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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 45324 usually run 1% below trend in December and 0.7% above it in August, about $26 a month apart at today's median. Based on 7 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 45324 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in December 2018.
Rent in ZIP 45324 changed +9.7% 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 45324 rose 48.5% while median household income rose 31.1% ($49,562 to $64,979). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 45324 is 60.9% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 10 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($64,979) is $1,624 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,330); a 3-bedroom is $1,720.
ZIP 45424, 7 miles away, rents for 13% less ($1,299/mo), about $2,400 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 45324. 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 45324 (Fairborn, OH) is roughly split between renters and owners, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 30% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 45324 in Fairborn, OH has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 45324 in Fairborn, OH paid around $1,018 a month. That figure now sits near $1,500, up 47.3% from the 2021 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $64,979 today, compared with $55,779 five years earlier. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. The renter share has eased from 49.5% to 47.2%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2021.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 45324 covers Fairborn, OH. The median rent here is $1,500/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,050/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,330/mo.
At 28% of local median household income ($64,979/yr), ZIP 45324 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 9.7% over the past year.
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