2% | very comfortable |
| Fairfield, OH | $1,304/mo | 18.3% | very comfortable |
| Whitehall, OH | $1,298/mo | 18.3% | very comfortable |
| Euclid, OH | $1,310/mo | 18.4% | very comfortable |
| Miamisburg, OH | $1,332/mo | 18.7% | very comfortable |
| Groesbeck, OH | $1,333/mo | 18.7% | very comfortable |
| Huber Heights, OH | $1,335/mo | 18.8% | very comfortable |
| Wooster, OH | $1,338/mo | 18.8% | very comfortable |
| Xenia, OH | $1,335/mo | 18.8% | very comfortable |
| Fairlawn, OH | $1,337/mo | 18.8% | very comfortable |
| Mount Vernon, OH | $1,342/mo | 18.9% | very comfortable |
| Mayfield Heights, OH | $1,355/mo | 19.1% | very comfortable |
| Kettering, OH | $1,366/mo | 19.2% | very comfortable |
| Austintown, OH | $1,375/mo | 19.3% | very comfortable |
| North Canton, OH | $1,373/mo | 19.3% | very comfortable |
| Silverton, OH | $1,390/mo | 19.5% | very comfortable |
| Kent, OH | $1,392/mo | 19.6% | very comfortable |
| Parma, OH | $1,402/mo | 19.7% | very comfortable |
| Garfield Heights, OH | $1,423/mo | 20% | affordable |
| Cleveland, OH | $1,430/mo | 20.1% | affordable |
| Columbus, OH | $1,456/mo | 20.5% | affordable |
| Oxford, OH | $1,455/mo | 20.5% | affordable |
| Lakewood, OH | $1,466/mo | 20.6% | affordable |
| Fairborn, OH | $1,462/mo | 20.6% | affordable |
| Cincinnati, OH | $1,475/mo | 20.7% | affordable |
| Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $1,484/mo | 20.9% | affordable |
| Willoughby, OH | $1,486/mo | 20.9% | affordable |
| Cleveland Heights, OH | $1,490/mo | 21% | affordable |
| Amelia, OH | $1,503/mo | 21.1% | affordable |
| Sunbury, OH | $1,501/mo | 21.1% | affordable |
| Troy, OH | $1,511/mo | 21.2% | affordable |
| Eastlake, OH | $1,511/mo | 21.2% | affordable |
| Norwood, OH | $1,526/mo | 21.5% | affordable |
| Marysville, OH | $1,533/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Orrville, OH | $1,536/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Maple Heights, OH | $1,541/mo | 21.7% | affordable |
| Lewis Center, OH | $1,542/mo | 21.7% | affordable |
| Forest Park, OH | $1,575/mo | 22.1% | affordable |
| Mentor, OH | $1,588/mo | 22.3% | affordable |
| Brookpark, OH | $1,600/mo | 22.5% | affordable |
| Tipp City, OH | $1,599/mo | 22.5% | affordable |
| Hilliard, OH | $1,607/mo | 22.6% | affordable |
| Milford, OH | $1,606/mo | 22.6% | affordable |
| Batavia, OH | $1,608/mo | 22.6% | affordable |
| Hamilton, OH | $1,617/mo | 22.7% | affordable |
| Woodlawn, OH | $1,614/mo | 22.7% | affordable |
| Gahanna, OH | $1,621/mo | 22.8% | affordable |
| Sharonville, OH | $1,628/mo | 22.9% | affordable |
| Grove City, OH | $1,646/mo | 23.1% | affordable |
| Westerville, OH | $1,645/mo | 23.1% | affordable |
| Springdale, OH | $1,661/mo | 23.4% | affordable |
| Sixteen Mile Stand, OH | $1,674/mo | 23.5% | affordable |
| Stow, OH | $1,679/mo | 23.6% | affordable |
| Centerville, OH | $1,677/mo | 23.6% | affordable |
| Beavercreek, OH | $1,683/mo | 23.7% | affordable |
| South Euclid, OH | $1,694/mo | 23.8% | affordable |
| Blacklick, OH | $1,698/mo | 23.9% | affordable |
| Shaker Heights, OH | $1,706/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Newtown, OH | $1,712/mo | 24.1% | affordable |
| Perrysburg, OH | $1,721/mo | 24.2% | affordable |
| Turpin Hills, OH | $1,718/mo | 24.2% | affordable |
| Delaware, OH | $1,729/mo | 24.3% | affordable |
| Reynoldsburg, OH | $1,726/mo | 24.3% | affordable |
| Louisville, OH | $1,725/mo | 24.3% | affordable |
| New Albany, OH | $1,735/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Uniontown, OH | $1,750/mo | 24.6% | affordable |
| Blacklick Estates, OH | $1,753/mo | 24.7% | affordable |
| North Olmsted, OH | $1,764/mo | 24.8% | affordable |
| Dillonvale, OH | $1,768/mo | 24.9% | affordable |
| Brunswick, OH | $1,775/mo | 25% | affordable |
| Loveland, OH | $1,804/mo | 25.4% | affordable |
| Dublin, OH | $1,813/mo | 25.5% | affordable |
| University Heights, OH | $1,812/mo | 25.5% | affordable |
| Wadsworth, OH | $1,829/mo | 25.7% | affordable |
| Westlake, OH | $1,853/mo | 26.1% | affordable |
| Blue Ash, OH | $1,891/mo | 26.6% | affordable |
| Medina, OH | $1,910/mo | 26.9% | affordable |
| West Chester, OH | $1,926/mo | 27.1% | affordable |
| Canal Winchester, OH | $1,965/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Upper Arlington, OH | $1,968/mo | 27.7% | affordable |
| Trenton, OH | $1,969/mo | 27.7% | affordable |
| Sylvania, OH | $1,989/mo | 28% | affordable |
| Avon Lake, OH | $2,032/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| Beachwood, OH | $2,034/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| South Lebanon, OH | $2,090/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Mason, OH | $2,097/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Avon, OH | $2,125/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Lebanon, OH | $2,135/mo | 30% | stretched |
| Galloway, OH | $2,196/mo | 30.9% | stretched |
| Sugarcreek, OH | $2,222/mo | 31.2% | stretched |
| Plain City, OH | $2,283/mo | 32.1% | stretched |
| Kenwood, OH | $2,342/mo | 32.9% | stretched |
| Powell, OH | $2,395/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Maineville, OH | $2,403/mo | 33.8% | stretched |
| Pataskala, OH | $2,413/mo | 33.9% | stretched |
| Pickerington, OH | $2,442/mo | 34.3% | stretched |
| Morrow, OH | $2,450/mo | 34.5% | stretched |