Rent Trends / OH
Rent Trends in Ohio: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 175 cities in Ohio. The average across tracked cities is $1,576/month in 2026, up from $707 in 2015 (+122.9%). That sits $386 below (-19.7% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962.
Last updated: September 14, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,962 (June 2026)
What the Ohio rent trend shows
This page follows market rents in Ohio from 2015 through mid-2026 using the same Zillow ZORI vintage for every city in the table. State figures below are simple averages of the tracked cities — useful for comparing places inside Ohio and stacking the state against the published U.S. typical rent ($1,962/month in June 2026, up from $1,357 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Ohio has risen from about $1,260 to $1,576 (+25.1%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +13.4% ($1,390 → $1,576).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Dayton (+92.7%, $646 → $1,245). 8 of 175 tracked cities are higher than their 2015 (or earliest) level.
For the national rent story, see the Rent Index. Statewide maps live on Rent by State. Full city database: Rent by City.
City-level breakdown in Ohio
Lowest 2026 rents
- Steubenville — $787
- Alliance — $790
- East Cleveland — $792
- Mansfield — $859
- Niles — $910
Highest 2026 rents
- Solon — $2,718
- Bay Village — $2,700
- Hudson — $2,645
- Morrow — $2,633
- Maineville — $2,533
Full list with every year from 2015–2026 is in the sortable table below.
All Ohio cities — yearly rent table
| City | Metro | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | $824 | $855 | $898 | $946 | $991 | $1,038 | $1,086 | $1,207 | $1,273 | $1,328 | $1,385 | $1,446 | +75.5% | |
| Cincinnati | $782 | $825 | $850 | $895 | $954 | $1,003 | $1,055 | $1,151 | $1,257 | $1,327 | $1,388 | $1,445 | +84.8% | |
| Cleveland | $752 | $780 | $807 | $840 | $895 | $931 | $985 | $1,079 | $1,166 | $1,248 | $1,339 | $1,424 | +89.4% | |
| Toledo | $636 | $653 | $683 | $700 | $726 | $752 | $786 | $892 | $952 | $1,006 | $1,063 | $1,144 | +79.9% | |
| Akron | $602 | $631 | $634 | $660 | $674 | $704 | $765 | $856 | $940 | $1,009 | $1,055 | $1,137 | +88.9% | |
| Dayton | $646 | $656 | $688 | $725 | $766 | $816 | $874 | $964 | $1,050 | $1,119 | $1,171 | $1,245 | +92.7% | |
| Canton | $613 | $630 | $632 | $658 | $684 | $710 | $755 | $846 | $921 | $991 | $1,046 | $1,118 | +82.4% | |
| Hamilton | — | $819 | $857 | $877 | $934 | $955 | $1,014 | $1,135 | $1,236 | $1,390 | $1,436 | $1,535 | +87.4% | |
| Springfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $950 | $1,052 | $1,177 | $1,267 | +33.4% | |
| Middletown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,085 | $1,142 | $1,200 | $1,295 | +19.4% | |
| Westerville | — | — | — | — | $1,106 | $1,122 | $1,159 | $1,293 | $1,355 | $1,428 | $1,522 | $1,644 | +48.6% | |
| Parma | — | — | — | — | $807 | $835 | $914 | $998 | $1,116 | $1,190 | $1,271 | $1,373 | +70.1% | |
| Massillon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $803 | $890 | $950 | $995 | $1,107 | +37.9% | |
| Grove City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,303 | $1,409 | $1,511 | $1,567 | $1,657 | +27.2% | |
| Lorain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $851 | $966 | $1,047 | $1,119 | +31.5% | |
| Medina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,649 | $1,771 | $1,801 | $1,902 | +15.3% | |
| Mansfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $726 | $763 | $859 | +18.3% | |
| West Chester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,568 | $1,622 | $1,671 | $1,753 | $1,854 | +18.2% | |
| Hilliard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,303 | $1,406 | $1,425 | $1,535 | $1,635 | +25.5% | |
| Youngstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $873 | $954 | $1,067 | +22.2% | |
| Elyria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $841 | $912 | $976 | $1,002 | $1,101 | +30.9% | |
| Lancaster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $847 | $972 | $1,046 | $1,140 | $1,237 | +46.0% | |
| Dublin | — | — | — | — | $1,257 | $1,293 | $1,354 | $1,478 | $1,574 | $1,648 | $1,731 | $1,860 | +48.0% | |
| Lima | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $957 | $1,182 | +23.5% | |
| Loveland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,446 | $1,541 | $1,651 | $1,721 | $1,789 | +23.7% | |
| Newark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,141 | $1,186 | $1,310 | $1,352 | +18.5% | |
| Chillicothe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,148 | +0.0% | |
| Mason | — | — | — | $1,371 | $1,399 | $1,479 | $1,543 | $1,716 | $1,772 | $1,912 | $2,047 | $2,130 | +55.4% | |
| Kettering | — | — | — | — | — | — | $938 | $1,052 | $1,134 | $1,201 | $1,256 | $1,328 | +41.6% | |
| Warren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $980 | +0.0% | |
| Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,338 | $1,506 | $1,547 | $1,655 | $1,734 | +29.6% | |
| Zanesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $952 | $1,024 | $1,073 | +12.7% | |
| Findlay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,063 | $1,129 | $1,177 | $1,345 | +26.5% | |
| Cuyahoga Falls | — | — | — | $843 | $899 | $946 | $1,001 | $1,092 | $1,209 | $1,268 | $1,323 | $1,469 | +74.3% | |
| Mentor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,489 | $1,642 | +10.3% | |
| Beavercreek | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,202 | $1,323 | $1,440 | $1,536 | $1,652 | $1,733 | +44.2% | |
| Lakewood | — | — | $857 | $900 | $948 | $987 | $1,076 | $1,165 | $1,253 | $1,314 | $1,384 | $1,457 | +70.0% | |
| Strongsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,064 | +0.0% | |
| Fairfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,166 | $1,218 | $1,213 | $1,306 | +12.0% | |
| Cleveland Heights | $800 | $828 | $815 | $855 | $894 | $922 | $1,006 | $1,118 | $1,180 | $1,272 | $1,355 | $1,446 | +80.8% | |
| Euclid | — | — | $718 | $745 | $754 | $799 | $901 | $957 | $996 | $1,080 | $1,170 | $1,230 | +71.3% | |
| Brunswick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,733 | +0.0% | |
| Xenia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,303 | $1,413 | +8.4% | |
| Wooster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,360 | $1,396 | +2.6% | |
| Kent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,309 | $1,354 | $1,538 | +17.5% | |
| Perrysburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,512 | $1,586 | $1,571 | $1,688 | +11.6% | |
| Lebanon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,569 | $1,684 | $1,706 | $1,982 | +26.3% | |
| Painesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,394 | +0.0% | |
| Reynoldsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,235 | $1,397 | $1,480 | $1,557 | $1,659 | $1,751 | +41.8% | |
| Pickerington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,048 | $2,123 | $2,242 | $2,397 | +17.0% | |
| Fairborn | — | — | — | — | $908 | $944 | $1,038 | $1,135 | $1,247 | $1,322 | $1,416 | $1,525 | +68.0% | |
| Bowling Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,041 | +0.0% | |
| Miamisburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | $904 | $1,043 | $1,136 | $1,191 | $1,225 | $1,285 | +42.1% | |
| Powell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,063 | $2,163 | $2,285 | +10.8% | |
| Huber Heights | — | $760 | $764 | $791 | $843 | $890 | $967 | $1,074 | $1,131 | $1,204 | $1,260 | $1,309 | +72.2% | |
| Batavia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,194 | $1,284 | $1,375 | $1,398 | $1,524 | +27.6% | |
| Marysville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,330 | $1,412 | $1,471 | $1,511 | +13.6% | |
| Troy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,263 | $1,327 | $1,374 | $1,468 | +16.2% | |
| North Canton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,269 | $1,319 | $1,338 | $1,481 | +16.7% | |
| Upper Arlington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,634 | $1,676 | $1,828 | $1,897 | $1,984 | +21.4% | |
| Boardman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $948 | $1,013 | +6.9% | |
| North Ridgeville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,182 | +0.0% | |
| Athens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,236 | +0.0% | |
| Stow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,606 | +0.0% | |
| Alliance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $790 | +0.0% | |
| Westlake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,710 | $1,813 | $1,897 | +10.9% | |
| Gahanna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,461 | $1,625 | +11.2% | |
| Milford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,362 | $1,464 | $1,423 | $1,592 | +16.9% | |
| Ravenna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,160 | +0.0% | |
| Sylvania | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,099 | +0.0% | |
| Pataskala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,369 | +0.0% | |
| Wadsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,743 | +0.0% | |
| North Olmsted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,796 | +0.0% | |
| Ashland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $850 | $922 | +8.5% | |
| North Royalton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,739 | +0.0% | |
| Lewis Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,537 | $1,698 | +10.5% | |
| Blacklick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,584 | +0.0% | |
| Sidney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,142 | +0.0% | |
| Garfield Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,062 | $1,173 | $1,279 | $1,425 | +34.2% | |
| Shaker Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,207 | $1,386 | $1,611 | $1,673 | $1,741 | +44.2% | |
| Mount Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,321 | +0.0% | |
| Chagrin Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,375 | +0.0% | |
| Maumee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,758 | +0.0% | |
| Marietta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $998 | +0.0% | |
| Austintown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,250 | +0.0% | |
| Barberton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,151 | +0.0% | |
| New Philadelphia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,200 | +0.0% | |
| Springboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,880 | +0.0% | |
| Avon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,133 | +0.0% | |
| Norwalk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,660 | +0.0% | |
| Steubenville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $787 | +0.0% | |
| Willoughby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,486 | +0.0% | |
| Circleville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,194 | +0.0% | |
| Hillsboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,075 | +0.0% | |
| Solon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,718 | +0.0% | |
| Olmsted Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,022 | +0.0% | |
| Maple Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,041 | $1,172 | $1,293 | $1,557 | +49.6% | |
| Riverside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,184 | +0.0% | |
| Forest Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,409 | $1,463 | $1,594 | +13.1% | |
| Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,645 | +0.0% | |
| Trotwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,316 | +0.0% | |
| Avon Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,098 | +0.0% | |
| Chardon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,823 | +0.0% | |
| Amelia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,432 | $1,521 | +6.2% | |
| South Euclid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,233 | $1,382 | $1,423 | $1,537 | $1,719 | +39.4% | |
| Franklin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,198 | +0.0% | |
| Centerville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,391 | $1,477 | $1,570 | $1,628 | $1,683 | +21.0% | |
| Tipp City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,653 | +0.0% | |
| Parma Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,047 | $1,123 | $1,177 | +12.4% | |
| Rocky River | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,585 | +0.0% | |
| Louisville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,520 | $1,732 | +13.9% | |
| Niles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $910 | +0.0% | |
| Mayfield Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,136 | $1,163 | $1,228 | $1,319 | +16.1% | |
| Whitehall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,182 | $1,267 | $1,319 | +11.6% | |
| Canal Winchester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,877 | $2,128 | +13.4% | |
| Oregon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,787 | +0.0% | |
| New Albany | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,408 | $1,457 | $1,638 | $1,821 | +29.3% | |
| Norwood | — | — | — | — | — | $871 | $978 | $1,076 | $1,180 | $1,269 | $1,311 | $1,392 | +59.8% | |
| Copley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,072 | +0.0% | |
| Berea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,341 | +0.0% | |
| Tallmadge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,210 | +0.0% | |
| Streetsboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,380 | +0.0% | |
| Fairview Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,301 | +0.0% | |
| Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,487 | +0.0% | |
| Worthington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,805 | +0.0% | |
| Clayton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,955 | +0.0% | |
| Trenton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,093 | +0.0% | |
| Middleburg Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,596 | +0.0% | |
| Morrow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,633 | +0.0% | |
| Plain City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,045 | +0.0% | |
| Amherst | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,552 | +0.0% | |
| East Cleveland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $812 | $792 | -2.5% | |
| Brecksville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,150 | +0.0% | |
| Lyndhurst | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,127 | +0.0% | |
| Vandalia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,190 | +0.0% | |
| University Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,596 | $1,786 | +11.9% | |
| Bexley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,575 | +0.0% | |
| Uniontown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,945 | +0.0% | |
| Beachwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,952 | $2,052 | $2,115 | +8.4% | |
| Warrensville Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,360 | +0.0% | |
| Blue Ash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,892 | +0.0% | |
| Bay Village | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,700 | +0.0% | |
| Sunbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,491 | $1,485 | -0.4% | |
| Sharonville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,488 | +0.0% | |
| Johnstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,043 | +0.0% | |
| Bedford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,011 | $1,069 | $1,173 | +16.0% | |
| West Carrollton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,263 | +0.0% | |
| Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,470 | +0.0% | |
| Norton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,680 | +0.0% | |
| Englewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,203 | +0.0% | |
| Macedonia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,481 | +0.0% | |
| Bedford Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,065 | +0.0% | |
| Reading | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $980 | $1,033 | $1,060 | +8.2% | |
| Shiloh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $947 | $995 | $1,077 | $1,105 | +16.7% | |
| Blacklick Estates | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,613 | +0.0% | |
| Willoughby Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,073 | +0.0% | |
| Springdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,638 | $1,721 | $1,769 | +8.0% | |
| Bellefontaine | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,150 | +0.0% | |
| Sugarcreek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,162 | +0.0% | |
| Cheviot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,358 | +0.0% | |
| Kenwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,297 | +0.0% | |
| West Jefferson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,174 | +0.0% | |
| Mount Healthy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,259 | +0.0% | |
| Northgate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,795 | +0.0% | |
| Maineville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,533 | +0.0% | |
| Northridge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,195 | +0.0% | |
| Turpin Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,684 | +0.0% | |
| Deer Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,470 | +0.0% | |
| Summerside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,280 | +0.0% | |
| South Lebanon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,137 | +0.0% | |
| Saint Bernard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,156 | +0.0% | |
| Woodlawn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,497 | +0.0% | |
| Sixteen Mile Stand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,620 | +0.0% | |
| Lockbourne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,530 | +0.0% | |
| Woodmere | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,312 | +0.0% |
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Frequently asked questions — Ohio rent
Is Ohio cheap to rent in 2026?
Yes — relative to the national market. The average rent across 175 tracked Ohio cities is about $1,576/month, which is $386 below (-19.7% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,962. That is a city-average in our sample, not a single statewide ZORI print, but it is a clear signal that Ohio screens cheaper than the U.S. typical $1,962.
What city in Ohio has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Steubenville is the lowest at about $787/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Alliance ($790), East Cleveland ($792), Mansfield ($859).
What city in Ohio has the most expensive rent?
Solon leads our sample at about $2,718/month in 2026, followed by Bay Village ($2,700) and Hudson ($2,645).
How much have rents in Ohio changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $707 in 2015 to $1,576 in 2026 (+122.9%). 8 of 175 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Dayton (+92.7%).
Are rents in Ohio still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Ohio cities went from about $1,390 to $1,576 (+13.4%). Since 2023 ($1,260), that is +25.1%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.