Most Affordable Cities in Ohio
Cost of living rankings for 289 cities in Ohio. On average, Ohio is affordable with a statewide average Cost Index of 89.
Data Updated: March 2026
Cheapest City
Youngstown
Index: 63
Most Expensive
The Village of Indian Hill
Index: 260
State Average
89
National: 100
Cities Ranked
289
with complete data
All 289 Cities in Ohio — By Affordability
| # | City | Index | Home Value | Rent | Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Youngstown | 63 | $58,400 | $718 | $34,746 |
| 2 | East Cleveland | 65 | $68,900 | $761 | $22,883 |
| 3 | Fostoria | 65 | $81,500 | $759 | $52,943 |
| 4 | Kenton | 66 | $98,100 | $642 | $47,667 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 67 | $95,000 | $758 | $35,319 |
| 6 | Campbell | 68 | $101,268 | $732 | $41,368 |
| 7 | Toronto | 68 | $102,800 | $673 | $47,202 |
| 8 | Mansfield | 69 | $110,600 | $768 | $42,605 |
| 9 | Marion | 69 | $105,900 | $848 | $45,829 |
| 10 | Lima | 69 | $95,900 | $865 | $43,370 |
| 11 | Zanesville | 69 | $106,900 | $812 | $39,085 |
| 12 | Ironton | 69 | $112,400 | $760 | $45,694 |
| 13 | Cambridge | 69 | $116,000 | $743 | $37,900 |
| 14 | East Liverpool | 69 | $78,100 | $717 | $37,262 |
| 15 | Martins Ferry | 69 | $92,800 | $809 | $43,073 |
| 16 | Warren | 70 | $119,627 | $759 | $36,955 |
| 17 | Sandusky | 70 | $104,800 | $848 | $47,827 |
| 18 | Bucyrus | 70 | $122,000 | $735 | $53,169 |
| 19 | Coshocton | 70 | $121,400 | $725 | $48,819 |
| 20 | Willard | 70 | $110,500 | $853 | $54,572 |
| 21 | Wellston | 70 | $114,645 | $749 | $55,159 |
| 22 | Uhrichsville | 70 | $108,500 | $863 | $43,466 |
| 23 | Hillsboro | 71 | $136,900 | $734 | $45,197 |
| 24 | Piqua | 72 | $124,900 | $896 | $63,770 |
| 25 | Niles | 72 | $126,995 | $787 | $49,987 |
| 26 | Steubenville | 72 | $128,000 | $773 | $47,057 |
| 27 | Conneaut | 72 | $135,862 | $762 | $50,585 |
| 28 | Struthers | 72 | $127,931 | $845 | $51,894 |
| 29 | Eaton | 72 | $134,700 | $769 | $51,731 |
| 30 | Dayton | 73 | $133,852 | $866 | $43,454 |
| 31 | Ashtabula | 73 | $146,254 | $790 | $43,782 |
| 32 | Greenville | 73 | $147,200 | $710 | $46,664 |
| 33 | Ravenna | 73 | $129,400 | $885 | $52,368 |
| 34 | Wapakoneta | 73 | $146,000 | $789 | $61,628 |
| 35 | North College Hill | 73 | $125,200 | $991 | $63,031 |
| 36 | Girard | 73 | $142,248 | $736 | $42,861 |
| 37 | Napoleon | 73 | $139,500 | $808 | $73,417 |
| 38 | St. Marys | 73 | $138,500 | $835 | $72,056 |
| 39 | Barberton | 74 | $147,413 | $794 | $48,943 |
| 40 | Trotwood | 74 | $131,912 | $974 | $49,082 |
| 41 | Ashland | 74 | $146,100 | $840 | $57,310 |
| 42 | Norwalk | 74 | $156,000 | $804 | $58,940 |
| 43 | Warrensville Heights | 74 | $133,870 | $952 | $49,256 |
| 44 | Upper Sandusky | 74 | $151,300 | $754 | $72,379 |
| 45 | Rittman | 74 | $153,200 | $749 | $64,492 |
| 46 | Toledo | 75 | $126,270 | $1,060 | $47,532 |
| 47 | Lorain | 75 | $147,383 | $839 | $45,799 |
| 48 | Garfield Heights | 75 | $131,430 | $1,085 | $52,006 |
| 49 | Xenia | 75 | $147,300 | $895 | $54,616 |
| 50 | Alliance | 75 | $156,711 | $798 | $54,608 |
| 51 | Sidney | 75 | $159,300 | $842 | $59,560 |
| 52 | Celina | 75 | $158,800 | $814 | $66,142 |
| 53 | Galion | 75 | $167,402 | $741 | $45,377 |
| 54 | Perry Heights | 75 | $152,100 | $922 | $63,288 |
| 55 | Cleveland | 76 | $113,669 | $1,344 | $39,187 |
| 56 | Akron | 76 | $134,376 | $1,134 | $48,544 |
| 57 | Euclid | 76 | $142,052 | $984 | $48,696 |
| 58 | New Philadelphia | 76 | $164,600 | $866 | $60,932 |
| 59 | Bellefontaine | 76 | $163,500 | $836 | $60,296 |
| 60 | Van Wert | 76 | $175,783 | $739 | $53,632 |
| 61 | Bellevue | 76 | $179,192 | $733 | $57,534 |
| 62 | Hubbard | 76 | $160,873 | $835 | $62,468 |
| 63 | Austintown | 77 | $171,949 | $767 | $50,855 |
| 64 | Defiance | 77 | $177,024 | $841 | $63,118 |
| 65 | Fremont | 77 | $176,282 | $809 | $50,974 |
| 66 | Wilmington | 77 | $162,700 | $925 | $52,661 |
| 67 | Northbrook | 77 | $134,800 | $1,279 | $63,486 |
| 68 | Shelby | 77 | $178,106 | $724 | $52,760 |
| 69 | North Madison | 77 | $146,200 | $1,109 | $60,875 |
| 70 | Moraine | 77 | $158,111 | $959 | $44,648 |
| 71 | Jackson | 77 | $168,524 | $784 | $53,609 |
| 72 | Springfield | 78 | $182,589 | $805 | $45,883 |
| 73 | Elyria | 78 | $179,871 | $859 | $53,204 |
| 74 | Maple Heights | 78 | $129,851 | $1,322 | $52,823 |
| 75 | Tiffin | 78 | $181,088 | $834 | $55,700 |
| 76 | Eastlake | 78 | $168,300 | $968 | $62,510 |
| 77 | Englewood | 78 | $168,800 | $934 | $72,808 |
| 78 | Marietta | 78 | $181,648 | $828 | $45,986 |
| 79 | Bedford | 78 | $150,812 | $1,061 | $56,563 |
| 80 | Lincoln Village | 78 | $158,700 | $1,013 | $55,849 |
| 81 | Bryan | 78 | $185,686 | $820 | $50,295 |
| 82 | Cheviot | 78 | $178,176 | $878 | $54,654 |
| 83 | Belpre | 78 | $180,605 | $818 | $50,930 |
| 84 | Clyde | 78 | $191,689 | $735 | $48,705 |
| 85 | Champion Heights | 78 | $179,252 | $856 | $69,688 |
| 86 | Canton | 79 | $165,759 | $1,015 | $39,754 |
| 87 | Fairborn | 79 | $169,600 | $968 | $55,966 |
| 88 | Riverside | 79 | $167,214 | $1,015 | $59,271 |
| 89 | Chillicothe | 79 | $193,029 | $842 | $49,193 |
| 90 | Mount Vernon | 79 | $161,400 | $909 | $54,335 |
| 91 | Dover | 79 | $172,600 | $1,004 | $61,918 |
| 92 | West Carrollton | 79 | $172,449 | $972 | $57,758 |
| 93 | Mentor-on-the-Lake | 79 | $171,200 | $1,021 | $61,320 |
| 94 | Delphos | 79 | $189,515 | $830 | $58,359 |
| 95 | Ontario | 79 | $163,300 | $1,059 | $65,905 |
| 96 | Portage Lakes | 79 | $165,500 | $1,125 | $66,027 |
| 97 | Northwood | 79 | $173,121 | $964 | $76,332 |
| 98 | Wooster | 80 | $198,400 | $882 | $65,888 |
| 99 | White Oak | 80 | $190,900 | $942 | $71,789 |
| 100 | Northridge | 80 | $171,700 | $1,054 | $77,130 |
| 101 | Mount Healthy | 80 | $187,408 | $968 | $45,546 |
| 102 | Wheelersburg | 80 | $209,200 | $715 | $70,795 |
| 103 | Rossford | 80 | $187,428 | $880 | $68,381 |
| 104 | Geneva | 80 | $199,531 | $821 | $48,357 |
| 105 | Kettering | 81 | $192,500 | $983 | $71,619 |
| 106 | Willowick | 81 | $188,694 | $1,021 | $74,138 |
| 107 | Salem | 81 | $177,985 | $771 | $50,250 |
| 108 | Brooklyn | 81 | $198,726 | $944 | $69,535 |
| 109 | Urbana | 81 | $197,186 | $911 | $66,768 |
| 110 | Bedford Heights | 81 | $189,379 | $977 | $47,066 |
| 111 | Howland Center | 81 | $179,700 | $1,117 | $84,306 |
| 112 | Massillon | 82 | $209,921 | $846 | $55,308 |
| 113 | Troy | 82 | $199,400 | $934 | $70,450 |
| 114 | Washington Court House | 82 | $222,630 | $783 | $55,571 |
| 115 | Sheffield Lake | 82 | $198,442 | $1,014 | $62,065 |
| 116 | Wauseon | 82 | $218,302 | $814 | $74,337 |
| 117 | Cortland | 82 | $220,704 | $702 | $61,740 |
| 118 | Pleasant Run | 82 | $164,300 | $1,381 | $84,392 |
| 119 | St. Clairsville | 82 | $197,600 | $966 | $73,534 |
| 120 | South Euclid | 83 | $175,473 | $1,298 | $78,782 |
| 121 | Whitehall | 83 | $193,375 | $1,102 | $50,812 |
| 122 | Oregon | 83 | $219,189 | $874 | $82,467 |
| 123 | New Franklin | 83 | $196,600 | $1,101 | $88,306 |
| 124 | Monfort Heights | 83 | $211,500 | $971 | $79,989 |
| 125 | Shiloh | 83 | $215,623 | $843 | $45,919 |
| 126 | Huron | 83 | $205,900 | $995 | $73,429 |
| 127 | Fort Shawnee | 83 | $208,888 | $970 | $88,606 |
| 128 | Parma | 84 | $207,129 | $1,053 | $67,425 |
| 129 | Cuyahoga Falls | 84 | $209,216 | $1,029 | $70,645 |
| 130 | Parma Heights | 84 | $209,553 | $1,072 | $59,218 |
| 131 | Painesville | 84 | $219,288 | $957 | $50,455 |
| 132 | Brook Park | 84 | $206,069 | $1,090 | $67,178 |
| 133 | Wickliffe | 84 | $190,361 | $1,234 | $79,052 |
| 134 | Finneytown | 84 | $184,200 | $1,351 | $78,494 |
| 135 | Reading | 84 | $228,882 | $871 | $60,167 |
| 136 | Orrville | 84 | $231,779 | $851 | $70,103 |
| 137 | Withamsville | 84 | $208,900 | $1,081 | $68,857 |
| 138 | Union | 84 | $204,442 | $1,106 | $68,837 |
| 139 | Huber Heights | 85 | $204,797 | $1,214 | $76,551 |
| 140 | Findlay | 85 | $233,980 | $917 | $57,344 |
| 141 | Willoughby | 85 | $206,200 | $1,147 | $70,884 |
| 142 | Vandalia | 85 | $236,659 | $863 | $76,290 |
| 143 | Bridgetown | 85 | $221,462 | $1,025 | $78,417 |
| 144 | Louisville | 85 | $236,874 | $842 | $58,269 |
| 145 | New Carlisle | 85 | $243,709 | $820 | $61,483 |
| 146 | Newark | 86 | $237,921 | $926 | $58,920 |
| 147 | Medina | 86 | $231,700 | $1,025 | $76,099 |
| 148 | Mayfield Heights | 86 | $223,004 | $1,089 | $62,511 |
| 149 | Norwood | 86 | $239,299 | $925 | $64,724 |
| 150 | Berea | 86 | $234,079 | $981 | $71,896 |
| 151 | Richmond Heights | 86 | $235,759 | $933 | $56,734 |
| 152 | Tipp City | 86 | $237,400 | $912 | $85,081 |
| 153 | Oakwood | 86 | $210,685 | $1,320 | $158,968 |
| 154 | Oberlin | 86 | $232,456 | $982 | $73,775 |
| 155 | Groesbeck | 86 | $229,089 | $1,052 | $59,886 |
| 156 | Logan | 86 | $255,098 | $719 | $52,680 |
| 157 | Columbiana | 86 | $237,859 | $656 | $49,873 |
| 158 | New Burlington | 86 | $221,000 | $1,187 | $72,455 |
| 159 | Middletown | 87 | $250,184 | $974 | $54,985 |
| 160 | Cleveland Heights | 87 | $198,220 | $1,467 | $72,302 |
| 161 | Bowling Green | 87 | $250,244 | $874 | $46,719 |
| 162 | Kent | 87 | $238,220 | $983 | $42,524 |
| 163 | Athens | 87 | $242,200 | $1,029 | $37,059 |
| 164 | Blacklick Estates | 87 | $206,474 | $1,345 | $70,869 |
| 165 | Northgate | 87 | $231,946 | $1,116 | $75,423 |
| 166 | Deer Park | 87 | $254,043 | $876 | $80,122 |
| 167 | Mentor | 88 | $229,500 | $1,192 | $89,202 |
| 168 | Brunswick | 88 | $233,300 | $1,115 | $85,313 |
| 169 | Forest Park | 88 | $232,638 | $1,172 | $67,201 |
| 170 | Franklin | 88 | $258,472 | $976 | $58,134 |
| 171 | Norton | 88 | $238,067 | $1,108 | $87,060 |
| 172 | Springdale | 88 | $231,101 | $1,243 | $72,500 |
| 173 | Brookville | 88 | $260,092 | $917 | $62,569 |
| 174 | Port Clinton | 88 | $263,517 | $882 | $58,524 |
| 175 | Delhi Hills | 88 | $203,300 | $1,525 | $97,439 |
| 176 | Lyndhurst | 89 | $225,988 | $1,327 | $88,701 |
| 177 | Clayton | 89 | $248,100 | $1,069 | $90,886 |
| 178 | Amherst | 89 | $269,999 | $832 | $93,043 |
| 179 | Germantown | 89 | $259,660 | $937 | $84,307 |
| 180 | Carlisle | 89 | $270,606 | $872 | $70,000 |
| 181 | Canal Fulton | 89 | $260,456 | $915 | $62,025 |
| 182 | Summerside | 89 | $253,953 | $1,041 | $67,870 |
| 183 | Lancaster | 90 | $269,224 | $999 | $54,901 |
| 184 | Miamisburg | 90 | $257,286 | $1,119 | $82,095 |
| 185 | Fairview Park | 90 | $272,873 | $962 | $77,688 |
| 186 | Middleburg Heights | 90 | $264,486 | $1,014 | $78,324 |
| 187 | Maumee | 90 | $271,527 | $939 | $81,739 |
| 188 | Dent | 90 | $265,450 | $1,101 | $82,635 |
| 189 | London | 90 | $276,474 | $912 | $60,364 |
| 190 | Bellbrook | 90 | $246,200 | $1,234 | $101,455 |
| 191 | North Olmsted | 91 | $265,004 | $1,092 | $85,435 |
| 192 | Centerville | 91 | $262,300 | $1,182 | $81,500 |
| 193 | Tallmadge | 91 | $276,683 | $1,008 | $91,273 |
| 194 | North Canton | 91 | $280,392 | $981 | $72,193 |
| 195 | Circleville | 91 | $282,119 | $903 | $56,225 |
| 196 | Vermilion | 91 | $257,544 | $1,123 | $73,052 |
| 197 | Apple Valley | 91 | $262,500 | $1,165 | $97,005 |
| 198 | Columbus | 92 | $243,005 | $1,415 | $65,327 |
| 199 | Cincinnati | 92 | $244,309 | $1,425 | $51,707 |
| 200 | Hamilton | 92 | $293,533 | $974 | $54,293 |
| 201 | Lakewood | 92 | $281,422 | $1,013 | $65,925 |
| 202 | Fairfield | 92 | $274,103 | $1,145 | $70,166 |
| 203 | Green | 92 | $269,400 | $1,200 | $92,653 |
| 204 | Marysville | 92 | $271,000 | $1,179 | $92,490 |
| 205 | Obetz | 92 | $269,127 | $1,165 | $81,200 |
| 206 | Sharonville | 93 | $280,832 | $1,129 | $70,781 |
| 207 | Amelia | 93 | $302,396 | $918 | $69,864 |
| 208 | Canfield | 93 | $313,189 | $786 | $97,730 |
| 209 | Uniontown | 93 | $310,834 | $838 | $97,976 |
| 210 | Beavercreek | 94 | $261,200 | $1,410 | $110,064 |
| 211 | Stow | 94 | $279,835 | $1,204 | $91,933 |
| 212 | Covedale | 94 | $264,073 | $1,425 | $96,318 |
| 213 | Reynoldsburg | 95 | $291,480 | $1,227 | $71,381 |
| 214 | Wadsworth | 95 | $307,331 | $1,024 | $77,581 |
| 215 | Streetsboro | 95 | $272,401 | $1,372 | $82,273 |
| 216 | Trenton | 95 | $275,388 | $1,354 | $87,788 |
| 217 | Heath | 95 | $297,824 | $1,094 | $74,773 |
| 218 | Olmsted Falls | 95 | $291,722 | $1,142 | $93,907 |
| 219 | Fairlawn | 95 | $303,038 | $1,095 | $93,154 |
| 220 | Milford | 95 | $325,542 | $865 | $72,907 |
| 221 | Grafton | 95 | $301,257 | $1,048 | $88,352 |
| 222 | Oxford | 96 | $326,680 | $989 | $42,147 |
| 223 | Sylvania | 96 | $313,460 | $1,019 | $95,610 |
| 224 | University Heights | 96 | $271,875 | $1,445 | $98,474 |
| 225 | Harrison | 96 | $310,870 | $1,104 | $100,913 |
| 226 | Groveport | 96 | $307,618 | $1,088 | $91,545 |
| 227 | North Ridgeville | 97 | $319,443 | $1,067 | $94,234 |
| 228 | Forestville | 97 | $296,000 | $1,400 | $93,672 |
| 229 | Landen | 97 | $284,400 | $1,463 | $105,948 |
| 230 | North Royalton | 98 | $327,671 | $1,061 | $81,810 |
| 231 | Perrysburg | 99 | $323,993 | $1,213 | $105,226 |
| 232 | Seven Hills | 99 | $294,540 | $1,500 | $95,313 |
| 233 | Chesterland | 99 | $358,141 | $840 | $98,234 |
| 234 | Grove City | 100 | $326,061 | $1,282 | $90,888 |
| 235 | Shaker Heights | 100 | $335,828 | $1,149 | $97,721 |
| 236 | Willoughby Hills | 100 | $342,303 | $1,091 | $61,641 |
| 237 | Beckett Ridge | 100 | $297,300 | $1,629 | $120,179 |
| 238 | Chardon | 101 | $354,815 | $1,035 | $86,618 |
| 239 | Pickerington | 102 | $309,700 | $1,598 | $116,645 |
| 240 | Broadview Heights | 102 | $356,887 | $1,075 | $99,431 |
| 241 | Waterville | 102 | $332,329 | $1,386 | $102,096 |
| 242 | Strongsville | 103 | $353,514 | $1,253 | $102,574 |
| 243 | Twinsburg | 103 | $346,129 | $1,323 | $95,097 |
| 244 | Bay Village | 104 | $400,168 | $889 | $122,083 |
| 245 | Kirtland | 104 | $397,473 | $906 | $117,794 |
| 246 | South Lebanon | 104 | $384,092 | $1,086 | $110,729 |
| 247 | Lebanon | 105 | $391,511 | $1,067 | $78,598 |
| 248 | Monroe | 105 | $343,506 | $1,575 | $103,638 |
| 249 | Macedonia | 105 | $294,500 | $2,024 | $108,059 |
| 250 | Independence | 105 | $346,427 | $1,547 | $114,049 |
| 251 | Rocky River | 106 | $384,058 | $1,155 | $93,956 |
| 252 | Pataskala | 106 | $380,185 | $1,271 | $90,513 |
| 253 | Reminderville | 106 | $346,499 | $1,570 | $104,890 |
| 254 | Gahanna | 107 | $367,984 | $1,442 | $106,004 |
| 255 | Bainbridge | 107 | $168,378 | $3,638 | $130,952 |
| 256 | Johnstown | 107 | $429,101 | $886 | $94,955 |
| 257 | Delaware | 108 | $402,347 | $1,203 | $92,928 |
| 258 | Avon | 108 | $377,100 | $1,446 | $126,618 |
| 259 | Hilliard | 110 | $379,143 | $1,590 | $122,864 |
| 260 | Aurora | 110 | $371,400 | $1,704 | $125,567 |
| 261 | Loveland | 111 | $436,850 | $1,170 | $86,793 |
| 262 | Canal Winchester | 111 | $406,328 | $1,402 | $112,474 |
| 263 | Westlake | 112 | $405,671 | $1,480 | $110,101 |
| 264 | Springboro | 112 | $420,626 | $1,378 | $112,872 |
| 265 | Avon Lake | 113 | $415,704 | $1,500 | $110,174 |
| 266 | Brecksville | 114 | $427,013 | $1,448 | $126,888 |
| 267 | Highland Heights | 114 | $412,704 | $1,665 | $117,820 |
| 268 | Westerville | 115 | $439,745 | $1,409 | $107,054 |
| 269 | Worthington | 115 | $469,832 | $1,153 | $124,734 |
| 270 | Solon | 116 | $446,006 | $1,460 | $135,180 |
| 271 | Blue Ash | 116 | $441,604 | $1,511 | $116,663 |
| 272 | Wyoming | 117 | $469,822 | $1,319 | $156,518 |
| 273 | Granville | 118 | $501,051 | $1,103 | $123,860 |
| 274 | Turpin Hills | 119 | $517,441 | $1,045 | $135,250 |
| 275 | Sunbury | 121 | $482,463 | $1,565 | $103,774 |
| 276 | Mason | 124 | $498,792 | $1,670 | $124,407 |
| 277 | Beachwood | 125 | $475,171 | $1,941 | $102,798 |
| 278 | Bexley | 126 | $560,731 | $1,190 | $152,526 |
| 279 | Kenwood | 128 | $507,801 | $1,972 | $105,694 |
| 280 | Dublin | 130 | $552,310 | $1,596 | $155,282 |
| 281 | Madeira | 130 | $519,040 | $2,031 | $168,981 |
| 282 | Grandview Heights | 131 | $548,100 | $1,748 | $113,862 |
| 283 | Hudson | 135 | $533,318 | $2,219 | $180,931 |
| 284 | Upper Arlington | 136 | $620,709 | $1,480 | $150,993 |
| 285 | Montrose-Ghent | 137 | $507,250 | $2,721 | $175,781 |
| 286 | Powell | 138 | $560,831 | $2,236 | $191,250 |
| 287 | Montgomery | 141 | $660,010 | $1,507 | $148,438 |
| 288 | New Albany | 142 | $611,286 | $2,134 | $232,524 |
| 289 | The Village of Indian Hill | 260 | $1,597,557 | $2,466 | $228,194 |