Best rent-to-income cities in Ohio

Cities in Ohio ranked by lowest rent as a percentage of median household income. Cities with 15,000+ residents.

Key findings

Dublin ranks first, with rent at 13.0% of median household income.
Across all 85 cities on this list, the median rent is $1,416/mo.

Data as of September 2026. Twelve months of median rent as a share of Census median household income (5-year estimates). Updated monthly. Download this list (CSV)

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85 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
01	DublinOH Pop. 49KCompare →	13.0%	$1,732/mo	$160,296	same
02	HilliardOH Pop. 38KCompare →	14.7%	$1,573/mo	$128,189	same
03	Upper ArlingtonOH Pop. 36KCompare →	15.2%	$1,965/mo	$155,167	same
04	VandaliaOH Pop. 15KCompare →	17.4%	$1,064/mo	$73,275	↑2 from #6
05	PerrysburgOH Pop. 25KCompare →	17.6%	$1,641/mo	$111,643	↓1 from #4
06	WestervilleOH Pop. 39KCompare →	17.9%	$1,629/mo	$109,404	↓1 from #5
07	SteubenvilleOH Pop. 18KCompare →	17.9%	$719/mo	$48,172	--
08	GahannaOH Pop. 35KCompare →	18.2%	$1,655/mo	$109,061	↓1 from #7
09	MiamisburgOH Pop. 20KCompare →	18.3%	$1,262/mo	$82,900	same
10	MarysvilleOH Pop. 28KCompare →	18.3%	$1,416/mo	$92,619	↑2 from #12
11	AllianceOH Pop. 21KCompare →	18.6%	$869/mo	$56,106	--
12	PiquaOH Pop. 21KCompare →	18.6%	$1,052/mo	$67,796	--
13	BrookparkOH Pop. 18KCompare →	18.9%	$1,125/mo	$71,332	--
14	Huber HeightsOH Pop. 43KCompare →	18.9%	$1,249/mo	$79,131	↑3 from #17
15	AshlandOH Pop. 19KCompare →	19.2%	$960/mo	$60,029	↓5 from #10
16	BeavercreekOH Pop. 47KCompare →	19.2%	$1,764/mo	$110,088	↓5 from #11
17	DelawareOH Pop. 45KCompare →	19.5%	$1,622/mo	$99,786	↓2 from #15
18	Fairview ParkOH Pop. 17KCompare →	19.6%	$1,290/mo	$78,865	--
19	StowOH Pop. 34KCompare →	19.7%	$1,537/mo	$93,727	↓11 from #8
20	Grove CityOH Pop. 43KCompare →	20.0%	$1,556/mo	$93,161	↓7 from #13
21	WestlakeOH Pop. 34KCompare →	20.1%	$1,878/mo	$112,200	↓5 from #16
22	MasonOH Pop. 36KCompare →	20.3%	$2,118/mo	$125,401	↓1 from #21
23	AvonOH Pop. 25KCompare →	20.6%	$2,334/mo	$135,915	--
24	FairfieldOH Pop. 45KCompare →	20.9%	$1,357/mo	$77,937	↓6 from #18
25	Shaker HeightsOH Pop. 29KCompare →	21.0%	$1,822/mo	$104,073	↓11 from #14
26	PickeringtonOH Pop. 24KCompare →	21.1%	$1,965/mo	$111,833	↓4 from #22
27	NorwoodOH Pop. 19KCompare →	21.1%	$1,259/mo	$71,611	↓7 from #20
28	KetteringOH Pop. 57KCompare →	21.8%	$1,355/mo	$74,681	↓5 from #23
29	ParmaOH Pop. 80KCompare →	21.9%	$1,263/mo	$69,295	↓10 from #19
30	Avon LakeOH Pop. 26KCompare →	22.5%	$2,170/mo	$115,567	--
31	Parma HeightsOH Pop. 21KCompare →	22.7%	$1,152/mo	$61,009	↓4 from #27
32	MansfieldOH Pop. 48KCompare →	23.0%	$852/mo	$44,540	↓7 from #25
33	Cleveland HeightsOH Pop. 44KCompare →	23.0%	$1,394/mo	$72,826	↓5 from #28
34	MassillonOH Pop. 32KCompare →	23.1%	$1,085/mo	$56,446	↓8 from #26
35	BrunswickOH Pop. 35KCompare →	23.1%	$1,746/mo	$90,663	↓11 from #24
36	Cuyahoga FallsOH Pop. 51KCompare →	23.3%	$1,411/mo	$72,705	↓7 from #29
37	EastlakeOH Pop. 17KCompare →	23.3%	$1,206/mo	$62,072	--
38	CentervilleOH Pop. 25KCompare →	23.7%	$1,688/mo	$85,492	↓8 from #30
39	WilloughbyOH Pop. 24KCompare →	23.8%	$1,417/mo	$71,309	--
40	SylvaniaOH Pop. 19KCompare →	23.9%	$1,994/mo	$100,189	--
41	Mayfield HeightsOH Pop. 20KCompare →	24.7%	$1,370/mo	$66,524	↓6 from #35
42	LakewoodOH Pop. 50KCompare →	24.7%	$1,422/mo	$68,954	↓9 from #33
43	TroyOH Pop. 27KCompare →	24.8%	$1,422/mo	$68,830	↓6 from #37
44	Forest ParkOH Pop. 20KCompare →	24.8%	$1,570/mo	$75,956	↓12 from #32
45	North CantonOH Pop. 18KCompare →	24.9%	$1,503/mo	$72,544	↓14 from #31
46	LancasterOH Pop. 41KCompare →	24.9%	$1,226/mo	$59,133	↓12 from #34
47	WadsworthOH Pop. 24KCompare →	24.9%	$1,651/mo	$79,490	--
48	ElyriaOH Pop. 53KCompare →	25.7%	$1,176/mo	$54,945	↓12 from #36
49	South EuclidOH Pop. 22KCompare →	25.9%	$1,758/mo	$81,297	↓11 from #38
50	ReynoldsburgOH Pop. 41KCompare →	26.1%	$1,585/mo	$72,972	↓9 from #41