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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
Steubenville, OH$719/mo6.6%very comfortable
Greenville, OH$719/mo6.6%very comfortable
Mansfield, OH$852/mo7.9%very comfortable
Alliance, OH$869/mo8%very comfortable
Niles, OH$883/mo8.2%very comfortable
East Cleveland, OH$898/mo8.3%very comfortable
Ashland, OH$960/mo8.9%very comfortable
Warren, OH$998/mo9.2%very comfortable
Marietta, OH$998/mo9.2%very comfortable
Bedford Heights, OH$1,011/mo9.3%very comfortable
Boardman, OH$1,026/mo9.5%very comfortable
Bowling Green, OH$1,041/mo9.6%very comfortable
Piqua, OH$1,052/mo9.7%very comfortable
Reading, OH$1,045/mo9.7%very comfortable
Cambridge, OH$1,050/mo9.7%very comfortable
Orrville, OH$1,053/mo9.7%very comfortable
Vandalia, OH$1,064/mo9.8%very comfortable
Shiloh, OH$1,058/mo9.8%very comfortable
Youngstown, OH$1,075/mo9.9%very comfortable
Massillon, OH$1,085/mo10%very comfortable
Lorain, OH$1,104/mo10.2%very comfortable
Athens, OH$1,103/mo10.2%very comfortable
Bedford, OH$1,119/mo10.3%very comfortable
Canton, OH$1,124/mo10.4%very comfortable
Brookpark, OH$1,125/mo10.4%very comfortable
Toledo, OH$1,151/mo10.6%very comfortable
Euclid, OH$1,152/mo10.6%very comfortable
Parma Heights, OH$1,152/mo10.6%very comfortable
Marion, OH$1,154/mo10.7%very comfortable
Akron, OH$1,176/mo10.9%very comfortable
Elyria, OH$1,176/mo10.9%very comfortable
Eastlake, OH$1,206/mo11.1%very comfortable
Lima, OH$1,216/mo11.2%very comfortable
Barberton, OH$1,214/mo11.2%very comfortable
Springfield, OH$1,222/mo11.3%very comfortable
Lancaster, OH$1,226/mo11.3%very comfortable
Austintown, OH$1,233/mo11.4%very comfortable
Dayton, OH$1,241/mo11.5%very comfortable
Huber Heights, OH$1,249/mo11.5%very comfortable
Norwood, OH$1,259/mo11.6%very comfortable
Parma, OH$1,263/mo11.7%very comfortable
Miamisburg, OH$1,262/mo11.7%very comfortable
Mount Healthy, OH$1,273/mo11.8%very comfortable
Middletown, OH$1,287/mo11.9%very comfortable
Fairview Park, OH$1,290/mo11.9%very comfortable
Franklin, OH$1,302/mo12%very comfortable
West Carrollton, OH$1,304/mo12.1%very comfortable
Mount Vernon, OH$1,323/mo12.2%very comfortable
Amelia, OH$1,332/mo12.3%very comfortable
Groesbeck, OH$1,333/mo12.3%very comfortable
Fairlawn, OH$1,337/mo12.4%very comfortable
Kettering, OH$1,355/mo12.5%very comfortable
Fairfield, OH$1,357/mo12.5%very comfortable
Findlay, OH$1,348/mo12.5%very comfortable
Xenia, OH$1,352/mo12.5%very comfortable
Cleveland, OH$1,359/mo12.6%very comfortable
Mayfield Heights, OH$1,370/mo12.7%very comfortable
Oxford, OH$1,388/mo12.8%very comfortable
Sharonville, OH$1,387/mo12.8%very comfortable
Milford, OH$1,386/mo12.8%very comfortable
Cleveland Heights, OH$1,394/mo12.9%very comfortable
Cuyahoga Falls, OH$1,411/mo13%very comfortable
Newark, OH$1,420/mo13.1%very comfortable
Lakewood, OH$1,422/mo13.1%very comfortable
Garfield Heights, OH$1,421/mo13.1%very comfortable
Marysville, OH$1,416/mo13.1%very comfortable
Troy, OH$1,422/mo13.1%very comfortable
Willoughby, OH$1,417/mo13.1%very comfortable
Cincinnati, OH$1,432/mo13.2%very comfortable
Hamilton, OH$1,438/mo13.3%very comfortable
Sidney, OH$1,438/mo13.3%very comfortable
Whitehall, OH$1,434/mo13.3%very comfortable
Woodlawn, OH$1,443/mo13.3%very comfortable
Columbus, OH$1,471/mo13.6%very comfortable
Wooster, OH$1,475/mo13.6%very comfortable
Louisville, OH$1,472/mo13.6%very comfortable
Fairborn, OH$1,500/mo13.9%very comfortable
North Canton, OH$1,503/mo13.9%very comfortable
Warrensville Heights, OH$1,500/mo13.9%very comfortable
Batavia, OH$1,499/mo13.9%very comfortable
Stow, OH$1,537/mo14.2%very comfortable
Grove City, OH$1,556/mo14.4%very comfortable
Hilliard, OH$1,573/mo14.5%very comfortable
Maple Heights, OH$1,574/mo14.5%very comfortable
Forest Park, OH$1,570/mo14.5%very comfortable
Silverton, OH$1,573/mo14.5%very comfortable
Turpin Hills, OH$1,578/mo14.6%very comfortable
Reynoldsburg, OH$1,585/mo14.7%very comfortable
Delaware, OH$1,622/mo15%very comfortable
Westerville, OH$1,629/mo15.1%very comfortable
Perrysburg, OH$1,641/mo15.2%very comfortable
Gahanna, OH$1,655/mo15.3%very comfortable
Wadsworth, OH$1,651/mo15.3%very comfortable
Sixteen Mile Stand, OH$1,654/mo15.3%very comfortable
Centerville, OH$1,688/mo15.6%very comfortable
Mentor, OH$1,690/mo15.6%very comfortable
Lewis Center, OH$1,691/mo15.6%very comfortable
Kent, OH$1,702/mo15.7%very comfortable
Blacklick Estates, OH$1,697/mo15.7%very comfortable
Dublin, OH$1,732/mo16%very comfortable
Brunswick, OH$1,746/mo16.1%very comfortable
Loveland, OH$1,739/mo16.1%very comfortable
Springdale, OH$1,746/mo16.1%very comfortable
Sunbury, OH$1,738/mo16.1%very comfortable
South Euclid, OH$1,758/mo16.2%very comfortable
Beavercreek, OH$1,764/mo16.3%very comfortable
University Heights, OH$1,768/mo16.3%very comfortable
Dillonvale, OH$1,768/mo16.3%very comfortable
Tipp City, OH$1,786/mo16.5%very comfortable
Blacklick, OH$1,784/mo16.5%very comfortable
Shaker Heights, OH$1,822/mo16.8%very comfortable
North Olmsted, OH$1,847/mo17.1%very comfortable
Blue Ash, OH$1,845/mo17.1%very comfortable
Newtown, OH$1,849/mo17.1%very comfortable
West Chester, OH$1,859/mo17.2%very comfortable
Westlake, OH$1,878/mo17.4%very comfortable
Plain City, OH$1,919/mo17.7%very comfortable
Medina, OH$1,931/mo17.8%very comfortable
Uniontown, OH$1,933/mo17.9%very comfortable
New Albany, OH$1,958/mo18.1%very comfortable
Upper Arlington, OH$1,965/mo18.2%very comfortable
Pickerington, OH$1,965/mo18.2%very comfortable
Lebanon, OH$1,969/mo18.2%very comfortable
Sylvania, OH$1,994/mo18.4%very comfortable
Pataskala, OH$2,090/mo19.3%very comfortable
Sugarcreek, OH$2,087/mo19.3%very comfortable
Mason, OH$2,118/mo19.6%very comfortable
South Lebanon, OH$2,129/mo19.7%very comfortable
Canal Winchester, OH$2,158/mo19.9%very comfortable
Avon Lake, OH$2,170/mo20.1%affordable
Beachwood, OH$2,185/mo20.2%affordable
Trenton, OH$2,180/mo20.2%affordable
Galloway, OH$2,196/mo20.3%affordable
Kenwood, OH$2,206/mo20.4%affordable
Avon, OH$2,334/mo21.6%affordable
Powell, OH$2,480/mo22.9%affordable
Maineville, OH$2,504/mo23.1%affordable
Morrow, OH$2,578/mo23.8%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).