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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. 132 of 138 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 6 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Greenville, OH$754/mo10.2%very comfortable
Steubenville, OH$787/mo10.6%very comfortable
Alliance, OH$790/mo10.7%very comfortable
East Cleveland, OH$792/mo10.7%very comfortable
Mansfield, OH$859/mo11.6%very comfortable
Niles, OH$910/mo12.3%very comfortable
Ashland, OH$922/mo12.5%very comfortable
Warren, OH$980/mo13.2%very comfortable
Marietta, OH$998/mo13.5%very comfortable
Boardman, OH$1,013/mo13.7%very comfortable
Bowling Green, OH$1,041/mo14.1%very comfortable
Cambridge, OH$1,050/mo14.2%very comfortable
Reading, OH$1,060/mo14.3%very comfortable
Youngstown, OH$1,067/mo14.4%very comfortable
Bedford Heights, OH$1,065/mo14.4%very comfortable
Piqua, OH$1,087/mo14.7%very comfortable
Elyria, OH$1,101/mo14.9%very comfortable
Shiloh, OH$1,105/mo14.9%very comfortable
Massillon, OH$1,107/mo15%very comfortable
Canton, OH$1,118/mo15.1%very comfortable
Lorain, OH$1,119/mo15.1%very comfortable
Akron, OH$1,137/mo15.4%very comfortable
Sidney, OH$1,142/mo15.4%very comfortable
Toledo, OH$1,144/mo15.5%very comfortable
Barberton, OH$1,151/mo15.6%very comfortable
Bedford, OH$1,173/mo15.8%very comfortable
Parma Heights, OH$1,177/mo15.9%very comfortable
Lima, OH$1,182/mo16%very comfortable
Vandalia, OH$1,190/mo16.1%very comfortable
Franklin, OH$1,198/mo16.2%very comfortable
Marion, OH$1,205/mo16.3%very comfortable
Euclid, OH$1,230/mo16.6%very comfortable
Lancaster, OH$1,237/mo16.7%very comfortable
Athens, OH$1,236/mo16.7%very comfortable
Dayton, OH$1,245/mo16.8%very comfortable
Austintown, OH$1,250/mo16.9%very comfortable
Mount Healthy, OH$1,259/mo17%very comfortable
Springfield, OH$1,267/mo17.1%very comfortable
West Carrollton, OH$1,263/mo17.1%very comfortable
Miamisburg, OH$1,285/mo17.4%very comfortable
Middletown, OH$1,295/mo17.5%very comfortable
Fairfield, OH$1,306/mo17.6%very comfortable
Fairview Park, OH$1,301/mo17.6%very comfortable
Huber Heights, OH$1,309/mo17.7%very comfortable
Mayfield Heights, OH$1,319/mo17.8%very comfortable
Whitehall, OH$1,319/mo17.8%very comfortable
Mount Vernon, OH$1,321/mo17.8%very comfortable
Kettering, OH$1,328/mo17.9%very comfortable
Groesbeck, OH$1,333/mo18%very comfortable
Fairlawn, OH$1,337/mo18.1%very comfortable
Findlay, OH$1,345/mo18.2%very comfortable
Newark, OH$1,352/mo18.3%very comfortable
Warrensville Heights, OH$1,360/mo18.4%very comfortable
Parma, OH$1,373/mo18.6%very comfortable
Norwood, OH$1,392/mo18.8%very comfortable
Silverton, OH$1,390/mo18.8%very comfortable
Wooster, OH$1,396/mo18.9%very comfortable
Xenia, OH$1,413/mo19.1%very comfortable
Cleveland, OH$1,424/mo19.2%very comfortable
Garfield Heights, OH$1,425/mo19.3%very comfortable
Columbus, OH$1,446/mo19.5%very comfortable
Cincinnati, OH$1,445/mo19.5%very comfortable
Cleveland Heights, OH$1,446/mo19.5%very comfortable
Lakewood, OH$1,457/mo19.7%very comfortable
Oxford, OH$1,455/mo19.7%very comfortable
Cuyahoga Falls, OH$1,469/mo19.8%very comfortable
Troy, OH$1,468/mo19.8%very comfortable
North Canton, OH$1,481/mo20%affordable
Willoughby, OH$1,486/mo20.1%affordable
Sharonville, OH$1,488/mo20.1%affordable
Sunbury, OH$1,485/mo20.1%affordable
Woodlawn, OH$1,497/mo20.2%affordable
Marysville, OH$1,511/mo20.4%affordable
Eastlake, OH$1,511/mo20.4%affordable
Fairborn, OH$1,525/mo20.6%affordable
Amelia, OH$1,521/mo20.6%affordable
Batavia, OH$1,524/mo20.6%affordable
Hamilton, OH$1,535/mo20.7%affordable
Kent, OH$1,538/mo20.8%affordable
Orrville, OH$1,536/mo20.8%affordable
Maple Heights, OH$1,557/mo21%affordable
Blacklick, OH$1,584/mo21.4%affordable
Forest Park, OH$1,594/mo21.5%affordable
Milford, OH$1,592/mo21.5%affordable
Brookpark, OH$1,600/mo21.6%affordable
Stow, OH$1,606/mo21.7%affordable
Blacklick Estates, OH$1,613/mo21.8%affordable
Sixteen Mile Stand, OH$1,620/mo21.9%affordable
Gahanna, OH$1,625/mo22%affordable
Hilliard, OH$1,635/mo22.1%affordable
Westerville, OH$1,644/mo22.2%affordable
Mentor, OH$1,642/mo22.2%affordable
Tipp City, OH$1,653/mo22.3%affordable
Grove City, OH$1,657/mo22.4%affordable
Centerville, OH$1,683/mo22.7%affordable
Perrysburg, OH$1,688/mo22.8%affordable
Turpin Hills, OH$1,684/mo22.8%affordable
Lewis Center, OH$1,698/mo22.9%affordable
Newtown, OH$1,712/mo23.1%affordable
South Euclid, OH$1,719/mo23.2%affordable
Beavercreek, OH$1,733/mo23.4%affordable
Delaware, OH$1,734/mo23.4%affordable
Brunswick, OH$1,733/mo23.4%affordable
Louisville, OH$1,732/mo23.4%affordable
Shaker Heights, OH$1,741/mo23.5%affordable
Wadsworth, OH$1,743/mo23.6%affordable
Reynoldsburg, OH$1,751/mo23.7%affordable
Springdale, OH$1,769/mo23.9%affordable
Dillonvale, OH$1,768/mo23.9%affordable
University Heights, OH$1,786/mo24.1%affordable
Loveland, OH$1,789/mo24.2%affordable
North Olmsted, OH$1,796/mo24.3%affordable
New Albany, OH$1,821/mo24.6%affordable
Dublin, OH$1,860/mo25.1%affordable
West Chester, OH$1,854/mo25.1%affordable
Westlake, OH$1,897/mo25.6%affordable
Blue Ash, OH$1,892/mo25.6%affordable
Medina, OH$1,902/mo25.7%affordable
Uniontown, OH$1,945/mo26.3%affordable
Upper Arlington, OH$1,984/mo26.8%affordable
Lebanon, OH$1,982/mo26.8%affordable
Plain City, OH$2,045/mo27.6%affordable
Avon Lake, OH$2,098/mo28.3%affordable
Trenton, OH$2,093/mo28.3%affordable
Sylvania, OH$2,099/mo28.4%affordable
Beachwood, OH$2,115/mo28.6%affordable
Mason, OH$2,130/mo28.8%affordable
Avon, OH$2,133/mo28.8%affordable
Canal Winchester, OH$2,128/mo28.8%affordable
South Lebanon, OH$2,137/mo28.9%affordable
Sugarcreek, OH$2,162/mo29.2%affordable
Galloway, OH$2,196/mo29.7%affordable
Powell, OH$2,285/mo30.9%stretched
Kenwood, OH$2,297/mo31%stretched
Pataskala, OH$2,369/mo32%stretched
Pickerington, OH$2,397/mo32.4%stretched
Maineville, OH$2,533/mo34.2%stretched
Morrow, OH$2,633/mo35.6%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).