ZIP 45219
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
September. Asking rents in ZIP 45219 usually run 1.2% below trend in September and 2% above it in December, about $60 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 45219 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in August 2017.
Rent in ZIP 45219 changed +2.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 190 Ohio ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 45219 rose 47.8% while median household income rose 26.4% ($28,219 to $35,657). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 45219 is 54.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 4 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($35,657) is $891 a month. That is less than HUD's Fair Market Rent for a studio ($1,120).
25th cheapest of 25 ZIP codes in Cincinnati.
ZIP 45202, 1 mile away, rents for 15% less ($1,594/mo), about $3,300 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 45219. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 45219 (Cincinnati, OH) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 45.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 45219 in Cincinnati, OH has changed in 5 years
Compared with 2021, rent in ZIP 45219 in Cincinnati, OH has climbed by $595 per month, settling near $1,873 after starting the period at $1,278. Median household income grew from $32,800 to $35,657 between 2021 and 2024, a 8.7% shift. Rent outpaced income growth by roughly 37.9 percentage points, which means renters are spending a larger slice of each paycheck on housing than they did in 2021. Headcount in the area went from 19,436 to 20,012 between 2021 and 2024, a 3.0% change. Taken together, the five-year picture in ZIP 45219 in Cincinnati, OH reflects how housing costs and the people paying them have evolved through a stretch that included a pandemic, a hot rental market, and a recent cooling phase.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 45219 covers Cincinnati, OH. The median rent here is $1,873/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,230/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,580/mo.
At 63% of local median household income ($35,657/yr), ZIP 45219 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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At $1,873/mo, rent takes ~63% of ZIP 45219's median household income ($35,657/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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