Rent Affordability for A Truck Driver in Ohio
A typical truck driver in Ohio earns about $53,307 a year, which supports approximately $1,333 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. 48 of 138 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 90 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville, OH | $754/mo | 17% | very comfortable |
| Steubenville, OH | $787/mo | 17.7% | very comfortable |
| Alliance, OH | $790/mo | 17.8% | very comfortable |
| East Cleveland, OH | $792/mo | 17.8% | very comfortable |
| Mansfield, OH | $859/mo | 19.3% | very comfortable |
| Niles, OH | $910/mo | 20.5% | affordable |
| Ashland, OH | $922/mo | 20.8% | affordable |
| Warren, OH | $980/mo | 22.1% | affordable |
| Marietta, OH | $998/mo | 22.5% | affordable |
| Boardman, OH | $1,013/mo | 22.8% | affordable |
| Bowling Green, OH | $1,041/mo | 23.4% | affordable |
| Cambridge, OH | $1,050/mo | 23.6% | affordable |
| Reading, OH | $1,060/mo | 23.9% | affordable |
| Youngstown, OH | $1,067/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Bedford Heights, OH | $1,065/mo | 24% | affordable |
| Piqua, OH | $1,087/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Elyria, OH | $1,101/mo | 24.8% | affordable |
| Massillon, OH | $1,107/mo | 24.9% | affordable |
| Shiloh, OH | $1,105/mo | 24.9% | affordable |
| Canton, OH | $1,118/mo | 25.2% | affordable |
| Lorain, OH | $1,119/mo | 25.2% | affordable |
| Akron, OH | $1,137/mo | 25.6% | affordable |
| Sidney, OH | $1,142/mo | 25.7% | affordable |
| Toledo, OH | $1,144/mo | 25.8% | affordable |
| Barberton, OH | $1,151/mo | 25.9% | affordable |
| Bedford, OH | $1,173/mo | 26.4% | affordable |
| Parma Heights, OH | $1,177/mo | 26.5% | affordable |
| Lima, OH | $1,182/mo | 26.6% | affordable |
| Vandalia, OH | $1,190/mo | 26.8% | affordable |
| Franklin, OH | $1,198/mo | 27% | affordable |
| Marion, OH | $1,205/mo | 27.1% | affordable |
| Euclid, OH | $1,230/mo | 27.7% | affordable |
| Lancaster, OH | $1,237/mo | 27.8% | affordable |
| Athens, OH | $1,236/mo | 27.8% | affordable |
| Dayton, OH | $1,245/mo | 28% | affordable |
| Austintown, OH | $1,250/mo | 28.1% | affordable |
| Mount Healthy, OH | $1,259/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| West Carrollton, OH | $1,263/mo | 28.4% | affordable |
| Springfield, OH | $1,267/mo | 28.5% | affordable |
| Miamisburg, OH | $1,285/mo | 28.9% | affordable |
| Middletown, OH | $1,295/mo | 29.2% | affordable |
| Fairview Park, OH | $1,301/mo | 29.3% | affordable |
| Fairfield, OH | $1,306/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Huber Heights, OH | $1,309/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Mayfield Heights, OH | $1,319/mo | 29.7% | affordable |
| Whitehall, OH | $1,319/mo | 29.7% | affordable |
| Mount Vernon, OH | $1,321/mo | 29.7% | affordable |
| Kettering, OH | $1,328/mo | 29.9% | affordable |
| Groesbeck, OH | $1,333/mo | 30% | stretched |
| Fairlawn, OH | $1,337/mo | 30.1% | stretched |
| Findlay, OH | $1,345/mo | 30.3% | stretched |
| Newark, OH | $1,352/mo | 30.4% | stretched |
| Warrensville Heights, OH | $1,360/mo | 30.6% | stretched |
| Parma, OH | $1,373/mo | 30.9% | stretched |
| Norwood, OH | $1,392/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Silverton, OH | $1,390/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Wooster, OH | $1,396/mo | 31.4% | stretched |
| Xenia, OH | $1,413/mo | 31.8% | stretched |
| Cleveland, OH | $1,424/mo | 32.1% | stretched |
| Garfield Heights, OH | $1,425/mo | 32.1% | stretched |
| Cincinnati, OH | $1,445/mo | 32.5% | stretched |
| Columbus, OH | $1,446/mo | 32.6% | stretched |
| Cleveland Heights, OH | $1,446/mo | 32.6% | stretched |
| Lakewood, OH | $1,457/mo | 32.8% | stretched |
| Oxford, OH | $1,455/mo | 32.8% | stretched |
| Troy, OH | $1,468/mo | 33% | stretched |
| Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $1,469/mo | 33.1% | stretched |
| North Canton, OH | $1,481/mo | 33.3% | stretched |
| Sunbury, OH | $1,485/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Willoughby, OH | $1,486/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Sharonville, OH | $1,488/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Woodlawn, OH | $1,497/mo | 33.7% | stretched |
| Marysville, OH | $1,511/mo | 34% | stretched |
| Eastlake, OH | $1,511/mo | 34% | stretched |
| Amelia, OH | $1,521/mo | 34.2% | stretched |
| Fairborn, OH | $1,525/mo | 34.3% | stretched |
| Batavia, OH | $1,524/mo | 34.3% | stretched |
| Hamilton, OH | $1,535/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Kent, OH | $1,538/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Orrville, OH | $1,536/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Maple Heights, OH | $1,557/mo | 35% | stretched |
| Blacklick, OH | $1,584/mo | 35.7% | stretched |
| Milford, OH | $1,592/mo | 35.8% | stretched |
| Forest Park, OH | $1,594/mo | 35.9% | stretched |
| Brookpark, OH | $1,600/mo | 36% | stretched |
| Stow, OH | $1,606/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Blacklick Estates, OH | $1,613/mo | 36.3% | stretched |
| Sixteen Mile Stand, OH | $1,620/mo | 36.5% | stretched |
| Gahanna, OH | $1,625/mo | 36.6% | stretched |
| Hilliard, OH | $1,635/mo | 36.8% | stretched |
| Westerville, OH | $1,644/mo | 37% | stretched |
| Mentor, OH | $1,642/mo | 37% | stretched |
| Tipp City, OH | $1,653/mo | 37.2% | stretched |
| Grove City, OH | $1,657/mo | 37.3% | stretched |
| Centerville, OH | $1,683/mo | 37.9% | stretched |
| Turpin Hills, OH | $1,684/mo | 37.9% | stretched |
| Perrysburg, OH | $1,688/mo | 38% | stretched |
| Lewis Center, OH | $1,698/mo | 38.2% | stretched |
| Newtown, OH | $1,712/mo | 38.5% | stretched |
| South Euclid, OH | $1,719/mo | 38.7% | stretched |
| Beavercreek, OH | $1,733/mo | 39% | stretched |
| Delaware, OH | $1,734/mo | 39% | stretched |
| Brunswick, OH | $1,733/mo | 39% | stretched |
| Louisville, OH | $1,732/mo | 39% | stretched |
| Shaker Heights, OH | $1,741/mo | 39.2% | stretched |
| Wadsworth, OH | $1,743/mo | 39.2% | stretched |
| Reynoldsburg, OH | $1,751/mo | 39.4% | stretched |
| Springdale, OH | $1,769/mo | 39.8% | stretched |
| Dillonvale, OH | $1,768/mo | 39.8% | stretched |
| University Heights, OH | $1,786/mo | 40.2% | rent-burdened |
| Loveland, OH | $1,789/mo | 40.3% | rent-burdened |
| North Olmsted, OH | $1,796/mo | 40.4% | rent-burdened |
| New Albany, OH | $1,821/mo | 41% | rent-burdened |
| West Chester, OH | $1,854/mo | 41.7% | rent-burdened |
| Dublin, OH | $1,860/mo | 41.9% | rent-burdened |
| Blue Ash, OH | $1,892/mo | 42.6% | rent-burdened |
| Westlake, OH | $1,897/mo | 42.7% | rent-burdened |
| Medina, OH | $1,902/mo | 42.8% | rent-burdened |
| Uniontown, OH | $1,945/mo | 43.8% | rent-burdened |
| Lebanon, OH | $1,982/mo | 44.6% | rent-burdened |
| Upper Arlington, OH | $1,984/mo | 44.7% | rent-burdened |
| Plain City, OH | $2,045/mo | 46% | rent-burdened |
| Trenton, OH | $2,093/mo | 47.1% | rent-burdened |
| Avon Lake, OH | $2,098/mo | 47.2% | rent-burdened |
| Sylvania, OH | $2,099/mo | 47.3% | rent-burdened |
| Beachwood, OH | $2,115/mo | 47.6% | rent-burdened |
| Mason, OH | $2,130/mo | 47.9% | rent-burdened |
| Canal Winchester, OH | $2,128/mo | 47.9% | rent-burdened |
| Avon, OH | $2,133/mo | 48% | rent-burdened |
| South Lebanon, OH | $2,137/mo | 48.1% | rent-burdened |
| Sugarcreek, OH | $2,162/mo | 48.7% | rent-burdened |
| Galloway, OH | $2,196/mo | 49.4% | rent-burdened |
| Powell, OH | $2,285/mo | 51.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kenwood, OH | $2,297/mo | 51.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pataskala, OH | $2,369/mo | 53.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pickerington, OH | $2,397/mo | 54% | severely rent-burdened |
| Maineville, OH | $2,533/mo | 57% | severely rent-burdened |
| Morrow, OH | $2,633/mo | 59.3% | severely rent-burdened |