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 101–150 of 292 eligible cities — 50 on this page. Page 3 of 6.

#	City	Index	Home Value	Rent	Income
101	Parma Heights	87	$222,876	$1,151	$61,009
102	Sidney	87	$218,706	$1,281	$60,668
103	Whitehall	87	$200,739	$1,396	$51,759
104	White Oak	87	$203,700	$1,442	$70,341
105	Washington Court House	87	$234,171	$1,100	$55,998
106	Finneytown	87	$207,100	$1,442	$83,424
107	Celina	87	$242,848	$1,008	$62,849
108	Reading	87	$233,634	$1,072	$61,866
109	Wapakoneta	87	$240,818	$1,016	$65,570
110	Sheffield Lake	87	$209,794	$1,274	$69,632
111	Orrville	87	$241,191	$1,082	$72,569
112	Cortland	87	$237,097	$1,003	$71,563
113	Union	87	$211,389	$1,248	$73,353
114	Moraine	87	$163,011	$1,838	$48,788
115	Parma	88	$219,443	$1,346	$69,295
116	Oregon	88	$231,924	$1,145	$82,197
117	Brook Park	88	$219,534	$1,274	$71,332
118	Eastlake	88	$211,146	$1,380	$62,072
119	Vandalia	88	$240,859	$1,070	$73,275
120	Bellefontaine	88	$245,238	$1,064	$58,806
121	Dover	88	$238,506	$1,106	$64,276
122	Ravenna	88	$224,401	$1,231	$59,971
123	Shiloh	88	$241,698	$1,054	$45,874
124	Eaton	88	$257,697	$1,003	$51,467
125	Wauseon	88	$233,915	$1,145	$64,477
126	Ontario	88	$242,066	$1,035	$68,539
127	Cleveland Heights	89	$214,166	$1,404	$72,826
128	Fairborn	89	$209,531	$1,530	$61,751
129	Athens	89	$247,078	$1,150	$38,204
130	South Euclid	89	$186,372	$1,722	$81,297
131	Norwalk	89	$220,909	$1,420	$60,844
132	Willowick	89	$201,529	$1,546	$77,228
133	Englewood	89	$239,449	$1,164	$80,030
134	Mayfield Heights	90	$236,735	$1,340	$66,524
135	Bridgetown	90	$230,566	$1,442	$80,564
136	Withamsville	90	$229,400	$1,442	$72,300
137	Delhi Hills	90	$226,600	$1,442	$99,049
138	Cuyahoga Falls	91	$220,780	$1,535	$72,705
139	Painesville	91	$230,461	$1,491	$51,516
140	Norwood	91	$248,716	$1,306	$71,611
141	Berea	91	$244,814	$1,320	$74,926
142	Wilmington	91	$274,722	$1,071	$57,199
143	Monfort Heights	91	$233,500	$1,442	$88,457
144	Norton	91	$253,924	$1,231	$90,464
145	Richmond Heights	91	$247,741	$1,274	$60,833
146	Blacklick Estates	91	$211,388	$1,681	$69,368
147	Oberlin	91	$245,311	$1,274	$81,308
148	Groesbeck	91	$234,473	$1,442	$61,984
149	Logan	91	$269,325	$1,018	$57,882
150	Northgate	91	$234,789	$1,442	$73,672

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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