Best rent-to-income cities in Ohio

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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)

Best value (RRS)Overheated (RRS)Most affordable Most expensive Rent falling Rent rising Best rent/income Most rent-burdened Record-high rent Seasonal swings Rent vs. income

85 cities

Rank	City	Rent/income	Median rent	Income	Vs. a year ago
51	North OlmstedOH Pop. 32KCompare →	26.3%	$1,847/mo	$84,363	↓11 from #40
52	FindlayOH Pop. 40KCompare →	26.3%	$1,348/mo	$61,423	↓13 from #39
53	WoosterOH Pop. 27KCompare →	26.5%	$1,475/mo	$66,898	↓8 from #45
54	ColumbusOH Pop. 915KCompare →	26.7%	$1,471/mo	$66,082	↓11 from #43
55	MiddletownOH Pop. 52KCompare →	27.0%	$1,287/mo	$57,102	↓8 from #47
56	LorainOH Pop. 65KCompare →	27.2%	$1,104/mo	$48,685	↓7 from #49
57	PataskalaOH Pop. 18KCompare →	27.3%	$2,090/mo	$92,033	--
58	EuclidOH Pop. 49KCompare →	27.5%	$1,152/mo	$50,285	↓14 from #44
59	NewarkOH Pop. 51KCompare →	27.6%	$1,420/mo	$61,670	↓17 from #42
60	ToledoOH Pop. 267KCompare →	27.8%	$1,151/mo	$49,724	↓14 from #46
61	BarbertonOH Pop. 25KCompare →	27.9%	$1,214/mo	$52,267	--
62	AustintownOH Pop. 30KCompare →	27.9%	$1,233/mo	$52,978	--
63	LebanonOH Pop. 22KCompare →	28.2%	$1,969/mo	$83,685	↓13 from #50
64	SidneyOH Pop. 21KCompare →	28.4%	$1,438/mo	$60,668	--
65	MarionOH Pop. 36KCompare →	28.9%	$1,154/mo	$47,951	--
66	XeniaOH Pop. 26KCompare →	29.0%	$1,352/mo	$56,029	↓13 from #53
67	FairbornOH Pop. 35KCompare →	29.1%	$1,500/mo	$61,751	↓19 from #48
68	AkronOH Pop. 189KCompare →	29.4%	$1,176/mo	$48,076	↓16 from #52
69	Mount VernonOH Pop. 17KCompare →	29.5%	$1,323/mo	$53,845	--
70	MedinaOH Pop. 26KCompare →	29.9%	$1,931/mo	$77,385	↓16 from #54
71	SpringfieldOH Pop. 58KCompare →	31.1%	$1,222/mo	$47,143	↓20 from #51
72	CantonOH Pop. 70KCompare →	31.2%	$1,124/mo	$43,188	↓14 from #58
73	Garfield HeightsOH Pop. 29KCompare →	31.2%	$1,421/mo	$54,593	↓14 from #59
74	HamiltonOH Pop. 63KCompare →	31.3%	$1,438/mo	$55,166	↓17 from #57
75	LimaOH Pop. 35KCompare →	31.6%	$1,216/mo	$46,240	↓19 from #56
76	WarrenOH Pop. 39KCompare →	31.6%	$998/mo	$37,887	↓21 from #55
77	CincinnatiOH Pop. 311KCompare →	32.5%	$1,432/mo	$52,909	↓17 from #60
78	DaytonOH Pop. 137KCompare →	32.9%	$1,241/mo	$45,247	↓16 from #62
79	WhitehallOH Pop. 20KCompare →	33.2%	$1,434/mo	$51,759	↓16 from #63
80	AthensOH Pop. 23KCompare →	34.6%	$1,103/mo	$38,204	--
81	Maple HeightsOH Pop. 23KCompare →	35.4%	$1,574/mo	$53,414	↓20 from #61
82	YoungstownOH Pop. 59KCompare →	37.5%	$1,075/mo	$34,408	↓18 from #64
83	ClevelandOH Pop. 366KCompare →	40.0%	$1,359/mo	$40,801	↓18 from #65
84	OxfordOH Pop. 22KCompare →	40.9%	$1,388/mo	$40,764	--
85	KentOH Pop. 27KCompare →	47.5%	$1,702/mo	$42,964	↓19 from #66