Most Affordable Cities in Ohio

Cost of living rankings for 292 cities in Ohio with uncapped home, rent, and income estimates. On average, Ohio is near the national average with a statewide average Cost Index of 95.

1 source baseline is past its update cadence — newer official vintage not reflected

Cheapest City

East Cleveland

Index: 67

Most Expensive

The Village of Indian Hill

Index: 260

State Average

National: 100

Cities Ranked

292

eligible statewide total

Ohio Affordability Ranking

Showing 51–100 of 292 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 2 of 6.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
51	Marion	81	$168,820	$1,211	$47,951
52	Maple Heights	81	$137,976	$1,561	$53,414
53	Defiance	81	$187,194	$1,017	$61,439
54	Marietta	81	$193,922	$1,003	$47,873
55	Bryan	81	$194,259	$1,003	$52,865
56	Bellevue	81	$191,099	$1,003	$53,875
57	Champion Heights	81	$189,226	$1,003	$67,940
58	Clyde	81	$197,240	$1,003	$50,574
59	Wheelersburg	81	$197,875	$1,003	$63,132
60	Howland Center	81	$196,000	$1,003	$86,135
61	Portage Lakes	81	$167,000	$1,231	$64,375
62	Zanesville	82	$204,151	$1,026	$43,280
63	Riverside	82	$174,955	$1,219	$61,352
64	Chillicothe	82	$205,028	$990	$54,086
65	Piqua	82	$183,703	$1,119	$67,796
66	Tiffin	82	$194,984	$1,057	$56,198
67	Northbrook	82	$157,400	$1,442	$67,426
68	North College Hill	82	$154,000	$1,442	$64,655
69	Shelby	82	$191,694	$1,035	$58,351
70	Bainbridge	82	$172,918	$1,274	$144,167
71	Austintown	83	$182,170	$1,233	$52,978
72	West Carrollton	83	$178,392	$1,319	$61,619
73	Urbana	83	$208,676	$1,047	$68,003
74	Bedford Heights	83	$199,766	$1,014	$50,269
75	Cheviot	83	$183,777	$1,271	$53,132
76	St. Marys	83	$210,720	$1,016	$79,516
77	Upper Sandusky	83	$207,846	$1,005	$67,071
78	Rittman	83	$205,769	$1,082	$60,154
79	Geneva	83	$212,478	$1,003	$53,557
80	Pleasant Run	83	$171,000	$1,442	$79,537
81	Northwood	83	$189,600	$1,145	$77,268
82	Springfield	84	$189,587	$1,251	$47,143
83	Elyria	84	$190,344	$1,202	$54,945
84	New Philadelphia	84	$213,051	$1,106	$58,547
85	Salem	84	$190,721	$925	$47,073
86	Napoleon	84	$218,747	$1,011	$76,639
87	Mentor-on-the-Lake	84	$188,500	$1,274	$67,188
88	Mount Healthy	84	$194,149	$1,280	$54,565
89	Hillsboro	84	$215,269	$1,003	$55,521
90	Rossford	84	$203,283	$1,145	$71,199
91	St. Clairsville	84	$207,878	$1,009	$76,480
92	Brooklyn	85	$210,569	$1,158	$69,346
93	Delphos	85	$203,253	$1,179	$61,037
94	Massillon	86	$221,684	$1,080	$56,446
95	Ashland	86	$238,541	$926	$60,029
96	New Franklin	86	$214,300	$1,231	$90,244
97	Wickliffe	86	$203,125	$1,274	$81,750
98	Lincoln Village	86	$169,100	$1,602	$53,797
99	Fort Shawnee	86	$219,824	$1,179	$90,491
100	Huber Heights	87	$212,937	$1,277	$79,131

2026 edition — based on ACS 2024, Zillow 2026-08, HUD FY2027, and BEA 2024 dated sources. The edition year is not the observation year.

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