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Rent Affordability for A Software Developer in Ohio

A typical software developer in Ohio earns about $129,823 a year, which supports approximately $3,246 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. 138 of 138 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Greenville, OH$754/mo7%very comfortable
Alliance, OH$790/mo7.3%very comfortable
Steubenville, OH$787/mo7.3%very comfortable
East Cleveland, OH$792/mo7.3%very comfortable
Mansfield, OH$859/mo7.9%very comfortable
Niles, OH$910/mo8.4%very comfortable
Ashland, OH$922/mo8.5%very comfortable
Warren, OH$980/mo9.1%very comfortable
Marietta, OH$998/mo9.2%very comfortable
Boardman, OH$1,013/mo9.4%very comfortable
Bowling Green, OH$1,041/mo9.6%very comfortable
Cambridge, OH$1,050/mo9.7%very comfortable
Bedford Heights, OH$1,065/mo9.8%very comfortable
Reading, OH$1,060/mo9.8%very comfortable
Youngstown, OH$1,067/mo9.9%very comfortable
Piqua, OH$1,087/mo10%very comfortable
Elyria, OH$1,101/mo10.2%very comfortable
Massillon, OH$1,107/mo10.2%very comfortable
Shiloh, OH$1,105/mo10.2%very comfortable
Canton, OH$1,118/mo10.3%very comfortable
Lorain, OH$1,119/mo10.3%very comfortable
Akron, OH$1,137/mo10.5%very comfortable
Toledo, OH$1,144/mo10.6%very comfortable
Barberton, OH$1,151/mo10.6%very comfortable
Sidney, OH$1,142/mo10.6%very comfortable
Bedford, OH$1,173/mo10.8%very comfortable
Lima, OH$1,182/mo10.9%very comfortable
Parma Heights, OH$1,177/mo10.9%very comfortable
Vandalia, OH$1,190/mo11%very comfortable
Marion, OH$1,205/mo11.1%very comfortable
Franklin, OH$1,198/mo11.1%very comfortable
Euclid, OH$1,230/mo11.4%very comfortable
Lancaster, OH$1,237/mo11.4%very comfortable
Athens, OH$1,236/mo11.4%very comfortable
Dayton, OH$1,245/mo11.5%very comfortable
Austintown, OH$1,250/mo11.6%very comfortable
Mount Healthy, OH$1,259/mo11.6%very comfortable
Springfield, OH$1,267/mo11.7%very comfortable
West Carrollton, OH$1,263/mo11.7%very comfortable
Miamisburg, OH$1,285/mo11.9%very comfortable
Middletown, OH$1,295/mo12%very comfortable
Fairview Park, OH$1,301/mo12%very comfortable
Fairfield, OH$1,306/mo12.1%very comfortable
Huber Heights, OH$1,309/mo12.1%very comfortable
Mayfield Heights, OH$1,319/mo12.2%very comfortable
Whitehall, OH$1,319/mo12.2%very comfortable
Mount Vernon, OH$1,321/mo12.2%very comfortable
Kettering, OH$1,328/mo12.3%very comfortable
Groesbeck, OH$1,333/mo12.3%very comfortable
Findlay, OH$1,345/mo12.4%very comfortable
Fairlawn, OH$1,337/mo12.4%very comfortable
Newark, OH$1,352/mo12.5%very comfortable
Warrensville Heights, OH$1,360/mo12.6%very comfortable
Parma, OH$1,373/mo12.7%very comfortable
Silverton, OH$1,390/mo12.8%very comfortable
Wooster, OH$1,396/mo12.9%very comfortable
Norwood, OH$1,392/mo12.9%very comfortable
Xenia, OH$1,413/mo13.1%very comfortable
Cleveland, OH$1,424/mo13.2%very comfortable
Garfield Heights, OH$1,425/mo13.2%very comfortable
Columbus, OH$1,446/mo13.4%very comfortable
Cincinnati, OH$1,445/mo13.4%very comfortable
Cleveland Heights, OH$1,446/mo13.4%very comfortable
Oxford, OH$1,455/mo13.4%very comfortable
Lakewood, OH$1,457/mo13.5%very comfortable
Cuyahoga Falls, OH$1,469/mo13.6%very comfortable
Troy, OH$1,468/mo13.6%very comfortable
Willoughby, OH$1,486/mo13.7%very comfortable
North Canton, OH$1,481/mo13.7%very comfortable
Sunbury, OH$1,485/mo13.7%very comfortable
Sharonville, OH$1,488/mo13.8%very comfortable
Woodlawn, OH$1,497/mo13.8%very comfortable
Marysville, OH$1,511/mo14%very comfortable
Eastlake, OH$1,511/mo14%very comfortable
Fairborn, OH$1,525/mo14.1%very comfortable
Amelia, OH$1,521/mo14.1%very comfortable
Batavia, OH$1,524/mo14.1%very comfortable
Hamilton, OH$1,535/mo14.2%very comfortable
Kent, OH$1,538/mo14.2%very comfortable
Orrville, OH$1,536/mo14.2%very comfortable
Maple Heights, OH$1,557/mo14.4%very comfortable
Blacklick, OH$1,584/mo14.6%very comfortable
Forest Park, OH$1,594/mo14.7%very comfortable
Milford, OH$1,592/mo14.7%very comfortable
Stow, OH$1,606/mo14.8%very comfortable
Brookpark, OH$1,600/mo14.8%very comfortable
Blacklick Estates, OH$1,613/mo14.9%very comfortable
Gahanna, OH$1,625/mo15%very comfortable
Sixteen Mile Stand, OH$1,620/mo15%very comfortable
Hilliard, OH$1,635/mo15.1%very comfortable
Westerville, OH$1,644/mo15.2%very comfortable
Mentor, OH$1,642/mo15.2%very comfortable
Grove City, OH$1,657/mo15.3%very comfortable
Tipp City, OH$1,653/mo15.3%very comfortable
Centerville, OH$1,683/mo15.6%very comfortable
Perrysburg, OH$1,688/mo15.6%very comfortable
Turpin Hills, OH$1,684/mo15.6%very comfortable
Lewis Center, OH$1,698/mo15.7%very comfortable
Newtown, OH$1,712/mo15.8%very comfortable
South Euclid, OH$1,719/mo15.9%very comfortable
Beavercreek, OH$1,733/mo16%very comfortable
Delaware, OH$1,734/mo16%very comfortable
Brunswick, OH$1,733/mo16%very comfortable
Louisville, OH$1,732/mo16%very comfortable
Shaker Heights, OH$1,741/mo16.1%very comfortable
Wadsworth, OH$1,743/mo16.1%very comfortable
Reynoldsburg, OH$1,751/mo16.2%very comfortable
Dillonvale, OH$1,768/mo16.3%very comfortable
Springdale, OH$1,769/mo16.4%very comfortable
University Heights, OH$1,786/mo16.5%very comfortable
Loveland, OH$1,789/mo16.5%very comfortable
North Olmsted, OH$1,796/mo16.6%very comfortable
New Albany, OH$1,821/mo16.8%very comfortable
West Chester, OH$1,854/mo17.1%very comfortable
Dublin, OH$1,860/mo17.2%very comfortable
Westlake, OH$1,897/mo17.5%very comfortable
Blue Ash, OH$1,892/mo17.5%very comfortable
Medina, OH$1,902/mo17.6%very comfortable
Uniontown, OH$1,945/mo18%very comfortable
Upper Arlington, OH$1,984/mo18.3%very comfortable
Lebanon, OH$1,982/mo18.3%very comfortable
Plain City, OH$2,045/mo18.9%very comfortable
Trenton, OH$2,093/mo19.3%very comfortable
Avon Lake, OH$2,098/mo19.4%very comfortable
Sylvania, OH$2,099/mo19.4%very comfortable
Beachwood, OH$2,115/mo19.5%very comfortable
Mason, OH$2,130/mo19.7%very comfortable
Avon, OH$2,133/mo19.7%very comfortable
Canal Winchester, OH$2,128/mo19.7%very comfortable
South Lebanon, OH$2,137/mo19.8%very comfortable
Sugarcreek, OH$2,162/mo20%very comfortable
Galloway, OH$2,196/mo20.3%affordable
Powell, OH$2,285/mo21.1%affordable
Kenwood, OH$2,297/mo21.2%affordable
Pataskala, OH$2,369/mo21.9%affordable
Pickerington, OH$2,397/mo22.2%affordable
Maineville, OH$2,533/mo23.4%affordable
Morrow, OH$2,633/mo24.3%affordable
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).