Most Expensive Places to Rent in Ohio
68 cities ranked by average 2BR rent · HUD Fair Market Rents
The most expensive place to rent in Ohio is Columbus, with an average 2-bedroom rent of $1,445/mo. Below are all 68 Ohio cities ranked from highest to lowest rent.
| # | City | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,104 | $1,194 | $1,445 | $1,741 |
| 2 | Union County Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,091 | $1,109 | $1,425 | $1,717 |
| 3 | Cleveland Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | $881 | $995 | $1,208 | $1,553 |
| 4 | Akron Akron, OH MSA | $799 | $880 | $1,131 | $1,398 |
| 5 | Dayton Dayton-Kettering, OH MSA | $780 | $845 | $1,077 | $1,390 |
| 6 | Springfield Springfield, OH MSA | $728 | $809 | $1,061 | $1,292 |
| 7 | Toledo Toledo, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $745 | $805 | $1,056 | $1,371 |
| 8 | Athens County Athens County, OH | $824 | $829 | $1,043 | $1,257 |
| 9 | Lima Lima, OH MSA | $788 | $793 | $1,040 | $1,262 |
| 10 | Erie County Erie County, OH | $790 | $795 | $1,003 | $1,213 |
| 11 | Hancock County Hancock County, OH | $683 | $761 | $996 | $1,296 |
| 12 | Ottawa County Ottawa County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $677 | $753 | $988 | $1,190 |
| 13 | Knox County Knox County, OH | $756 | $761 | $987 | $1,290 |
| 14 | Canton Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | $671 | $755 | $978 | $1,229 |
| 15 | Marion County Marion County, OH | $736 | $741 | $972 | $1,171 |
| 16 | Ross County Ross County, OH | $731 | $807 | $971 | $1,195 |
| 17 | Shelby County Shelby County, OH | $656 | $729 | $957 | $1,280 |
| 18 | Wheeling Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | $654 | $786 | $954 | $1,228 |
| 19 | Logan County Logan County, OH | $713 | $724 | $950 | $1,187 |
| 20 | Wayne County Wayne County, OH | $651 | $738 | $950 | $1,166 |
| 21 | Brown County Brown County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $726 | $731 | $947 | $1,273 |
| 22 | Perry County Perry County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $707 | $712 | $934 | $1,133 |
| 23 | Tuscarawas County Tuscarawas County, OH | $705 | $710 | $931 | $1,194 |
| 24 | Hocking County Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $703 | $707 | $928 | $1,261 |
| 25 | Clinton County Clinton County, OH | $696 | $761 | $927 | $1,193 |
| 26 | Mansfield Mansfield, OH MSA | $649 | $738 | $924 | $1,266 |
| 27 | Ashtabula County Ashtabula County, OH | $632 | $750 | $922 | $1,131 |
| 28 | Putnam County Putnam County, OH | $690 | $724 | $919 | $1,107 |
| 29 | Seneca County Seneca County, OH | $695 | $700 | $918 | $1,126 |
| 30 | Champaign County Champaign County, OH | $661 | $720 | $905 | $1,194 |
| 31 | Weirton Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | $706 | $711 | $899 | $1,197 |
| 32 | Defiance County Defiance County, OH | $667 | $698 | $894 | $1,162 |
| 33 | Fayette County Fayette County, OH | $670 | $751 | $892 | $1,147 |
| 34 | Washington County Washington County, OH | $675 | $680 | $892 | $1,201 |
| 35 | Huron County Huron County, OH | $669 | $674 | $884 | $1,123 |
| 36 | Jackson County Jackson County, OH | $664 | $706 | $884 | $1,197 |
| 37 | Ashland County Ashland County, OH | $606 | $674 | $884 | $1,158 |
| 38 | Adams County Adams County, OH | $664 | $674 | $884 | $1,103 |
| 39 | Meigs County Meigs County, OH | $645 | $705 | $884 | $1,065 |
| 40 | Mercer County Mercer County, OH | $664 | $714 | $884 | $1,168 |
| 41 | Monroe County Monroe County, OH | $664 | $674 | $884 | $1,168 |
| 42 | Morgan County Morgan County, OH | $664 | $798 | $884 | $1,094 |
| 43 | Muskingum County Muskingum County, OH | $712 | $716 | $884 | $1,208 |
| 44 | Noble County Noble County, OH | $664 | $690 | $884 | $1,070 |
| 45 | Paulding County Paulding County, OH | $664 | $744 | $884 | $1,225 |
| 46 | Pike County Pike County, OH | $664 | $674 | $884 | $1,083 |
| 47 | Preble County Preble County, OH | $669 | $674 | $884 | $1,180 |
| 48 | Youngstown Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $660 | $702 | $884 | $1,159 |
| 49 | Sandusky County Sandusky County, OH | $606 | $720 | $884 | $1,167 |
| 50 | Scioto County Scioto County, OH | $606 | $756 | $884 | $1,213 |
| 51 | Van Wert County Van Wert County, OH | $640 | $675 | $884 | $1,094 |
| 52 | Vinton County Vinton County, OH | $664 | $699 | $884 | $1,065 |
| 53 | Columbiana County Columbiana County, OH | $608 | $711 | $884 | $1,105 |
| 54 | Coshocton County Coshocton County, OH | $664 | $738 | $884 | $1,188 |
| 55 | Crawford County Crawford County, OH | $658 | $729 | $884 | $1,168 |
| 56 | Darke County Darke County, OH | $664 | $747 | $884 | $1,184 |
| 57 | Gallia County Gallia County, OH | $664 | $789 | $884 | $1,106 |
| 58 | Guernsey County Guernsey County, OH | $664 | $674 | $884 | $1,137 |
| 59 | Auglaize County Auglaize County, OH | $693 | $697 | $884 | $1,239 |
| 60 | Harrison County Harrison County, OH | $669 | $674 | $884 | $1,168 |
| 61 | Henry County Henry County, OH | $653 | $716 | $884 | $1,151 |
| 62 | Highland County Highland County, OH | $664 | $751 | $884 | $1,065 |
| 63 | Holmes County Holmes County, OH | $664 | $674 | $884 | $1,087 |
| 64 | Wyandot County Wyandot County, OH | $664 | $737 | $884 | $1,118 |
| 65 | Hardin County Hardin County, OH | $664 | $703 | $884 | $1,103 |
| 66 | Williams County Williams County, OH | $606 | $724 | $884 | $1,113 |
| 67 | Dayton Dayton, OH MSA | $606 | $680 | $872 | $1,164 |
| 68 | Ottawa County Ottawa County, OH | $593 | $633 | $795 | $989 |