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. 129 of 138 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 9 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville, OH | $754/mo | 10.6% | very comfortable |
| Alliance, OH | $790/mo | 11.1% | very comfortable |
| Steubenville, OH | $787/mo | 11.1% | very comfortable |
| East Cleveland, OH | $792/mo | 11.1% | very comfortable |
| Mansfield, OH | $859/mo | 12.1% | very comfortable |
| Niles, OH | $910/mo | 12.8% | very comfortable |
| Ashland, OH | $922/mo | 13% | very comfortable |
| Warren, OH | $980/mo | 13.8% | very comfortable |
| Marietta, OH | $998/mo | 14% | very comfortable |
| Boardman, OH | $1,013/mo | 14.2% | very comfortable |
| Bowling Green, OH | $1,041/mo | 14.6% | very comfortable |
| Cambridge, OH | $1,050/mo | 14.8% | very comfortable |
| Reading, OH | $1,060/mo | 14.9% | very comfortable |
| Youngstown, OH | $1,067/mo | 15% | very comfortable |
| Bedford Heights, OH | $1,065/mo | 15% | very comfortable |
| Piqua, OH | $1,087/mo | 15.3% | very comfortable |
| Elyria, OH | $1,101/mo | 15.5% | very comfortable |
| Shiloh, OH | $1,105/mo | 15.5% | very comfortable |
| Massillon, OH | $1,107/mo | 15.6% | very comfortable |
| Canton, OH | $1,118/mo | 15.7% | very comfortable |
| Lorain, OH | $1,119/mo | 15.7% | very comfortable |
| Akron, OH | $1,137/mo | 16% | very comfortable |
| Toledo, OH | $1,144/mo | 16.1% | very comfortable |
| Sidney, OH | $1,142/mo | 16.1% | very comfortable |
| Barberton, OH | $1,151/mo | 16.2% | very comfortable |
| Bedford, OH | $1,173/mo | 16.5% | very comfortable |
| Lima, OH | $1,182/mo | 16.6% | very comfortable |
| Parma Heights, OH | $1,177/mo | 16.6% | very comfortable |
| Vandalia, OH | $1,190/mo | 16.7% | very comfortable |
| Franklin, OH | $1,198/mo | 16.8% | very comfortable |
| Marion, OH | $1,205/mo | 16.9% | very comfortable |
| Euclid, OH | $1,230/mo | 17.3% | very comfortable |
| Lancaster, OH | $1,237/mo | 17.4% | very comfortable |
| Athens, OH | $1,236/mo | 17.4% | very comfortable |
| Dayton, OH | $1,245/mo | 17.5% | very comfortable |
| Austintown, OH | $1,250/mo | 17.6% | very comfortable |
| Mount Healthy, OH | $1,259/mo | 17.7% | very comfortable |
| Springfield, OH | $1,267/mo | 17.8% | very comfortable |
| West Carrollton, OH | $1,263/mo | 17.8% | very comfortable |
| Miamisburg, OH | $1,285/mo | 18.1% | very comfortable |
| Middletown, OH | $1,295/mo | 18.2% | very comfortable |
| Fairview Park, OH | $1,301/mo | 18.3% | very comfortable |
| Fairfield, OH | $1,306/mo | 18.4% | very comfortable |
| Huber Heights, OH | $1,309/mo | 18.4% | very comfortable |
| Mayfield Heights, OH | $1,319/mo | 18.5% | very comfortable |
| Whitehall, OH | $1,319/mo | 18.5% | very comfortable |
| Mount Vernon, OH | $1,321/mo | 18.6% | very comfortable |
| Kettering, OH | $1,328/mo | 18.7% | very comfortable |
| Groesbeck, OH | $1,333/mo | 18.7% | very comfortable |
| Fairlawn, OH | $1,337/mo | 18.8% | very comfortable |
| Findlay, OH | $1,345/mo | 18.9% | very comfortable |
| Newark, OH | $1,352/mo | 19% | very comfortable |
| Warrensville Heights, OH | $1,360/mo | 19.1% | very comfortable |
| Parma, OH | $1,373/mo | 19.3% | very comfortable |
| Silverton, OH | $1,390/mo | 19.5% | very comfortable |
| Wooster, OH | $1,396/mo | 19.6% | very comfortable |
| Norwood, OH | $1,392/mo | 19.6% | very comfortable |
| Xenia, OH | $1,413/mo | 19.9% | very comfortable |
| Cleveland, OH | $1,424/mo | 20% | affordable |
| Garfield Heights, OH | $1,425/mo | 20% | affordable |
| Columbus, OH | $1,446/mo | 20.3% | affordable |
| Cincinnati, OH | $1,445/mo | 20.3% | affordable |
| Cleveland Heights, OH | $1,446/mo | 20.3% | affordable |
| Lakewood, OH | $1,457/mo | 20.5% | affordable |
| Oxford, OH | $1,455/mo | 20.5% | affordable |
| Troy, OH | $1,468/mo | 20.6% | affordable |
| Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $1,469/mo | 20.7% | affordable |
| North Canton, OH | $1,481/mo | 20.8% | affordable |
| Willoughby, OH | $1,486/mo | 20.9% | affordable |
| Sharonville, OH | $1,488/mo | 20.9% | affordable |
| Sunbury, OH | $1,485/mo | 20.9% | affordable |
| Woodlawn, OH | $1,497/mo | 21.1% | affordable |
| Marysville, OH | $1,511/mo | 21.2% | affordable |
| Eastlake, OH | $1,511/mo | 21.2% | affordable |
| Fairborn, OH | $1,525/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Amelia, OH | $1,521/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Batavia, OH | $1,524/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Hamilton, OH | $1,535/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Kent, OH | $1,538/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Orrville, OH | $1,536/mo | 21.6% | affordable |
| Maple Heights, OH | $1,557/mo | 21.9% | affordable |
| Blacklick, OH | $1,584/mo | 22.3% | affordable |
| Forest Park, OH | $1,594/mo | 22.4% | affordable |
| Milford, OH | $1,592/mo | 22.4% | affordable |
| Brookpark, OH | $1,600/mo | 22.5% | affordable |
| Stow, OH | $1,606/mo | 22.6% | affordable |
| Blacklick Estates, OH | $1,613/mo | 22.7% | affordable |
| Sixteen Mile Stand, OH | $1,620/mo | 22.8% | affordable |
| Gahanna, OH | $1,625/mo | 22.9% | affordable |
| Hilliard, OH | $1,635/mo | 23% | affordable |
| Westerville, OH | $1,644/mo | 23.1% | affordable |
| Mentor, OH | $1,642/mo | 23.1% | affordable |
| Tipp City, OH | $1,653/mo | 23.2% | affordable |
| Grove City, OH | $1,657/mo | 23.3% | affordable |
| Centerville, OH | $1,683/mo | 23.7% | affordable |
| Perrysburg, OH | $1,688/mo | 23.7% | affordable |
| Turpin Hills, OH | $1,684/mo | 23.7% | affordable |
| Lewis Center, OH | $1,698/mo | 23.9% | affordable |
| Newtown, OH | $1,712/mo | 24.1% | affordable |
| South Euclid, OH | $1,719/mo | 24.2% | affordable |
| Beavercreek, OH | $1,733/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Delaware, OH | $1,734/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Brunswick, OH | $1,733/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Louisville, OH | $1,732/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Shaker Heights, OH | $1,741/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Wadsworth, OH | $1,743/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Reynoldsburg, OH | $1,751/mo | 24.6% | affordable |
| Springdale, OH | $1,769/mo | 24.9% | affordable |
| Dillonvale, OH | $1,768/mo | 24.9% | affordable |
| University Heights, OH | $1,786/mo | 25.1% | affordable |
| Loveland, OH | $1,789/mo | 25.2% | affordable |
| North Olmsted, OH | $1,796/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| New Albany, OH | $1,821/mo | 25.6% | affordable |
| West Chester, OH | $1,854/mo | 26.1% | affordable |
| Dublin, OH | $1,860/mo | 26.2% | affordable |
| Blue Ash, OH | $1,892/mo | 26.6% | affordable |
| Westlake, OH | $1,897/mo | 26.7% | affordable |
| Medina, OH | $1,902/mo | 26.7% | affordable |
| Uniontown, OH | $1,945/mo | 27.4% | affordable |
| Upper Arlington, OH | $1,984/mo | 27.9% | affordable |
| Lebanon, OH | $1,982/mo | 27.9% | affordable |
| Plain City, OH | $2,045/mo | 28.8% | affordable |
| Trenton, OH | $2,093/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Avon Lake, OH | $2,098/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Sylvania, OH | $2,099/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Beachwood, OH | $2,115/mo | 29.7% | affordable |
| Canal Winchester, OH | $2,128/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Mason, OH | $2,130/mo | 30% | affordable |
| Avon, OH | $2,133/mo | 30% | affordable |
| South Lebanon, OH | $2,137/mo | 30.1% | stretched |
| Sugarcreek, OH | $2,162/mo | 30.4% | stretched |
| Galloway, OH | $2,196/mo | 30.9% | stretched |
| Powell, OH | $2,285/mo | 32.1% | stretched |
| Kenwood, OH | $2,297/mo | 32.3% | stretched |
| Pataskala, OH | $2,369/mo | 33.3% | stretched |
| Pickerington, OH | $2,397/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Maineville, OH | $2,533/mo | 35.6% | stretched |
| Morrow, OH | $2,633/mo | 37% | stretched |