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. 46 of 138 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 92 are rent-burdened on this salary.
| City↕ | Median rent↕ | % of income↑ | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville, OH | $754/mo | 17% | very comfortable |
| Steubenville, OH | $765/mo | 17.2% | very comfortable |
| East Cleveland, OH | $771/mo | 17.4% | very comfortable |
| Alliance, OH | $847/mo | 19.1% | very comfortable |
| Mansfield, OH | $865/mo | 19.5% | very comfortable |
| Niles, OH | $876/mo | 19.7% | very comfortable |
| Ashland, OH | $933/mo | 21% | affordable |
| Sidney, OH | $951/mo | 21.4% | affordable |
| Warren, OH | $1,032/mo | 23.2% | affordable |
| Boardman, OH | $1,037/mo | 23.3% | affordable |
| Bowling Green, OH | $1,049/mo | 23.6% | affordable |
| Cambridge, OH | $1,050/mo | 23.6% | affordable |
| Canton, OH | $1,054/mo | 23.7% | affordable |
| Athens, OH | $1,069/mo | 24.1% | affordable |
| Lorain, OH | $1,075/mo | 24.2% | affordable |
| Bedford Heights, OH | $1,086/mo | 24.4% | affordable |
| Youngstown, OH | $1,087/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Piqua, OH | $1,087/mo | 24.5% | affordable |
| Massillon, OH | $1,093/mo | 24.6% | affordable |
| Reading, OH | $1,115/mo | 25.1% | affordable |
| Toledo, OH | $1,125/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| Elyria, OH | $1,126/mo | 25.3% | affordable |
| Akron, OH | $1,130/mo | 25.4% | affordable |
| Shiloh, OH | $1,130/mo | 25.4% | affordable |
| Bedford, OH | $1,147/mo | 25.8% | affordable |
| Vandalia, OH | $1,168/mo | 26.3% | affordable |
| Barberton, OH | $1,172/mo | 26.4% | affordable |
| Lima, OH | $1,176/mo | 26.5% | affordable |
| Fairview Park, OH | $1,195/mo | 26.9% | affordable |
| Marion, OH | $1,205/mo | 27.1% | affordable |
| Dayton, OH | $1,207/mo | 27.2% | affordable |
| Newark, OH | $1,226/mo | 27.6% | affordable |
| Mount Healthy, OH | $1,231/mo | 27.7% | affordable |
| Findlay, OH | $1,233/mo | 27.8% | affordable |
| Lancaster, OH | $1,240/mo | 27.9% | affordable |
| West Carrollton, OH | $1,245/mo | 28% | affordable |
| Marietta, OH | $1,250/mo | 28.1% | affordable |
| Franklin, OH | $1,259/mo | 28.3% | affordable |
| Middletown, OH | $1,272/mo | 28.6% | affordable |
| Parma Heights, OH | $1,276/mo | 28.7% | affordable |
| Springfield, OH | $1,294/mo | 29.1% | affordable |
| Whitehall, OH | $1,298/mo | 29.2% | affordable |
| Warrensville Heights, OH | $1,295/mo | 29.2% | affordable |
| Fairfield, OH | $1,304/mo | 29.4% | affordable |
| Euclid, OH | $1,310/mo | 29.5% | affordable |
| Miamisburg, OH | $1,332/mo | 30% | affordable |
| Groesbeck, OH | $1,333/mo | 30% | stretched |
| Huber Heights, OH | $1,335/mo | 30.1% | stretched |
| Wooster, OH | $1,338/mo | 30.1% | stretched |
| Xenia, OH | $1,335/mo | 30.1% | stretched |
| Fairlawn, OH | $1,337/mo | 30.1% | stretched |
| Mount Vernon, OH | $1,342/mo | 30.2% | stretched |
| Mayfield Heights, OH | $1,355/mo | 30.5% | stretched |
| Kettering, OH | $1,366/mo | 30.8% | stretched |
| North Canton, OH | $1,373/mo | 30.9% | stretched |
| Austintown, OH | $1,375/mo | 31% | stretched |
| Kent, OH | $1,392/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Silverton, OH | $1,390/mo | 31.3% | stretched |
| Parma, OH | $1,402/mo | 31.6% | stretched |
| Garfield Heights, OH | $1,423/mo | 32% | stretched |
| Cleveland, OH | $1,430/mo | 32.2% | stretched |
| Columbus, OH | $1,456/mo | 32.8% | stretched |
| Oxford, OH | $1,455/mo | 32.8% | stretched |
| Fairborn, OH | $1,462/mo | 32.9% | stretched |
| Lakewood, OH | $1,466/mo | 33% | stretched |
| Cincinnati, OH | $1,475/mo | 33.2% | stretched |
| Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $1,484/mo | 33.4% | stretched |
| Cleveland Heights, OH | $1,490/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Willoughby, OH | $1,486/mo | 33.5% | stretched |
| Amelia, OH | $1,503/mo | 33.8% | stretched |
| Sunbury, OH | $1,501/mo | 33.8% | stretched |
| Troy, OH | $1,511/mo | 34% | stretched |
| Eastlake, OH | $1,511/mo | 34% | stretched |
| Norwood, OH | $1,526/mo | 34.4% | stretched |
| Marysville, OH | $1,533/mo | 34.5% | stretched |
| Orrville, OH | $1,536/mo | 34.6% | stretched |
| Maple Heights, OH | $1,541/mo | 34.7% | stretched |
| Lewis Center, OH | $1,542/mo | 34.7% | stretched |
| Forest Park, OH | $1,575/mo | 35.5% | stretched |
| Mentor, OH | $1,588/mo | 35.7% | stretched |
| Brookpark, OH | $1,600/mo | 36% | stretched |
| Tipp City, OH | $1,599/mo | 36% | stretched |
| Hilliard, OH | $1,607/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Milford, OH | $1,606/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Batavia, OH | $1,608/mo | 36.2% | stretched |
| Woodlawn, OH | $1,614/mo | 36.3% | stretched |
| Hamilton, OH | $1,617/mo | 36.4% | stretched |
| Gahanna, OH | $1,621/mo | 36.5% | stretched |
| Sharonville, OH | $1,628/mo | 36.6% | stretched |
| Westerville, OH | $1,645/mo | 37% | stretched |
| Grove City, OH | $1,646/mo | 37.1% | stretched |
| Springdale, OH | $1,661/mo | 37.4% | stretched |
| Sixteen Mile Stand, OH | $1,674/mo | 37.7% | stretched |
| Stow, OH | $1,679/mo | 37.8% | stretched |
| Centerville, OH | $1,677/mo | 37.8% | stretched |
| Beavercreek, OH | $1,683/mo | 37.9% | stretched |
| South Euclid, OH | $1,694/mo | 38.1% | stretched |
| Blacklick, OH | $1,698/mo | 38.2% | stretched |
| Shaker Heights, OH | $1,706/mo | 38.4% | stretched |
| Newtown, OH | $1,712/mo | 38.5% | stretched |
| Perrysburg, OH | $1,721/mo | 38.7% | stretched |
| Turpin Hills, OH | $1,718/mo | 38.7% | stretched |
| Louisville, OH | $1,725/mo | 38.8% | stretched |
| Delaware, OH | $1,729/mo | 38.9% | stretched |
| Reynoldsburg, OH | $1,726/mo | 38.9% | stretched |
| New Albany, OH | $1,735/mo | 39.1% | stretched |
| Uniontown, OH | $1,750/mo | 39.4% | stretched |
| Blacklick Estates, OH | $1,753/mo | 39.5% | stretched |
| North Olmsted, OH | $1,764/mo | 39.7% | stretched |
| Dillonvale, OH | $1,768/mo | 39.8% | stretched |
| Brunswick, OH | $1,775/mo | 40% | stretched |
| Loveland, OH | $1,804/mo | 40.6% | rent-burdened |
| Dublin, OH | $1,813/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| University Heights, OH | $1,812/mo | 40.8% | rent-burdened |
| Wadsworth, OH | $1,829/mo | 41.2% | rent-burdened |
| Westlake, OH | $1,853/mo | 41.7% | rent-burdened |
| Blue Ash, OH | $1,891/mo | 42.6% | rent-burdened |
| Medina, OH | $1,910/mo | 43% | rent-burdened |
| West Chester, OH | $1,926/mo | 43.4% | rent-burdened |
| Canal Winchester, OH | $1,965/mo | 44.2% | rent-burdened |
| Upper Arlington, OH | $1,968/mo | 44.3% | rent-burdened |
| Trenton, OH | $1,969/mo | 44.3% | rent-burdened |
| Sylvania, OH | $1,989/mo | 44.8% | rent-burdened |
| Avon Lake, OH | $2,032/mo | 45.7% | rent-burdened |
| Beachwood, OH | $2,034/mo | 45.8% | rent-burdened |
| South Lebanon, OH | $2,090/mo | 47% | rent-burdened |
| Mason, OH | $2,097/mo | 47.2% | rent-burdened |
| Avon, OH | $2,125/mo | 47.8% | rent-burdened |
| Lebanon, OH | $2,135/mo | 48.1% | rent-burdened |
| Galloway, OH | $2,196/mo | 49.4% | rent-burdened |
| Sugarcreek, OH | $2,222/mo | 50% | severely rent-burdened |
| Plain City, OH | $2,283/mo | 51.4% | severely rent-burdened |
| Kenwood, OH | $2,342/mo | 52.7% | severely rent-burdened |
| Powell, OH | $2,395/mo | 53.9% | severely rent-burdened |
| Maineville, OH | $2,403/mo | 54.1% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pataskala, OH | $2,413/mo | 54.3% | severely rent-burdened |
| Pickerington, OH | $2,442/mo | 55% | severely rent-burdened |
| Morrow, OH | $2,450/mo | 55.2% | severely rent-burdened |