Rent Affordability for An Elementary School Teacher in Ohio

A typical elementary school teacher in Ohio earns about $63,055 a year, which supports approximately $1,576 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. 79 of 138 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 59 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Greenville, OH$754/mo14.3%very comfortable
Steubenville, OH$765/mo14.6%very comfortable
East Cleveland, OH$771/mo14.7%very comfortable
Alliance, OH$847/mo16.1%very comfortable
Mansfield, OH$865/mo16.5%very comfortable
Niles, OH$876/mo16.7%very comfortable
Ashland, OH$933/mo17.8%very comfortable
Sidney, OH$951/mo18.1%very comfortable
Warren, OH$1,032/mo19.6%very comfortable
Boardman, OH$1,037/mo19.7%very comfortable
Bowling Green, OH$1,049/mo20%very comfortable
Cambridge, OH$1,050/mo20%very comfortable
Canton, OH$1,054/mo20.1%affordable
Athens, OH$1,069/mo20.3%affordable
Lorain, OH$1,075/mo20.5%affordable
Youngstown, OH$1,087/mo20.7%affordable
Piqua, OH$1,087/mo20.7%affordable
Bedford Heights, OH$1,086/mo20.7%affordable
Massillon, OH$1,093/mo20.8%affordable
Reading, OH$1,115/mo21.2%affordable
Toledo, OH$1,125/mo21.4%affordable
Elyria, OH$1,126/mo21.4%affordable
Akron, OH$1,130/mo21.5%affordable
Shiloh, OH$1,130/mo21.5%affordable
Bedford, OH$1,147/mo21.8%affordable
Vandalia, OH$1,168/mo22.2%affordable
Barberton, OH$1,172/mo22.3%affordable
Lima, OH$1,176/mo22.4%affordable
Fairview Park, OH$1,195/mo22.7%affordable
Marion, OH$1,205/mo22.9%affordable
Dayton, OH$1,207/mo23%affordable
Newark, OH$1,226/mo23.3%affordable
Mount Healthy, OH$1,231/mo23.4%affordable
Findlay, OH$1,233/mo23.5%affordable
Lancaster, OH$1,240/mo23.6%affordable
West Carrollton, OH$1,245/mo23.7%affordable
Marietta, OH$1,250/mo23.8%affordable
Franklin, OH$1,259/mo24%affordable
Middletown, OH$1,272/mo24.2%affordable
Parma Heights, OH$1,276/mo24.3%affordable
Springfield, OH$1,294/mo24.6%affordable
Warrensville Heights, OH$1,295/mo24.6%affordable
Whitehall, OH$1,298/mo24.7%affordable
Fairfield, OH$1,304/mo24.8%affordable
Euclid, OH$1,310/mo24.9%affordable
Miamisburg, OH$1,332/mo25.3%affordable
Huber Heights, OH$1,335/mo25.4%affordable
Xenia, OH$1,335/mo25.4%affordable
Groesbeck, OH$1,333/mo25.4%affordable
Fairlawn, OH$1,337/mo25.4%affordable
Wooster, OH$1,338/mo25.5%affordable
Mount Vernon, OH$1,342/mo25.5%affordable
Mayfield Heights, OH$1,355/mo25.8%affordable
Kettering, OH$1,366/mo26%affordable
North Canton, OH$1,373/mo26.1%affordable
Austintown, OH$1,375/mo26.2%affordable
Kent, OH$1,392/mo26.5%affordable
Silverton, OH$1,390/mo26.5%affordable
Parma, OH$1,402/mo26.7%affordable
Garfield Heights, OH$1,423/mo27.1%affordable
Cleveland, OH$1,430/mo27.2%affordable
Columbus, OH$1,456/mo27.7%affordable
Oxford, OH$1,455/mo27.7%affordable
Fairborn, OH$1,462/mo27.8%affordable
Lakewood, OH$1,466/mo27.9%affordable
Cincinnati, OH$1,475/mo28.1%affordable
Cuyahoga Falls, OH$1,484/mo28.2%affordable
Willoughby, OH$1,486/mo28.3%affordable
Cleveland Heights, OH$1,490/mo28.4%affordable
Amelia, OH$1,503/mo28.6%affordable
Sunbury, OH$1,501/mo28.6%affordable
Troy, OH$1,511/mo28.8%affordable
Eastlake, OH$1,511/mo28.8%affordable
Norwood, OH$1,526/mo29%affordable
Marysville, OH$1,533/mo29.2%affordable
Orrville, OH$1,536/mo29.2%affordable
Maple Heights, OH$1,541/mo29.3%affordable
Lewis Center, OH$1,542/mo29.3%affordable
Forest Park, OH$1,575/mo30%affordable
Mentor, OH$1,588/mo30.2%stretched
Brookpark, OH$1,600/mo30.4%stretched
Tipp City, OH$1,599/mo30.4%stretched
Hilliard, OH$1,607/mo30.6%stretched
Milford, OH$1,606/mo30.6%stretched
Batavia, OH$1,608/mo30.6%stretched
Woodlawn, OH$1,614/mo30.7%stretched
Hamilton, OH$1,617/mo30.8%stretched
Gahanna, OH$1,621/mo30.8%stretched
Sharonville, OH$1,628/mo31%stretched
Grove City, OH$1,646/mo31.3%stretched
Westerville, OH$1,645/mo31.3%stretched
Springdale, OH$1,661/mo31.6%stretched
Centerville, OH$1,677/mo31.9%stretched
Sixteen Mile Stand, OH$1,674/mo31.9%stretched
Beavercreek, OH$1,683/mo32%stretched
Stow, OH$1,679/mo32%stretched
South Euclid, OH$1,694/mo32.2%stretched
Blacklick, OH$1,698/mo32.3%stretched
Shaker Heights, OH$1,706/mo32.5%stretched
Newtown, OH$1,712/mo32.6%stretched
Turpin Hills, OH$1,718/mo32.7%stretched
Reynoldsburg, OH$1,726/mo32.8%stretched
Perrysburg, OH$1,721/mo32.8%stretched
Louisville, OH$1,725/mo32.8%stretched
Delaware, OH$1,729/mo32.9%stretched
New Albany, OH$1,735/mo33%stretched
Uniontown, OH$1,750/mo33.3%stretched
Blacklick Estates, OH$1,753/mo33.4%stretched
North Olmsted, OH$1,764/mo33.6%stretched
Dillonvale, OH$1,768/mo33.6%stretched
Brunswick, OH$1,775/mo33.8%stretched
Loveland, OH$1,804/mo34.3%stretched
Dublin, OH$1,813/mo34.5%stretched
University Heights, OH$1,812/mo34.5%stretched
Wadsworth, OH$1,829/mo34.8%stretched
Westlake, OH$1,853/mo35.3%stretched
Blue Ash, OH$1,891/mo36%stretched
Medina, OH$1,910/mo36.3%stretched
West Chester, OH$1,926/mo36.7%stretched
Canal Winchester, OH$1,965/mo37.4%stretched
Upper Arlington, OH$1,968/mo37.5%stretched
Trenton, OH$1,969/mo37.5%stretched
Sylvania, OH$1,989/mo37.9%stretched
Avon Lake, OH$2,032/mo38.7%stretched
Beachwood, OH$2,034/mo38.7%stretched
South Lebanon, OH$2,090/mo39.8%stretched
Mason, OH$2,097/mo39.9%stretched
Avon, OH$2,125/mo40.4%rent-burdened
Lebanon, OH$2,135/mo40.6%rent-burdened
Galloway, OH$2,196/mo41.8%rent-burdened
Sugarcreek, OH$2,222/mo42.3%rent-burdened
Plain City, OH$2,283/mo43.4%rent-burdened
Kenwood, OH$2,342/mo44.6%rent-burdened
Powell, OH$2,395/mo45.6%rent-burdened
Maineville, OH$2,403/mo45.7%rent-burdened
Pataskala, OH$2,413/mo45.9%rent-burdened
Pickerington, OH$2,442/mo46.5%rent-burdened
Morrow, OH$2,450/mo46.6%rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for Ohio. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).