Rent Trends / OH
Rent Trends in Ohio: 2015 to 2026
Yearly Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) for 172 cities in Ohio. The average across tracked cities is $1,551/month in 2026, up from $709 in 2015 (+118.8%). That sits $414 below (-21.1% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965.
Last updated: July 19, 2026
Source: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) · Jan snapshots for 2015–2025; 2026 column = June 2026 release · U.S. typical rent $1,965 (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 ($1,965/month in June 2026, up from $1,362 in January 2019 on our national series).
Since 2023, the tracked-city average in Ohio has risen from about $1,267 to $1,551 (+22.4%). That is the post-spike path — not a full reset to mid-2010s rents. The latest year step (2025 → 2026) is +11.7% ($1,388 → $1,551).
Within the state, long-run winners and losers split by city. The largest percentage increase from the earliest reading to 2026 is Dayton (+91.9%, $629 → $1,207). 8 of 172 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
- Greenville — $754
- Steubenville — $765
- East Cleveland — $771
- Hartville — $825
- Alliance — $847
Highest 2026 rents
- Solon — $2,743
- Hudson — $2,736
- Montgomery — $2,527
- Morrow — $2,450
- Pickerington — $2,442
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 | $831 | $864 | $906 | $955 | $1,001 | $1,049 | $1,096 | $1,218 | $1,286 | $1,341 | $1,400 | $1,456 | +75.2% | |
| Cincinnati | $801 | $844 | $869 | $915 | $977 | $1,027 | $1,080 | $1,178 | $1,286 | $1,360 | $1,422 | $1,475 | +84.1% | |
| Cleveland | $757 | $786 | $813 | $846 | $902 | $938 | $992 | $1,087 | $1,176 | $1,258 | $1,350 | $1,430 | +88.9% | |
| Toledo | $629 | $647 | $676 | $694 | $720 | $746 | $779 | $883 | $942 | $997 | $1,053 | $1,125 | +78.9% | |
| Akron | $608 | $636 | $639 | $665 | $680 | $709 | $770 | $863 | $946 | $1,015 | $1,060 | $1,130 | +85.9% | |
| Dayton | $629 | $638 | $669 | $705 | $745 | $793 | $851 | $938 | $1,020 | $1,088 | $1,140 | $1,207 | +91.9% | |
| Canton | $582 | $599 | $601 | $626 | $651 | $676 | $719 | $805 | $877 | $945 | $996 | $1,054 | +81.1% | |
| Hamilton | — | $847 | $879 | $908 | $967 | $991 | $1,051 | $1,176 | $1,284 | $1,443 | $1,495 | $1,617 | +90.9% | |
| Springfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $975 | $1,082 | $1,209 | $1,294 | +32.7% | |
| Middletown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,084 | $1,135 | $1,193 | $1,272 | +17.3% | |
| Westerville | — | — | — | — | $1,101 | $1,118 | $1,152 | $1,287 | $1,351 | $1,422 | $1,517 | $1,645 | +49.4% | |
| Parma | — | — | — | — | $840 | $867 | $949 | $1,034 | $1,152 | $1,230 | $1,311 | $1,402 | +66.9% | |
| Massillon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $812 | $905 | $962 | $1,013 | $1,093 | +34.6% | |
| Grove City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,313 | $1,418 | $1,519 | $1,575 | $1,646 | +25.4% | |
| Lorain | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $813 | $922 | $1,000 | $1,075 | +32.2% | |
| Medina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,656 | $1,783 | $1,819 | $1,910 | +15.3% | |
| Mansfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $735 | $773 | $865 | +17.7% | |
| West Chester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,612 | $1,671 | $1,722 | $1,801 | $1,926 | +19.5% | |
| Hilliard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,280 | $1,380 | $1,398 | $1,512 | $1,607 | +25.5% | |
| Youngstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $893 | $974 | $1,087 | +21.7% | |
| Elyria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $885 | $959 | $1,023 | $1,051 | $1,126 | +27.2% | |
| Lancaster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $841 | $967 | $1,040 | $1,139 | $1,240 | +47.4% | |
| Dublin | — | — | — | — | $1,241 | $1,279 | $1,332 | $1,455 | $1,553 | $1,625 | $1,713 | $1,813 | +46.1% | |
| Lima | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,007 | $1,176 | +16.8% | |
| Loveland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,449 | $1,545 | $1,662 | $1,725 | $1,804 | +24.5% | |
| Newark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,062 | $1,103 | $1,218 | $1,226 | +15.4% | |
| Mason | — | — | — | $1,337 | $1,366 | $1,445 | $1,509 | $1,665 | $1,750 | $1,873 | $2,004 | $2,097 | +56.8% | |
| Kettering | — | — | — | — | — | — | $946 | $1,059 | $1,142 | $1,212 | $1,269 | $1,366 | +44.4% | |
| Warren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,032 | +0.0% | |
| Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,333 | $1,497 | $1,544 | $1,653 | $1,729 | +29.7% | |
| Zanesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $943 | $1,016 | $1,070 | +13.5% | |
| Marion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,205 | +0.0% | |
| Findlay | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $973 | $1,031 | $1,074 | $1,233 | +26.7% | |
| Cuyahoga Falls | — | — | — | $852 | $908 | $957 | $1,013 | $1,105 | $1,228 | $1,284 | $1,339 | $1,484 | +74.2% | |
| Mentor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,423 | $1,588 | +11.6% | |
| Beavercreek | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,162 | $1,280 | $1,394 | $1,490 | $1,593 | $1,683 | +44.8% | |
| Lakewood | — | — | $871 | $915 | $964 | $1,004 | $1,095 | $1,185 | $1,272 | $1,337 | $1,405 | $1,466 | +68.3% | |
| Strongsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,228 | +0.0% | |
| Fairfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,181 | $1,236 | $1,229 | $1,304 | +10.4% | |
| Cleveland Heights | $831 | $861 | $848 | $888 | $932 | $961 | $1,047 | $1,165 | $1,227 | $1,326 | $1,415 | $1,490 | +79.3% | |
| Euclid | — | — | $773 | $804 | $811 | $858 | $968 | $1,029 | $1,071 | $1,160 | $1,258 | $1,310 | +69.5% | |
| Brunswick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,775 | +0.0% | |
| Xenia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,242 | $1,335 | +7.5% | |
| Wooster | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,276 | $1,338 | +4.9% | |
| Kent | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,203 | $1,250 | $1,392 | +15.7% | |
| Perrysburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,532 | $1,606 | $1,590 | $1,721 | +12.3% | |
| Lebanon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,650 | $1,772 | $1,793 | $2,135 | +29.4% | |
| Painesville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,423 | +0.0% | |
| Reynoldsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,228 | $1,394 | $1,483 | $1,553 | $1,658 | $1,726 | +40.6% | |
| Pickerington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,083 | $2,162 | $2,288 | $2,442 | +17.2% | |
| Fairborn | — | — | — | — | $873 | $908 | $999 | $1,091 | $1,197 | $1,269 | $1,359 | $1,462 | +67.5% | |
| Bowling Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,049 | +0.0% | |
| Miamisburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | $936 | $1,083 | $1,173 | $1,236 | $1,268 | $1,332 | +42.3% | |
| Powell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,159 | $2,273 | $2,395 | +10.9% | |
| Huber Heights | — | $777 | $781 | $808 | $861 | $910 | $988 | $1,098 | $1,158 | $1,230 | $1,286 | $1,335 | +71.8% | |
| Batavia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,248 | $1,340 | $1,437 | $1,459 | $1,608 | +28.8% | |
| Marysville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,356 | $1,444 | $1,503 | $1,533 | +13.1% | |
| Troy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,312 | $1,375 | $1,422 | $1,511 | +15.2% | |
| North Canton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,180 | $1,235 | $1,252 | $1,373 | +16.4% | |
| Upper Arlington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,612 | $1,651 | $1,801 | $1,869 | $1,968 | +22.1% | |
| Boardman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $946 | $1,037 | +9.6% | |
| North Ridgeville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,166 | +0.0% | |
| Athens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,069 | +0.0% | |
| Stow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,679 | +0.0% | |
| Alliance | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $847 | +0.0% | |
| Westlake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,637 | $1,742 | $1,853 | +13.2% | |
| Gahanna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,476 | $1,621 | +9.8% | |
| Milford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,392 | $1,501 | $1,458 | $1,606 | +15.4% | |
| Sylvania | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,989 | +0.0% | |
| Pataskala | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,413 | +0.0% | |
| Wadsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,829 | +0.0% | |
| North Olmsted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,764 | +0.0% | |
| Ashland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $869 | $933 | +7.4% | |
| North Royalton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,853 | +0.0% | |
| Lewis Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,401 | $1,542 | +10.1% | |
| Blacklick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,698 | +0.0% | |
| Sidney | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $951 | +0.0% | |
| Garfield Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,048 | $1,155 | $1,262 | $1,423 | +35.8% | |
| Shaker Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,187 | $1,357 | $1,585 | $1,642 | $1,706 | +43.7% | |
| Mount Vernon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,342 | +0.0% | |
| Maumee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,741 | +0.0% | |
| Oxford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,455 | +0.0% | |
| Austintown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,375 | +0.0% | |
| Barberton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,172 | +0.0% | |
| Springboro | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,902 | +0.0% | |
| Avon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,125 | +0.0% | |
| Piqua | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,087 | +0.0% | |
| Steubenville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $765 | +0.0% | |
| Willoughby | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,486 | +0.0% | |
| Solon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,743 | +0.0% | |
| Olmsted Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,832 | +0.0% | |
| Maple Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,073 | $1,203 | $1,326 | $1,541 | +43.6% | |
| Riverside | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,251 | +0.0% | |
| Forest Park | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,380 | $1,456 | $1,575 | +14.1% | |
| Canfield | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,400 | +0.0% | |
| Hudson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,736 | +0.0% | |
| Trotwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,249 | +0.0% | |
| Avon Lake | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,032 | +0.0% | |
| Chardon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,726 | +0.0% | |
| Amelia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,416 | $1,503 | +6.1% | |
| South Euclid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,238 | $1,395 | $1,433 | $1,546 | $1,694 | +36.8% | |
| Franklin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,259 | +0.0% | |
| Twinsburg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,098 | +0.0% | |
| Centerville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,387 | $1,473 | $1,570 | $1,628 | $1,677 | +20.9% | |
| Tipp City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,599 | +0.0% | |
| Parma Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,128 | $1,208 | $1,276 | +13.1% | |
| Rocky River | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,577 | +0.0% | |
| Louisville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,508 | $1,725 | +14.4% | |
| Niles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $876 | +0.0% | |
| Mayfield Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,176 | $1,201 | $1,266 | $1,355 | +15.2% | |
| Whitehall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,167 | $1,254 | $1,298 | +11.2% | |
| Canal Winchester | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,694 | $1,965 | +16.0% | |
| Wapakoneta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $900 | +0.0% | |
| New Albany | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,387 | $1,444 | $1,621 | $1,735 | +25.1% | |
| Norwood | — | — | — | — | — | $940 | $1,051 | $1,163 | $1,277 | $1,374 | $1,424 | $1,526 | +62.3% | |
| Copley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,068 | +0.0% | |
| Berea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,221 | +0.0% | |
| Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,433 | +0.0% | |
| Saint Clairsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,110 | +0.0% | |
| Worthington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,736 | +0.0% | |
| Trenton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,969 | +0.0% | |
| Middleburg Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,594 | +0.0% | |
| Morrow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,450 | +0.0% | |
| Plain City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,283 | +0.0% | |
| Girard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,183 | +0.0% | |
| Amherst | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,105 | +0.0% | |
| East Cleveland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $788 | $771 | -2.2% | |
| Willowick | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,411 | +0.0% | |
| Lyndhurst | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,002 | +0.0% | |
| Vandalia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,168 | +0.0% | |
| University Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,668 | $1,812 | +8.6% | |
| Bexley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,567 | +0.0% | |
| Uniontown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,750 | +0.0% | |
| Beachwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,844 | $1,938 | $2,034 | +10.3% | |
| Warrensville Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,295 | +0.0% | |
| Orrville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,536 | +0.0% | |
| Blue Ash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,891 | +0.0% | |
| Bay Village | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,436 | +0.0% | |
| Sunbury | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,545 | $1,501 | -2.8% | |
| Sharonville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,628 | +0.0% | |
| Johnstown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,096 | +0.0% | |
| Bedford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $981 | $1,042 | $1,147 | +16.9% | |
| West Carrollton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,245 | +0.0% | |
| Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,527 | +0.0% | |
| Englewood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,425 | +0.0% | |
| Brooklyn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,310 | +0.0% | |
| Bedford Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,086 | +0.0% | |
| Monroe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,263 | +0.0% | |
| Reading | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $999 | $1,051 | $1,115 | +11.6% | |
| Galloway | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,196 | +0.0% | |
| Greenville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $754 | +0.0% | |
| Shiloh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $962 | $1,012 | $1,095 | $1,130 | +17.5% | |
| Madeira | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,750 | +0.0% | |
| Willoughby Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,093 | +0.0% | |
| Hartville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $825 | +0.0% | |
| Springdale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,536 | $1,612 | $1,661 | +8.1% | |
| Oakwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,011 | +0.0% | |
| Sugarcreek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,222 | +0.0% | |
| Cheviot | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,424 | +0.0% | |
| Kenwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,342 | +0.0% | |
| Urbana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $995 | +0.0% | |
| Mount Healthy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,231 | +0.0% | |
| Maineville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,403 | +0.0% | |
| Obetz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,034 | +0.0% | |
| Turpin Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,718 | +0.0% | |
| Silverton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,390 | +0.0% | |
| South Lebanon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,090 | +0.0% | |
| Woodlawn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,614 | +0.0% | |
| Oakwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,070 | +0.0% | |
| Fairport Harbor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $900 | +0.0% | |
| Sixteen Mile Stand | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,674 | +0.0% | |
| Lockbourne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1,633 | +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 172 tracked Ohio cities is about $1,551/month, which is $414 below (-21.1% vs) the U.S. typical rent of $1,965. 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 $1,965.
What city in Ohio has the cheapest rent?
Among cities in our ZORI sample, Greenville is the lowest at about $754/month (2026). Other lower-rent cities include Steubenville ($765), East Cleveland ($771), Hartville ($825).
What city in Ohio has the most expensive rent?
Solon leads our sample at about $2,743/month in 2026, followed by Hudson ($2,736) and Montgomery ($2,527).
How much have rents in Ohio changed since 2015?
Across tracked cities, the average moved from about $709 in 2015 to $1,551 in 2026 (+118.8%). 8 of 172 cities are higher than their earliest reading in this series; the largest percentage jump is Dayton (+91.9%).
Are rents in Ohio still rising year over year?
From 2025 to 2026, the average across tracked Ohio cities went from about $1,388 to $1,551 (+11.7%). Since 2023 ($1,267), that is +22.4%. Individual cities can diverge — sort by % Chg or compare the '25 and '26 columns.