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Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in Ohio

A typical registered nurse in Ohio earns about $88,811 a year, which supports approximately $2,220 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. 130 of 138 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 8 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Greenville, OH$754/mo10.2%very comfortable
Steubenville, OH$765/mo10.3%very comfortable
East Cleveland, OH$771/mo10.4%very comfortable
Alliance, OH$847/mo11.4%very comfortable
Mansfield, OH$865/mo11.7%very comfortable
Niles, OH$876/mo11.8%very comfortable
Ashland, OH$933/mo12.6%very comfortable
Sidney, OH$951/mo12.8%very comfortable
Warren, OH$1,032/mo13.9%very comfortable
Boardman, OH$1,037/mo14%very comfortable
Canton, OH$1,054/mo14.2%very comfortable
Bowling Green, OH$1,049/mo14.2%very comfortable
Cambridge, OH$1,050/mo14.2%very comfortable
Athens, OH$1,069/mo14.4%very comfortable
Lorain, OH$1,075/mo14.5%very comfortable
Youngstown, OH$1,087/mo14.7%very comfortable
Piqua, OH$1,087/mo14.7%very comfortable
Bedford Heights, OH$1,086/mo14.7%very comfortable
Massillon, OH$1,093/mo14.8%very comfortable
Reading, OH$1,115/mo15.1%very comfortable
Toledo, OH$1,125/mo15.2%very comfortable
Elyria, OH$1,126/mo15.2%very comfortable
Akron, OH$1,130/mo15.3%very comfortable
Shiloh, OH$1,130/mo15.3%very comfortable
Bedford, OH$1,147/mo15.5%very comfortable
Barberton, OH$1,172/mo15.8%very comfortable
Vandalia, OH$1,168/mo15.8%very comfortable
Lima, OH$1,176/mo15.9%very comfortable
Fairview Park, OH$1,195/mo16.1%very comfortable
Dayton, OH$1,207/mo16.3%very comfortable
Marion, OH$1,205/mo16.3%very comfortable
Newark, OH$1,226/mo16.6%very comfortable
Mount Healthy, OH$1,231/mo16.6%very comfortable
Findlay, OH$1,233/mo16.7%very comfortable
Lancaster, OH$1,240/mo16.8%very comfortable
West Carrollton, OH$1,245/mo16.8%very comfortable
Marietta, OH$1,250/mo16.9%very comfortable
Franklin, OH$1,259/mo17%very comfortable
Middletown, OH$1,272/mo17.2%very comfortable
Parma Heights, OH$1,276/mo17.2%very comfortable
Springfield, OH$1,294/mo17.5%very comfortable
Whitehall, OH$1,298/mo17.5%very comfortable
Warrensville Heights, OH$1,295/mo17.5%very comfortable
Fairfield, OH$1,304/mo17.6%very comfortable
Euclid, OH$1,310/mo17.7%very comfortable
Huber Heights, OH$1,335/mo18%very comfortable
Xenia, OH$1,335/mo18%very comfortable
Miamisburg, OH$1,332/mo18%very comfortable
Groesbeck, OH$1,333/mo18%very comfortable
Wooster, OH$1,338/mo18.1%very comfortable
Mount Vernon, OH$1,342/mo18.1%very comfortable
Fairlawn, OH$1,337/mo18.1%very comfortable
Mayfield Heights, OH$1,355/mo18.3%very comfortable
Kettering, OH$1,366/mo18.5%very comfortable
Austintown, OH$1,375/mo18.6%very comfortable
North Canton, OH$1,373/mo18.6%very comfortable
Kent, OH$1,392/mo18.8%very comfortable
Silverton, OH$1,390/mo18.8%very comfortable
Parma, OH$1,402/mo18.9%very comfortable
Garfield Heights, OH$1,423/mo19.2%very comfortable
Cleveland, OH$1,430/mo19.3%very comfortable
Columbus, OH$1,456/mo19.7%very comfortable
Oxford, OH$1,455/mo19.7%very comfortable
Lakewood, OH$1,466/mo19.8%very comfortable
Fairborn, OH$1,462/mo19.8%very comfortable
Cincinnati, OH$1,475/mo19.9%very comfortable
Cuyahoga Falls, OH$1,484/mo20.1%affordable
Cleveland Heights, OH$1,490/mo20.1%affordable
Willoughby, OH$1,486/mo20.1%affordable
Amelia, OH$1,503/mo20.3%affordable
Sunbury, OH$1,501/mo20.3%affordable
Troy, OH$1,511/mo20.4%affordable
Eastlake, OH$1,511/mo20.4%affordable
Norwood, OH$1,526/mo20.6%affordable
Marysville, OH$1,533/mo20.7%affordable
Maple Heights, OH$1,541/mo20.8%affordable
Orrville, OH$1,536/mo20.8%affordable
Lewis Center, OH$1,542/mo20.8%affordable
Forest Park, OH$1,575/mo21.3%affordable
Mentor, OH$1,588/mo21.5%affordable
Brookpark, OH$1,600/mo21.6%affordable
Tipp City, OH$1,599/mo21.6%affordable
Hilliard, OH$1,607/mo21.7%affordable
Milford, OH$1,606/mo21.7%affordable
Batavia, OH$1,608/mo21.7%affordable
Hamilton, OH$1,617/mo21.8%affordable
Woodlawn, OH$1,614/mo21.8%affordable
Gahanna, OH$1,621/mo21.9%affordable
Sharonville, OH$1,628/mo22%affordable
Grove City, OH$1,646/mo22.2%affordable
Westerville, OH$1,645/mo22.2%affordable
Springdale, OH$1,661/mo22.4%affordable
Sixteen Mile Stand, OH$1,674/mo22.6%affordable
Beavercreek, OH$1,683/mo22.7%affordable
Stow, OH$1,679/mo22.7%affordable
Centerville, OH$1,677/mo22.7%affordable
South Euclid, OH$1,694/mo22.9%affordable
Blacklick, OH$1,698/mo22.9%affordable
Shaker Heights, OH$1,706/mo23.1%affordable
Newtown, OH$1,712/mo23.1%affordable
Turpin Hills, OH$1,718/mo23.2%affordable
Reynoldsburg, OH$1,726/mo23.3%affordable
Perrysburg, OH$1,721/mo23.3%affordable
Louisville, OH$1,725/mo23.3%affordable
Delaware, OH$1,729/mo23.4%affordable
New Albany, OH$1,735/mo23.4%affordable
Uniontown, OH$1,750/mo23.6%affordable
Blacklick Estates, OH$1,753/mo23.7%affordable
North Olmsted, OH$1,764/mo23.8%affordable
Dillonvale, OH$1,768/mo23.9%affordable
Brunswick, OH$1,775/mo24%affordable
Loveland, OH$1,804/mo24.4%affordable
Dublin, OH$1,813/mo24.5%affordable
University Heights, OH$1,812/mo24.5%affordable
Wadsworth, OH$1,829/mo24.7%affordable
Westlake, OH$1,853/mo25%affordable
Blue Ash, OH$1,891/mo25.6%affordable
Medina, OH$1,910/mo25.8%affordable
West Chester, OH$1,926/mo26%affordable
Upper Arlington, OH$1,968/mo26.6%affordable
Trenton, OH$1,969/mo26.6%affordable
Canal Winchester, OH$1,965/mo26.6%affordable
Sylvania, OH$1,989/mo26.9%affordable
Avon Lake, OH$2,032/mo27.5%affordable
Beachwood, OH$2,034/mo27.5%affordable
South Lebanon, OH$2,090/mo28.2%affordable
Mason, OH$2,097/mo28.3%affordable
Avon, OH$2,125/mo28.7%affordable
Lebanon, OH$2,135/mo28.8%affordable
Galloway, OH$2,196/mo29.7%affordable
Sugarcreek, OH$2,222/mo30%stretched
Plain City, OH$2,283/mo30.8%stretched
Kenwood, OH$2,342/mo31.6%stretched
Powell, OH$2,395/mo32.4%stretched
Maineville, OH$2,403/mo32.5%stretched
Pataskala, OH$2,413/mo32.6%stretched
Pickerington, OH$2,442/mo33%stretched
Morrow, OH$2,450/mo33.1%stretched
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).