The Ohio rental market
Ohio tracks median rent across 128 cities, ranging from Greenville at $754/mo to Morrow at $2,450/mo. The state average of $1,521/mo runs about 23% below the national median of $1,965/mo.
Across Ohio cities, rents are rising, changing an average of +5.5% over the past year. 18 of 138 tracked cities are priced above the national median, while 120 fall below it. The largest rental markets are Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati.
138 cities
RankCityMedian rentYoY
1
Morrow
Pop. 2,523
$2,450/mo
—
→2
Pickerington
Pop. 24,477
$2,442/mo
+11.3%
→3
Pataskala
Pop. 18,223
$2,413/mo
—
→4
Maineville
Pop. 2,070
$2,403/mo
—
→5
Powell
Pop. 14,451
$2,395/mo
+3.3%
→6
Kenwood
Pop. 8,326
$2,342/mo
—
→7
Plain City
Pop. 3,829
$2,283/mo
+24.8%
→8
Sugarcreek
Pop. 2,504
$2,222/mo
—
→9
Galloway
$2,196/mo
—
→10
Lebanon
Pop. 21,501
$2,135/mo
+15.8%
→11
Avon
Pop. 25,317
$2,125/mo
—
→12
Mason
Pop. 35,509
$2,097/mo
+12.3%
→13
South Lebanon
Pop. 6,712
$2,090/mo
—
→14
Beachwood
Pop. 13,865
$2,034/mo
+5.6%
→15
Avon Lake
Pop. 25,752
$2,032/mo
—
→16
Sylvania
Pop. 19,055
$1,989/mo
—
→17
Trenton
Pop. 13,583
$1,969/mo
—
→18
Upper Arlington
Pop. 36,293
$1,968/mo
-0.2%
→19
Canal Winchester
Pop. 10,170
$1,965/mo
—
→20
West Chester
$1,926/mo
+7.8%
→21
Medina
Pop. 25,950
$1,910/mo
+6.3%
→22
Blue Ash
Pop. 13,455
$1,891/mo
-5.7%
→23
Westlake
Pop. 34,104
$1,853/mo
-8.0%
→24
Wadsworth
Pop. 24,492
$1,829/mo
—
→25
Dublin
Pop. 49,294
$1,813/mo
+0.4%
→26
University Heights
Pop. 13,394
$1,812/mo
+12.5%
→27
Loveland
Pop. 13,197
$1,804/mo
+2.5%
→28
Brunswick
Pop. 35,246
$1,775/mo
—
→29
Dillonvale
Pop. 586
$1,768/mo
—
→30
North Olmsted
Pop. 31,924
$1,764/mo
+4.7%
→31
Blacklick Estates
Pop. 8,389
$1,753/mo
—
→32
Uniontown
Pop. 7,920
$1,750/mo
—
→33
New Albany
Pop. 10,896
$1,735/mo
-1.4%
→34
Delaware
Pop. 44,589
$1,729/mo
+8.6%
→35
Reynoldsburg
Pop. 41,224
$1,726/mo
+3.1%
→36
Louisville
Pop. 9,602
$1,725/mo
+17.9%
→37
Perrysburg
Pop. 25,181
$1,721/mo
+12.8%
→38
Turpin Hills
Pop. 4,875
$1,718/mo
—
→39
Newtown
Pop. 2,685
$1,712/mo
—
→40
Shaker Heights
Pop. 28,922
$1,706/mo
-6.5%
→41
Blacklick
$1,698/mo
—
→42
South Euclid
Pop. 21,534
$1,694/mo
+2.5%
→43
Beavercreek
Pop. 47,126
$1,683/mo
-2.1%
→44
Stow
Pop. 34,240
$1,679/mo
+21.8%
→45
Centerville
Pop. 25,205
$1,677/mo
-1.9%
→46
Sixteen Mile Stand
Pop. 3,666
$1,674/mo
—
→47
Springdale
Pop. 11,033
$1,661/mo
+3.0%
→48
Grove City
Pop. 42,517
$1,646/mo
+7.4%
→49
Westerville
Pop. 38,645
$1,645/mo
+6.5%
→50
Sharonville
Pop. 14,030
$1,628/mo
—
→51
Gahanna
Pop. 35,486
$1,621/mo
+10.7%
→52
Hamilton
Pop. 63,468
$1,617/mo
+16.3%
→53
Woodlawn
Pop. 3,894
$1,614/mo
+5.9%
→54
Batavia
Pop. 2,794
$1,608/mo
-8.0%
→55
Hilliard
Pop. 38,033
$1,607/mo
+5.4%
→56
Milford
Pop. 6,497
$1,606/mo
+9.4%
→57
Brookpark
Pop. 18,284
$1,600/mo
—
→58
Tipp City
Pop. 10,439
$1,599/mo
-6.3%
→59
Mentor
Pop. 7,111
$1,588/mo
+5.8%
→60
Forest Park
Pop. 20,025
$1,575/mo
+9.4%
→61
Lewis Center
$1,542/mo
+6.5%
→62
Maple Heights
Pop. 23,258
$1,541/mo
+8.1%
→63
Orrville
Pop. 8,343
$1,536/mo
—
→64
Marysville
Pop. 27,518
$1,533/mo
+4.7%
→65
Norwood
Pop. 19,114
$1,526/mo
+14.4%
→66
Troy
Pop. 26,842
$1,511/mo
+15.3%
→67
Eastlake
Pop. 17,493
$1,511/mo
—
→68
Amelia
Pop. 12,871
$1,503/mo
+0.8%
→69
Sunbury
Pop. 8,005
$1,501/mo
-5.1%
→70
Cleveland Heights
Pop. 44,497
$1,490/mo
+8.3%
→71
Willoughby
Pop. 24,046
$1,486/mo
—
→72
Cuyahoga Falls
Pop. 50,909
$1,484/mo
+2.3%
→73
Cincinnati
Pop. 311,224
$1,475/mo
+5.3%
→74
Lakewood
Pop. 50,007
$1,466/mo
+10.8%
→75
Fairborn
Pop. 34,534
$1,462/mo
+8.5%
→76
Columbus
Pop. 914,802
$1,456/mo
+3.3%
→77
Oxford
Pop. 21,753
$1,455/mo
—
→78
Cleveland
Pop. 366,097
$1,430/mo
+9.8%
→79
Garfield Heights
Pop. 29,269
$1,423/mo
+3.4%
→80
Parma
Pop. 79,870
$1,402/mo
-3.3%
→81
Kent
Pop. 27,116
$1,392/mo
-10.4%
→82
Silverton
Pop. 4,860
$1,390/mo
—
→83
Austintown
Pop. 30,164
$1,375/mo
—
→84
North Canton
Pop. 17,727
$1,373/mo
-3.2%
→85
Kettering
Pop. 57,206
$1,366/mo
+22.2%
→86
Mayfield Heights
Pop. 20,022
$1,355/mo
+14.1%
→87
Mount Vernon
Pop. 17,052
$1,342/mo
—
→88
Wooster
Pop. 26,971
$1,338/mo
-12.8%
→89
Fairlawn
Pop. 7,711
$1,337/mo
—
→90
Huber Heights
Pop. 43,455
$1,335/mo
-4.0%
→91
Xenia
Pop. 25,689
$1,335/mo
+1.0%
→92
Groesbeck
Pop. 7,824
$1,333/mo
—
→93
Miamisburg
Pop. 19,948
$1,332/mo
+2.9%
→94
Euclid
Pop. 48,823
$1,310/mo
+7.3%
→95
Fairfield
Pop. 44,828
$1,304/mo
-1.2%
→96
Whitehall
Pop. 20,019
$1,298/mo
-2.5%
→97
Warrensville Heights
Pop. 13,545
$1,295/mo
—
→98
Springfield
Pop. 58,190
$1,294/mo
+24.8%
→99
Parma Heights
Pop. 20,581
$1,276/mo
+2.2%
→100
Middletown
Pop. 51,617
$1,272/mo
+2.2%
→101
Franklin
Pop. 11,712
$1,259/mo
—
→102
Marietta
Pop. 13,203
$1,250/mo
—
→103
West Carrollton
Pop. 12,976
$1,245/mo
—
→104
Lancaster
Pop. 41,249
$1,240/mo
+0.1%
→105
Findlay
Pop. 40,287
$1,233/mo
+2.6%
→106
Mount Healthy
Pop. 6,919
$1,231/mo
+12.1%
→107
Newark
Pop. 50,783
$1,226/mo
+2.0%
→108
Dayton
Pop. 136,579
$1,207/mo
+3.6%
→109
Marion
Pop. 35,669
$1,205/mo
—
→110
Fairview Park
Pop. 17,018
$1,195/mo
—
→111
Lima
Pop. 35,010
$1,176/mo
+10.3%
→112
Barberton
Pop. 24,844
$1,172/mo
—
→113
Vandalia
Pop. 15,053
$1,168/mo
+7.8%
→114
Bedford
Pop. 12,931
$1,147/mo
+1.9%
→115
Akron
Pop. 189,247
$1,130/mo
+1.2%
→116
Shiloh
Pop. 526
$1,130/mo
+0.1%
→117
Elyria
Pop. 53,035
$1,126/mo
+9.4%
→118
Toledo
Pop. 267,463
$1,125/mo
+9.2%
→119
Reading
Pop. 10,502
$1,115/mo
+9.8%
→120
Massillon
Pop. 32,338
$1,093/mo
+17.4%
→121
Youngstown
Pop. 59,331
$1,087/mo
+16.6%
→122
Piqua
Pop. 20,646
$1,087/mo
—
→123
Bedford Heights
Pop. 10,847
$1,086/mo
+15.9%
→124
Lorain
Pop. 65,395
$1,075/mo
+2.4%
→125
Athens
Pop. 23,396
$1,069/mo
—
→126
Canton
Pop. 69,755
$1,054/mo
+5.0%
→127
Cambridge
Pop. 10,060
$1,050/mo
—
→128
Bowling Green
Pop. 29,983
$1,049/mo
—
→129
Boardman
$1,037/mo
+10.3%
→130
Warren
Pop. 38,912
$1,032/mo
+11.8%
→131
Sidney
Pop. 20,501
$951/mo
—
→132
Ashland
Pop. 18,911
$933/mo
+7.5%
→133
Niles
Pop. 18,287
$876/mo
—
→134
Mansfield
Pop. 47,663
$865/mo
+0.7%
→135
Alliance
Pop. 21,478
$847/mo
—
→136
East Cleveland
Pop. 13,534
$771/mo
-12.4%
→137
Steubenville
Pop. 18,124
$765/mo
—
→138
Greenville
Pop. 12,741
$754/mo
—
→Ohio rent questions
What is the average rent in Ohio?
The average median rent across 128 tracked cities in Ohio is $1,521/mo, about 23% below the national median of $1,965/mo.
Which Ohio city has the highest rent?
Morrow has the highest median rent in Ohio at $2,450/mo.
Which Ohio city has the most affordable rent?
Greenville is the most affordable tracked city in Ohio, with a median rent of $754/mo.
Are rents rising or falling in Ohio?
Across Ohio cities, median rents are rising, changing an average of +5.5% over the past year.
How does Ohio rent compare to the rest of the country?
18 of 138 tracked Ohio cities have a median rent above the national median of $1,965/mo, and 120 fall below it.
What are the largest rental markets in Ohio?
By population, the largest rental markets in Ohio are Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati. Each has its own rent data, trends, and ZIP-level breakdowns on RentDataNow.
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