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Ohio: cities with the cheapest rent

Ranked from official statistics; every city opens its own guide.

In short: Ohio: Youngstown has the lowest median rent ($728) among the 100 largest places.
Columbus (914,802 residents)Cleveland (366,097 residents)Cincinnati (311,224 residents)Toledo (267,463 residents)Akron (189,247 residents)Dayton (136,579 residents)Parma (79,870 residents)Canton (69,755 residents)Lorain (65,395 residents)Hamilton (63,468 residents)Youngstown (59,331 residents)Springfield (58,190 residents)Kettering (57,206 residents)Elyria (53,035 residents)Middletown (51,617 residents)Cuyahoga Falls (50,909 residents)Newark (50,783 residents)Lakewood (50,007 residents)Dublin (49,294 residents)Euclid (48,823 residents)Mansfield (47,663 residents)Mentor (47,171 residents)Beavercreek (47,126 residents)Strongsville (45,983 residents)Fairfield (44,828 residents)Delaware (44,589 residents)Cleveland Heights (44,497 residents)Huber Heights (43,455 residents)Grove City (42,517 residents)Lancaster (41,249 residents)Reynoldsburg (41,224 residents)Findlay (40,287 residents)Warren (38,912 residents)Westerville (38,645 residents)Hilliard (38,033 residents)North Ridgeville (36,627 residents)Upper Arlington (36,293 residents)Marion (35,669 residents)Mason (35,509 residents)Gahanna (35,486 residents)Brunswick (35,246 residents)Lima (35,010 residents)Fairborn (34,534 residents)Stow (34,240 residents)Westlake (34,104 residents)Massillon (32,338 residents)North Olmsted (31,924 residents)North Royalton (30,972 residents)Austintown (30,164 residents)Bowling Green (29,983 residents)Garfield Heights (29,269 residents)Shaker Heights (28,922 residents)Marysville (27,518 residents)Green (27,393 residents)Kent (27,116 residents)Wooster (26,971 residents)Troy (26,842 residents)Medina (25,950 residents)Avon Lake (25,752 residents)Xenia (25,689 residents)Avon (25,317 residents)Centerville (25,205 residents)Perrysburg (25,181 residents)Barberton (24,844 residents)Zanesville (24,740 residents)Sandusky (24,606 residents)Wadsworth (24,492 residents)Pickerington (24,477 residents)Riverside (24,435 residents)Willoughby (24,046 residents)Solon (23,943 residents)Athens (23,396 residents)Maple Heights (23,258 residents)Trotwood (23,041 residents)Hudson (23,039 residents)Chillicothe (21,902 residents)Oxford (21,753 residents)South Euclid (21,534 residents)Lebanon (21,501 residents)Rocky River (21,490 residents)Alliance (21,478 residents)Piqua (20,646 residents)Parma Heights (20,581 residents)Painesville (20,548 residents)Sidney (20,501 residents)Forest Park (20,025 residents)Mayfield Heights (20,022 residents)Whitehall (20,019 residents)Springboro (19,980 residents)Miamisburg (19,948 residents)Oregon (19,799 residents)Broadview Heights (19,771 residents)Twinsburg (19,410 residents)White Oak (19,216 residents)Norwood (19,114 residents)Sylvania (19,055 residents)Ashland (18,911 residents)Tallmadge (18,335 residents)Niles (18,287 residents)Brook Park (18,284 residents)
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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 07/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.

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Ranking

CITY (100 largest of Ohio) Official statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year (via Census Reporter) · Data: ACS 2020–2024

Among the 100 largest places in Ohio, Youngstown has the lowest median rent ($728), followed by Warren and Austintown. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.

What the ranking shows

Across the 100 places in Ohio that we cover, the median is $1,083 and the average $1,127; the figure runs from $728 (Youngstown) to $2,344 (Hudson). That is a spread of 3.2 times between the two ends. The state figure is $1,034; 59 of the 100 places are above it and 41 at or below.

How to use it

The first five are Youngstown, Warren, Austintown, Niles, Mansfield. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: low rent can reflect a smaller job market or older housing stock, so look at income and commute too. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.

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# ⇅City ⇅County ⇅Median rent a month ⇅Population ⇅Median household income ⇅
1YoungstownMahoning County$72859,331$34,408
2WarrenTrumbull County$76638,912$37,887
3Austintown (unincorporated)Mahoning County$78830,164$52,978
4NilesTrumbull County$79818,287$50,953
5MansfieldRichland County$81447,663$44,540
6ZanesvilleMuskingum County$82124,740$43,280
7AllianceStark County$83621,478$56,106
8BarbertonSummit County$84824,844$52,267
9CantonStark County$85069,755$43,188
10SpringfieldClark County$85158,190$47,143
11MarionMarion County$85635,669$47,951
12MassillonStark County$86232,338$56,446
13SidneyShelby County$86920,501$60,668
14LorainLorain County$88765,395$48,685
15ChillicotheRoss County$88721,902$54,086
16AshlandAshland County$89318,911$60,029
17Bowling GreenWood County$89729,983$45,154
18OregonLucas County$90019,799$82,197
19ToledoLucas County$901267,463$49,724
20LimaAllen County$90335,010$46,240
21SanduskyErie County$90524,606$50,139
22ElyriaLorain County$90653,035$54,945
23DaytonMontgomery County$918136,579$45,247
24WoosterWayne County$91826,971$66,898
25PiquaMiami County$92220,646$67,796
26XeniaGreene County$93125,689$56,029
27ClevelandCuyahoga County$945366,097$40,801
28AkronSummit County$955189,247$48,076
29NewarkLicking County$97350,783$61,670
30FindlayHancock County$97540,287$61,423
31FairbornGreene County$97734,534$61,751
32NorwoodHamilton County$98119,114$71,611
33KentPortage County$99127,116$42,964
34OxfordButler County$99721,753$40,764
35CincinnatiHamilton County$1,001311,224$52,909
36TroyMiami County$1,00326,842$68,830
37HamiltonButler County$1,00763,468$55,166
38MiddletownButler County$1,00751,617$57,102
39AthensAthens County$1,01123,396$38,204
40EuclidCuyahoga County$1,02548,823$50,285
41TrotwoodMontgomery County$1,03123,041$50,113
42PainesvilleLake County$1,03620,548$51,516
43Cuyahoga FallsSummit County$1,03850,909$72,705
44RiversideMontgomery County$1,05024,435$61,352
45KetteringMontgomery County$1,05157,206$74,681
46WadsworthMedina County$1,06724,492$79,490
47TallmadgeSummit County$1,06718,335$89,410
48LakewoodCuyahoga County$1,07050,007$68,954
49SylvaniaLucas County$1,07219,055$100,189
50MedinaMedina County$1,07725,950$77,385
51LancasterFairfield County$1,08341,249$59,133
52Broadview HeightsCuyahoga County$1,08319,771$103,125
53ParmaCuyahoga County$1,08779,870$69,295
54LebanonWarren County$1,09021,501$83,685
55White Oak (unincorporated)Hamilton County$1,09119,216$70,341
56Parma HeightsCuyahoga County$1,11120,581$61,009
57North RidgevilleLorain County$1,11636,627$96,698
58North RoyaltonCuyahoga County$1,11630,972$83,670
59Brook ParkCuyahoga County$1,12218,284$71,332
60Mayfield HeightsCuyahoga County$1,12820,022$66,524
61Garfield HeightsCuyahoga County$1,12929,269$54,593
62MiamisburgMontgomery County$1,13219,948$82,900
63North OlmstedCuyahoga County$1,14131,924$84,363
64WhitehallFranklin County$1,14520,019$51,759
65BrunswickMedina County$1,15735,246$90,663
66Shaker HeightsCuyahoga County$1,16828,922$104,073
67WilloughbyLake County$1,17124,046$71,309
68Rocky RiverCuyahoga County$1,17521,490$94,026
69PerrysburgWood County$1,19825,181$111,643
70SpringboroWarren County$1,20319,980$119,659
71StowSummit County$1,21234,240$93,727
72Cleveland HeightsCuyahoga County$1,21644,497$72,826
73MarysvilleUnion County$1,22327,518$92,619
74GreenSummit County$1,22827,393$95,047
75MentorLake County$1,23947,171$88,949
76FairfieldButler County$1,24244,828$77,937
77Huber HeightsMontgomery County$1,25843,455$79,131
78ReynoldsburgFranklin County$1,25941,224$72,972
79CentervilleMontgomery County$1,27025,205$85,492
80DelawareDelaware County$1,28644,589$99,786
81ColumbusFranklin County$1,295914,802$66,082
82StrongsvilleCuyahoga County$1,30245,983$103,253
83Forest ParkHamilton County$1,30620,025$75,956
84Grove CityFranklin County$1,33142,517$93,161
85Maple HeightsCuyahoga County$1,33823,258$53,414
86TwinsburgSummit County$1,35619,410$99,144
87WestervilleFranklin County$1,36438,645$109,404
88South EuclidCuyahoga County$1,36721,534$81,297
89BeavercreekGreene County$1,45747,126$110,088
90GahannaFranklin County$1,46635,486$109,061
91Avon LakeLorain County$1,53725,752$115,567
92WestlakeCuyahoga County$1,57034,104$112,200
93Upper ArlingtonFranklin County$1,58836,293$155,167
94PickeringtonFairfield County$1,60524,477$111,833
95SolonCuyahoga County$1,62623,943$139,089
96HilliardFranklin County$1,63238,033$128,189
97DublinFranklin County$1,68649,294$160,296
98MasonWarren County$1,76035,509$125,401
99AvonLorain County$1,79625,317$135,915
100HudsonSummit County$2,34423,039$171,427

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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.

FAQ

Which Ohio city has the lowest median rent?

Youngstown, with $728 (among the 100 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).

How many cities are ranked?

The 100 largest places in Ohio by population.

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