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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
Steubenville, OH$765/mo7.1%very comfortable
East Cleveland, OH$771/mo7.1%very comfortable
Alliance, OH$847/mo7.8%very comfortable
Mansfield, OH$865/mo8%very comfortable
Niles, OH$876/mo8.1%very comfortable
Ashland, OH$933/mo8.6%very comfortable
Sidney, OH$951/mo8.8%very comfortable
Warren, OH$1,032/mo9.5%very comfortable
Boardman, OH$1,037/mo9.6%very comfortable
Canton, OH$1,054/mo9.7%very comfortable
Bowling Green, OH$1,049/mo9.7%very comfortable
Cambridge, OH$1,050/mo9.7%very comfortable
Lorain, OH$1,075/mo9.9%very comfortable
Athens, OH$1,069/mo9.9%very comfortable
Youngstown, OH$1,087/mo10%very comfortable
Piqua, OH$1,087/mo10%very comfortable
Bedford Heights, OH$1,086/mo10%very comfortable
Massillon, OH$1,093/mo10.1%very comfortable
Reading, OH$1,115/mo10.3%very comfortable
Toledo, OH$1,125/mo10.4%very comfortable
Akron, OH$1,130/mo10.4%very comfortable
Elyria, OH$1,126/mo10.4%very comfortable
Shiloh, OH$1,130/mo10.4%very comfortable
Bedford, OH$1,147/mo10.6%very comfortable
Barberton, OH$1,172/mo10.8%very comfortable
Vandalia, OH$1,168/mo10.8%very comfortable
Lima, OH$1,176/mo10.9%very comfortable
Fairview Park, OH$1,195/mo11%very comfortable
Marion, OH$1,205/mo11.1%very comfortable
Dayton, OH$1,207/mo11.2%very comfortable
Newark, OH$1,226/mo11.3%very comfortable
Findlay, OH$1,233/mo11.4%very comfortable
Mount Healthy, OH$1,231/mo11.4%very comfortable
Lancaster, OH$1,240/mo11.5%very comfortable
West Carrollton, OH$1,245/mo11.5%very comfortable
Marietta, OH$1,250/mo11.6%very comfortable
Franklin, OH$1,259/mo11.6%very comfortable
Middletown, OH$1,272/mo11.8%very comfortable
Parma Heights, OH$1,276/mo11.8%very comfortable
Springfield, OH$1,294/mo12%very comfortable
Whitehall, OH$1,298/mo12%very comfortable
Warrensville Heights, OH$1,295/mo12%very comfortable
Euclid, OH$1,310/mo12.1%very comfortable
Fairfield, OH$1,304/mo12.1%very comfortable
Huber Heights, OH$1,335/mo12.3%very comfortable
Xenia, OH$1,335/mo12.3%very comfortable
Miamisburg, OH$1,332/mo12.3%very comfortable
Groesbeck, OH$1,333/mo12.3%very comfortable
Wooster, OH$1,338/mo12.4%very comfortable
Mount Vernon, OH$1,342/mo12.4%very comfortable
Fairlawn, OH$1,337/mo12.4%very comfortable
Mayfield Heights, OH$1,355/mo12.5%very comfortable
Kettering, OH$1,366/mo12.6%very comfortable
Austintown, OH$1,375/mo12.7%very comfortable
North Canton, OH$1,373/mo12.7%very comfortable
Silverton, OH$1,390/mo12.8%very comfortable
Kent, OH$1,392/mo12.9%very comfortable
Parma, OH$1,402/mo13%very comfortable
Cleveland, OH$1,430/mo13.2%very comfortable
Garfield Heights, OH$1,423/mo13.2%very comfortable
Oxford, OH$1,455/mo13.4%very comfortable
Columbus, OH$1,456/mo13.5%very comfortable
Fairborn, OH$1,462/mo13.5%very comfortable
Cincinnati, OH$1,475/mo13.6%very comfortable
Lakewood, OH$1,466/mo13.6%very comfortable
Cuyahoga Falls, OH$1,484/mo13.7%very comfortable
Willoughby, OH$1,486/mo13.7%very comfortable
Cleveland Heights, OH$1,490/mo13.8%very comfortable
Amelia, OH$1,503/mo13.9%very comfortable
Sunbury, OH$1,501/mo13.9%very comfortable
Troy, OH$1,511/mo14%very comfortable
Eastlake, OH$1,511/mo14%very comfortable
Norwood, OH$1,526/mo14.1%very comfortable
Marysville, OH$1,533/mo14.2%very comfortable
Maple Heights, OH$1,541/mo14.2%very comfortable
Orrville, OH$1,536/mo14.2%very comfortable
Lewis Center, OH$1,542/mo14.3%very comfortable
Forest Park, OH$1,575/mo14.6%very comfortable
Mentor, OH$1,588/mo14.7%very comfortable
Brookpark, OH$1,600/mo14.8%very comfortable
Tipp City, OH$1,599/mo14.8%very comfortable
Milford, OH$1,606/mo14.8%very comfortable
Hamilton, OH$1,617/mo14.9%very comfortable
Hilliard, OH$1,607/mo14.9%very comfortable
Woodlawn, OH$1,614/mo14.9%very comfortable
Batavia, OH$1,608/mo14.9%very comfortable
Gahanna, OH$1,621/mo15%very comfortable
Sharonville, OH$1,628/mo15%very comfortable
Grove City, OH$1,646/mo15.2%very comfortable
Westerville, OH$1,645/mo15.2%very comfortable
Springdale, OH$1,661/mo15.4%very comfortable
Stow, OH$1,679/mo15.5%very comfortable
Centerville, OH$1,677/mo15.5%very comfortable
Sixteen Mile Stand, OH$1,674/mo15.5%very comfortable
Beavercreek, OH$1,683/mo15.6%very comfortable
South Euclid, OH$1,694/mo15.7%very comfortable
Blacklick, OH$1,698/mo15.7%very comfortable
Shaker Heights, OH$1,706/mo15.8%very comfortable
Newtown, OH$1,712/mo15.8%very comfortable
Perrysburg, OH$1,721/mo15.9%very comfortable
Louisville, OH$1,725/mo15.9%very comfortable
Turpin Hills, OH$1,718/mo15.9%very comfortable
Delaware, OH$1,729/mo16%very comfortable
Reynoldsburg, OH$1,726/mo16%very comfortable
New Albany, OH$1,735/mo16%very comfortable
Blacklick Estates, OH$1,753/mo16.2%very comfortable
Uniontown, OH$1,750/mo16.2%very comfortable
North Olmsted, OH$1,764/mo16.3%very comfortable
Dillonvale, OH$1,768/mo16.3%very comfortable
Brunswick, OH$1,775/mo16.4%very comfortable
University Heights, OH$1,812/mo16.7%very comfortable
Loveland, OH$1,804/mo16.7%very comfortable
Dublin, OH$1,813/mo16.8%very comfortable
Wadsworth, OH$1,829/mo16.9%very comfortable
Westlake, OH$1,853/mo17.1%very comfortable
Blue Ash, OH$1,891/mo17.5%very comfortable
Medina, OH$1,910/mo17.7%very comfortable
West Chester, OH$1,926/mo17.8%very comfortable
Upper Arlington, OH$1,968/mo18.2%very comfortable
Trenton, OH$1,969/mo18.2%very comfortable
Canal Winchester, OH$1,965/mo18.2%very comfortable
Sylvania, OH$1,989/mo18.4%very comfortable
Avon Lake, OH$2,032/mo18.8%very comfortable
Beachwood, OH$2,034/mo18.8%very comfortable
South Lebanon, OH$2,090/mo19.3%very comfortable
Mason, OH$2,097/mo19.4%very comfortable
Avon, OH$2,125/mo19.6%very comfortable
Lebanon, OH$2,135/mo19.7%very comfortable
Galloway, OH$2,196/mo20.3%affordable
Sugarcreek, OH$2,222/mo20.5%affordable
Plain City, OH$2,283/mo21.1%affordable
Kenwood, OH$2,342/mo21.6%affordable
Powell, OH$2,395/mo22.1%affordable
Maineville, OH$2,403/mo22.2%affordable
Pataskala, OH$2,413/mo22.3%affordable
Pickerington, OH$2,442/mo22.6%affordable
Morrow, OH$2,450/mo22.6%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).