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Rent Affordability for A Police Officer in Ohio

A typical police officer in Ohio earns about $72,634 a year, which supports approximately $1,816 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. 110 of 138 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 28 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Steubenville, OH$719/mo11.9%very comfortable
Greenville, OH$719/mo11.9%very comfortable
Mansfield, OH$852/mo14.1%very comfortable
Alliance, OH$869/mo14.4%very comfortable
Niles, OH$883/mo14.6%very comfortable
East Cleveland, OH$898/mo14.8%very comfortable
Ashland, OH$960/mo15.9%very comfortable
Warren, OH$998/mo16.5%very comfortable
Marietta, OH$998/mo16.5%very comfortable
Bedford Heights, OH$1,011/mo16.7%very comfortable
Boardman, OH$1,026/mo17%very comfortable
Bowling Green, OH$1,041/mo17.2%very comfortable
Reading, OH$1,045/mo17.3%very comfortable
Cambridge, OH$1,050/mo17.3%very comfortable
Piqua, OH$1,052/mo17.4%very comfortable
Orrville, OH$1,053/mo17.4%very comfortable
Shiloh, OH$1,058/mo17.5%very comfortable
Vandalia, OH$1,064/mo17.6%very comfortable
Youngstown, OH$1,075/mo17.8%very comfortable
Massillon, OH$1,085/mo17.9%very comfortable
Lorain, OH$1,104/mo18.2%very comfortable
Athens, OH$1,103/mo18.2%very comfortable
Bedford, OH$1,119/mo18.5%very comfortable
Canton, OH$1,124/mo18.6%very comfortable
Brookpark, OH$1,125/mo18.6%very comfortable
Toledo, OH$1,151/mo19%very comfortable
Euclid, OH$1,152/mo19%very comfortable
Parma Heights, OH$1,152/mo19%very comfortable
Marion, OH$1,154/mo19.1%very comfortable
Akron, OH$1,176/mo19.4%very comfortable
Elyria, OH$1,176/mo19.4%very comfortable
Eastlake, OH$1,206/mo19.9%very comfortable
Lima, OH$1,216/mo20.1%affordable
Barberton, OH$1,214/mo20.1%affordable
Springfield, OH$1,222/mo20.2%affordable
Lancaster, OH$1,226/mo20.3%affordable
Austintown, OH$1,233/mo20.4%affordable
Dayton, OH$1,241/mo20.5%affordable
Huber Heights, OH$1,249/mo20.6%affordable
Miamisburg, OH$1,262/mo20.8%affordable
Norwood, OH$1,259/mo20.8%affordable
Parma, OH$1,263/mo20.9%affordable
Mount Healthy, OH$1,273/mo21%affordable
Middletown, OH$1,287/mo21.3%affordable
Fairview Park, OH$1,290/mo21.3%affordable
West Carrollton, OH$1,304/mo21.5%affordable
Franklin, OH$1,302/mo21.5%affordable
Mount Vernon, OH$1,323/mo21.9%affordable
Amelia, OH$1,332/mo22%affordable
Groesbeck, OH$1,333/mo22%affordable
Fairlawn, OH$1,337/mo22.1%affordable
Findlay, OH$1,348/mo22.3%affordable
Xenia, OH$1,352/mo22.3%affordable
Kettering, OH$1,355/mo22.4%affordable
Fairfield, OH$1,357/mo22.4%affordable
Cleveland, OH$1,359/mo22.5%affordable
Mayfield Heights, OH$1,370/mo22.6%affordable
Oxford, OH$1,388/mo22.9%affordable
Sharonville, OH$1,387/mo22.9%affordable
Milford, OH$1,386/mo22.9%affordable
Cleveland Heights, OH$1,394/mo23%affordable
Cuyahoga Falls, OH$1,411/mo23.3%affordable
Marysville, OH$1,416/mo23.4%affordable
Willoughby, OH$1,417/mo23.4%affordable
Newark, OH$1,420/mo23.5%affordable
Lakewood, OH$1,422/mo23.5%affordable
Garfield Heights, OH$1,421/mo23.5%affordable
Troy, OH$1,422/mo23.5%affordable
Cincinnati, OH$1,432/mo23.7%affordable
Whitehall, OH$1,434/mo23.7%affordable
Hamilton, OH$1,438/mo23.8%affordable
Sidney, OH$1,438/mo23.8%affordable
Woodlawn, OH$1,443/mo23.8%affordable
Columbus, OH$1,471/mo24.3%affordable
Louisville, OH$1,472/mo24.3%affordable
Wooster, OH$1,475/mo24.4%affordable
Fairborn, OH$1,500/mo24.8%affordable
North Canton, OH$1,503/mo24.8%affordable
Warrensville Heights, OH$1,500/mo24.8%affordable
Batavia, OH$1,499/mo24.8%affordable
Stow, OH$1,537/mo25.4%affordable
Grove City, OH$1,556/mo25.7%affordable
Forest Park, OH$1,570/mo25.9%affordable
Hilliard, OH$1,573/mo26%affordable
Maple Heights, OH$1,574/mo26%affordable
Silverton, OH$1,573/mo26%affordable
Turpin Hills, OH$1,578/mo26.1%affordable
Reynoldsburg, OH$1,585/mo26.2%affordable
Delaware, OH$1,622/mo26.8%affordable
Westerville, OH$1,629/mo26.9%affordable
Perrysburg, OH$1,641/mo27.1%affordable
Gahanna, OH$1,655/mo27.3%affordable
Wadsworth, OH$1,651/mo27.3%affordable
Sixteen Mile Stand, OH$1,654/mo27.3%affordable
Centerville, OH$1,688/mo27.9%affordable
Mentor, OH$1,690/mo27.9%affordable
Lewis Center, OH$1,691/mo27.9%affordable
Blacklick Estates, OH$1,697/mo28%affordable
Kent, OH$1,702/mo28.1%affordable
Dublin, OH$1,732/mo28.6%affordable
Loveland, OH$1,739/mo28.7%affordable
Sunbury, OH$1,738/mo28.7%affordable
Brunswick, OH$1,746/mo28.8%affordable
Springdale, OH$1,746/mo28.8%affordable
South Euclid, OH$1,758/mo29%affordable
Beavercreek, OH$1,764/mo29.1%affordable
University Heights, OH$1,768/mo29.2%affordable
Dillonvale, OH$1,768/mo29.2%affordable
Tipp City, OH$1,786/mo29.5%affordable
Blacklick, OH$1,784/mo29.5%affordable
Shaker Heights, OH$1,822/mo30.1%stretched
North Olmsted, OH$1,847/mo30.5%stretched
Blue Ash, OH$1,845/mo30.5%stretched
Newtown, OH$1,849/mo30.5%stretched
West Chester, OH$1,859/mo30.7%stretched
Westlake, OH$1,878/mo31%stretched
Plain City, OH$1,919/mo31.7%stretched
Medina, OH$1,931/mo31.9%stretched
Uniontown, OH$1,933/mo31.9%stretched
New Albany, OH$1,958/mo32.3%stretched
Upper Arlington, OH$1,965/mo32.5%stretched
Pickerington, OH$1,965/mo32.5%stretched
Lebanon, OH$1,969/mo32.5%stretched
Sylvania, OH$1,994/mo32.9%stretched
Pataskala, OH$2,090/mo34.5%stretched
Sugarcreek, OH$2,087/mo34.5%stretched
Mason, OH$2,118/mo35%stretched
South Lebanon, OH$2,129/mo35.2%stretched
Canal Winchester, OH$2,158/mo35.7%stretched
Avon Lake, OH$2,170/mo35.9%stretched
Trenton, OH$2,180/mo36%stretched
Beachwood, OH$2,185/mo36.1%stretched
Galloway, OH$2,196/mo36.3%stretched
Kenwood, OH$2,206/mo36.4%stretched
Avon, OH$2,334/mo38.6%stretched
Powell, OH$2,480/mo41%rent-burdened
Maineville, OH$2,504/mo41.4%rent-burdened
Morrow, OH$2,578/mo42.6%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).