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Compare large Ohio cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current Ohio subset includes 254 Midwest city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 6,897,840.
What the current Ohio catalog shows
West Jefferson, Ohio has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this Ohio subset at +40.65% since the 2020 estimates base. Bay Village, Ohio has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 8.1%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.
Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.
Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.
Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.
Powell, Ohio leads this subset at 84/100.
Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.
| City | Catalog | Grad fit | Median rent | Median income | 2025 population | City unemployment | Growth | Jobs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, Ohio | #15 | 71/100 | $1,295 | $66,082 | 938,396 | 5.1% | +3.55% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Cleveland, Ohio | #53 | 52/100 | $945 | $40,801 | 363,608 | 10.8% | -2.42% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | #66 | 65/100 | $1,001 | $52,909 | 314,367 | 6.8% | +1.54% | competitive | rent watch |
| Toledo, Ohio | #88 | 60/100 | $901 | $49,724 | 263,423 | 7.7% | -2.75% | competitive | rent watch |
| Akron, Ohio | Ohio coverage | 59/100 | $955 | $48,076 | 189,691 | 7.8% | -0.39% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Dayton, Ohio | Ohio coverage | 60/100 | $918 | $45,247 | 136,688 | 9.0% | -0.67% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Parma, Ohio | Ohio coverage | 59/100 | $1,087 | $69,295 | 78,581 | 6.5% | -3.13% | competitive | rent watch |
| Canton, Ohio | Ohio coverage | 58/100 | $850 | $43,188 | 69,001 | 7.8% | -2.41% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Lorain, Ohio | Ohio coverage | 63/100 | $887 | $48,685 | 65,366 | 6.3% | +0.25% | competitive | rent watch |
| Hamilton, Ohio | Ohio coverage | 65/100 | $1,007 | $55,166 | 64,644 | 5.9% | +1.98% | competitive | rent watch |
| Youngstown, Ohio | 2025 population #692 | 58/100 | $728 | $34,408 | 58,832 | 11.9% | -2.03% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Springfield, Ohio | 2025 population #706 | 62/100 | $851 | $47,143 | 58,281 | 9.4% | -0.60% | competitive | rent watch |
| Kettering, Ohio | 2025 population #724 | 70/100 | $1,051 | $74,681 | 57,396 | 3.8% | -0.79% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Elyria, Ohio | 2025 population #769 | 65/100 | $906 | $54,945 | 53,634 | 5.6% | +1.94% | competitive | rent watch |
| Middletown, Ohio | 2025 population #787 | 65/100 | $1,007 | $57,102 | 52,146 | 5.9% | +2.24% | competitive | rent watch |
| Newark, Ohio | 2025 population #798 | 66/100 | $973 | $61,670 | 51,473 | 3.8% | +3.03% | competitive | rent watch |
| Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio | 2025 population #803 | 67/100 | $1,038 | $72,705 | 50,975 | 3.2% | -0.22% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Dublin, Ohio | 2025 population #843 | 71/100 | $1,686 | $160,296 | 49,094 | 2.5% | -0.44% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Lakewood, Ohio | 2025 population #845 | 65/100 | $1,070 | $68,954 | 49,027 | 5.0% | -3.74% | competitive | rent watch |
| Beavercreek, Ohio | 2025 population #857 | 77/100 | $1,457 | $110,088 | 48,134 | 3.6% | +3.43% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Euclid, Ohio | 2025 population #861 | 55/100 | $1,025 | $50,285 | 47,962 | 6.1% | -3.48% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Mansfield, Ohio | 2025 population #870 | 63/100 | $814 | $44,540 | 47,381 | 7.3% | -0.23% | competitive | rent watch |
| Mentor, Ohio | 2025 population #875 | 67/100 | $1,239 | $88,949 | 47,010 | 2.9% | -0.84% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Delaware, Ohio | 2025 population #882 | 82/100 | $1,286 | $99,786 | 46,636 | 2.6% | +12.93% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Strongsville, Ohio | 2025 population #909 | 67/100 | $1,302 | $103,253 | 45,629 | 2.7% | -1.84% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Grove City, Ohio | 2025 population #921 | 79/100 | $1,331 | $93,161 | 45,180 | 3.0% | +9.51% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Fairfield, Ohio | 2025 population #931 | 65/100 | $1,242 | $77,937 | 44,682 | 5.5% | -0.48% | competitive | rent watch |
| Huber Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #950 | 64/100 | $1,258 | $79,131 | 43,905 | 3.4% | +1.09% | competitive | rent watch |
| Cleveland Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #952 | 65/100 | $1,216 | $72,826 | 43,750 | 6.8% | -3.45% | competitive | rent watch |
| Reynoldsburg, Ohio | 2025 population #956 | 72/100 | $1,259 | $72,972 | 43,350 | 4.7% | +5.54% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lancaster, Ohio | 2025 population #990 | 66/100 | $1,083 | $59,133 | 41,956 | 5.0% | +3.49% | competitive | rent watch |
| Findlay, Ohio | 2025 population #1032 | 67/100 | $975 | $61,423 | 40,370 | 3.5% | +0.20% | competitive | rent watch |
| Hilliard, Ohio | 2025 population #1072 | 77/100 | $1,632 | $128,189 | 38,898 | 2.7% | +4.68% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Warren, Ohio | 2025 population #1090 | 57/100 | $766 | $37,887 | 38,328 | 9.4% | -2.24% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Westerville, Ohio | 2025 population #1103 | 69/100 | $1,364 | $109,404 | 38,165 | 2.2% | -2.61% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| North Ridgeville, Ohio | 2025 population #1112 | 76/100 | $1,116 | $96,698 | 37,786 | 2.7% | +7.12% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Gahanna, Ohio | 2025 population #1145 | 73/100 | $1,466 | $109,061 | 35,986 | 2.6% | +0.72% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Upper Arlington, Ohio | 2025 population #1147 | 70/100 | $1,588 | $155,167 | 35,893 | 2.0% | -2.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mason, Ohio | 2025 population #1149 | 75/100 | $1,760 | $125,401 | 35,834 | 2.0% | +2.96% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Fairborn, Ohio | 2025 population #1155 | 70/100 | $977 | $61,751 | 35,754 | 3.9% | +3.66% | competitive | rent watch |
| Marion, Ohio | 2025 population #1161 | 61/100 | $856 | $47,951 | 35,587 | 9.4% | -1.29% | competitive | rent watch |
| Brunswick, Ohio | 2025 population #1184 | 63/100 | $1,157 | $90,663 | 35,114 | 2.0% | -0.83% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Lima, Ohio | 2025 population #1200 | 58/100 | $903 | $46,240 | 34,695 | 8.5% | -2.33% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Stow, Ohio | 2025 population #1228 | 68/100 | $1,212 | $93,727 | 33,941 | 3.9% | -1.61% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Westlake, Ohio | 2025 population #1229 | 70/100 | $1,570 | $112,200 | 33,904 | 3.5% | -0.98% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Massillon, Ohio | 2025 population #1289 | 63/100 | $862 | $56,446 | 32,168 | 4.4% | +0.54% | competitive | rent watch |
| North Olmsted, Ohio | 2025 population #1312 | 64/100 | $1,141 | $84,363 | 31,542 | 3.0% | -2.76% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Bowling Green, Ohio | 2025 population #1327 | 66/100 | $897 | $45,154 | 31,182 | 5.7% | +1.23% | competitive | rent stretched |
| North Royalton, Ohio | 2025 population #1335 | 68/100 | $1,116 | $83,670 | 30,936 | 4.6% | -1.24% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Marysville, Ohio | 2025 population #1360 | 80/100 | $1,223 | $92,619 | 30,190 | 3.1% | +17.85% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Garfield Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #1403 | 55/100 | $1,129 | $54,593 | 28,790 | 8.4% | -3.41% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Shaker Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #1416 | 67/100 | $1,168 | $104,073 | 28,466 | 4.6% | -3.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Kent, Ohio | 2025 population #1453 | 58/100 | $991 | $42,964 | 27,737 | 11.2% | -1.62% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Green, Ohio | 2025 population #1463 | 70/100 | $1,228 | $95,047 | 27,553 | 2.9% | +0.27% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Troy, Ohio | 2025 population #1472 | 72/100 | $1,003 | $68,830 | 27,344 | 4.2% | +3.79% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Wooster, Ohio | 2025 population #1483 | 68/100 | $918 | $66,898 | 27,115 | 3.8% | -0.48% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Avon Lake, Ohio | 2025 population #1529 | 77/100 | $1,537 | $115,567 | 26,486 | 1.6% | +5.09% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Xenia, Ohio | 2025 population #1532 | 67/100 | $931 | $56,029 | 26,425 | 6.2% | +3.84% | competitive | rent watch |
| Pickerington, Ohio | 2025 population #1537 | 81/100 | $1,605 | $111,833 | 26,333 | 3.5% | +14.14% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Medina, Ohio | 2025 population #1571 | 66/100 | $1,077 | $77,385 | 25,692 | 5.9% | -1.47% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Avon, Ohio | 2025 population #1576 | 75/100 | $1,796 | $135,915 | 25,611 | 1.8% | +3.07% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Perrysburg, Ohio | 2025 population #1589 | 74/100 | $1,198 | $111,643 | 25,441 | 3.7% | +1.52% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Athens, Ohio | 2025 population #1600 | 70/100 | $1,011 | $38,204 | 25,313 | 8.2% | +6.26% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Centerville, Ohio | 2025 population #1611 | 70/100 | ACS pending | $36,719 | 25,194 | 0.0% | +4.17% | competitive | starter-friendly |
| Zanesville, Ohio | 2025 population #1612 | 61/100 | $821 | $43,280 | 25,138 | 7.4% | +1.43% | competitive | rent watch |
| Barberton, Ohio | 2025 population #1639 | 60/100 | $848 | $52,267 | 24,748 | 4.2% | -1.70% | competitive | rent watch |
| Wadsworth, Ohio | 2025 population #1640 | 73/100 | $1,067 | $79,490 | 24,720 | 2.9% | +2.90% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Riverside, Ohio | 2025 population #1641 | 64/100 | $1,050 | $61,352 | 24,706 | 6.6% | +0.87% | competitive | rent watch |
| Willoughby, Ohio | 2025 population #1658 | 67/100 | $1,171 | $71,309 | 24,234 | 4.1% | +1.48% | competitive | rent watch |
| Sandusky, Ohio | 2025 population #1670 | 58/100 | $905 | $50,139 | 24,001 | 7.8% | -4.54% | competitive | rent watch |
| Solon, Ohio | 2025 population #1686 | 69/100 | $1,626 | $139,089 | 23,679 | 2.4% | -2.33% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Trotwood, Ohio | 2025 population #1719 | 60/100 | $1,031 | $50,113 | 23,190 | 8.6% | +0.46% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Hudson, Ohio | 2025 population #1726 | 71/100 | $2,344 | $171,427 | 23,085 | 1.3% | +0.01% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Maple Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #1736 | 52/100 | $1,338 | $53,414 | 22,902 | 11.6% | -3.26% | competitive | high rent burden |
| Oxford, Ohio | 2025 population #1776 | 59/100 | $997 | $40,764 | 22,387 | 14.4% | -2.78% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Lebanon, Ohio | 2025 population #1788 | 75/100 | $1,090 | $83,685 | 22,110 | 1.7% | +6.01% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Chillicothe, Ohio | 2025 population #1809 | 61/100 | $887 | $54,086 | 21,815 | 4.9% | -0.98% | competitive | rent watch |
| Alliance, Ohio | 2025 population #1817 | 64/100 | $836 | $56,106 | 21,582 | 4.3% | -0.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Rocky River, Ohio | 2025 population #1826 | 70/100 | $1,175 | $94,026 | 21,397 | 2.6% | -1.63% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| South Euclid, Ohio | 2025 population #1840 | 64/100 | $1,367 | $81,297 | 21,248 | 4.9% | -2.92% | competitive | rent watch |
| Piqua, Ohio | 2025 population #1857 | 70/100 | $922 | $67,796 | 21,064 | 3.7% | +3.34% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Painesville, Ohio | 2025 population #1889 | 63/100 | $1,036 | $51,516 | 20,660 | 6.5% | +1.80% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Miamisburg, Ohio | 2025 population #1909 | 70/100 | $1,132 | $82,900 | 20,414 | 6.1% | +2.42% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Parma Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #1918 | 60/100 | $1,111 | $61,009 | 20,327 | 4.1% | -2.51% | competitive | rent watch |
| Sidney, Ohio | 2025 population #1937 | 63/100 | $869 | $60,668 | 20,124 | 4.8% | -2.23% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Forest Park, Ohio | 2025 population #1943 | 62/100 | $1,306 | $75,956 | 20,041 | 5.0% | -0.74% | competitive | rent watch |
| Whitehall, Ohio | 2025 population #1963 | 58/100 | $1,145 | $51,759 | 19,805 | 8.8% | -1.60% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Broadview Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #1967 | 70/100 | $1,083 | $103,125 | 19,755 | 1.5% | -0.87% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Oregon, Ohio | 2025 population #1975 | 64/100 | $900 | $82,197 | 19,674 | 3.1% | -1.38% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mayfield Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #1976 | 64/100 | $1,128 | $66,524 | 19,667 | 5.7% | -3.35% | competitive | rent watch |
| Norwood, Ohio | 2025 population #1977 | 74/100 | $981 | $71,611 | 19,658 | 4.6% | +3.33% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Springboro, Ohio | 2025 population #1981 | 75/100 | $1,203 | $119,659 | 19,606 | 2.6% | +2.76% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Twinsburg, Ohio | 2025 population #2035 | 68/100 | $1,356 | $99,144 | 18,939 | 2.6% | -1.63% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Sylvania, Ohio | 2025 population #2037 | 71/100 | $1,072 | $100,189 | 18,883 | 3.9% | -0.56% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Ashland, Ohio | 2025 population #2048 | 63/100 | $893 | $60,029 | 18,730 | 3.8% | -2.52% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Pataskala, Ohio | 2025 population #2062 | 69/100 | $1,387 | $92,033 | 18,529 | 3.2% | +3.62% | competitive | rent watch |
| Tallmadge, Ohio | 2025 population #2066 | 68/100 | $1,067 | $89,410 | 18,521 | 4.1% | +0.60% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Powell, Ohio | 2025 population #2085 | 84/100 | $2,194 | $195,495 | 18,269 | 2.0% | +28.14% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Brook Park, Ohio | 2025 population #2089 | 60/100 | $1,122 | $71,332 | 18,195 | 3.7% | -2.16% | competitive | rent watch |
| Niles, Ohio | 2025 population #2096 | 60/100 | $798 | $50,953 | 18,116 | 4.2% | -1.83% | competitive | rent watch |
| Aurora, Ohio | 2025 population #2110 | 76/100 | $1,799 | $127,886 | 18,014 | 3.9% | +4.52% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Steubenville, Ohio | 2025 population #2117 | 65/100 | $775 | $48,172 | 17,922 | 5.3% | -1.28% | competitive | rent watch |
| Berea, Ohio | 2025 population #2118 | 64/100 | $1,062 | $74,926 | 17,920 | 5.2% | -3.26% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Tiffin, Ohio | 2025 population #2130 | 62/100 | $890 | $56,198 | 17,803 | 3.8% | -1.22% | competitive | rent watch |
| Streetsboro, Ohio | 2025 population #2135 | 71/100 | $1,332 | $90,274 | 17,730 | 5.1% | +2.73% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| North Canton, Ohio | 2025 population #2138 | 68/100 | $1,029 | $72,544 | 17,692 | 1.7% | -0.90% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Ashtabula, Ohio | 2025 population #2163 | 60/100 | $793 | $44,120 | 17,474 | 11.8% | -2.85% | competitive | rent watch |
| New Philadelphia, Ohio | 2025 population #2167 | 62/100 | $897 | $58,547 | 17,424 | 3.7% | -1.53% | competitive | rent watch |
| Eastlake, Ohio | 2025 population #2177 | 61/100 | $973 | $62,072 | 17,357 | 4.1% | -1.67% | competitive | rent watch |
| Mount Vernon, Ohio | 2025 population #2182 | 65/100 | $948 | $53,845 | 17,287 | 2.8% | +1.30% | competitive | rent watch |
| Portsmouth, Ohio | 2025 population #2183 | 53/100 | $747 | $34,713 | 17,282 | 8.2% | -5.18% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Norwalk, Ohio | 2025 population #2193 | 66/100 | $836 | $60,844 | 17,191 | 5.4% | +0.81% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Defiance, Ohio | 2025 population #2210 | 65/100 | $853 | $61,439 | 17,009 | 5.5% | -0.35% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Fairview Park, Ohio | 2025 population #2235 | 66/100 | $1,039 | $78,865 | 16,748 | 4.1% | -3.25% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Monroe, Ohio | 2025 population #2322 | 71/100 | $1,608 | $105,250 | 15,880 | 3.2% | +3.08% | competitive | rent watch |
| Bay Village, Ohio | 2025 population #2332 | 69/100 | $894 | $132,254 | 15,792 | 2.3% | -2.27% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Fremont, Ohio | 2025 population #2340 | 62/100 | $775 | $47,024 | 15,765 | 5.5% | -1.00% | competitive | rent watch |
| Middleburg Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #2360 | 64/100 | $1,079 | $78,815 | 15,558 | 2.0% | -2.90% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Vandalia, Ohio | 2025 population #2403 | 67/100 | $882 | $73,275 | 15,014 | 3.6% | -0.69% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Circleville, Ohio | 2025 population #2447 | 69/100 | $955 | $60,296 | 14,634 | 6.8% | +5.09% | competitive | rent watch |
| Worthington, Ohio | 2025 population #2459 | 71/100 | $1,232 | $127,382 | 14,543 | 3.9% | -1.60% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Washington Court House, Ohio | 2025 population #2487 | 64/100 | $771 | $55,998 | 14,375 | 5.3% | -0.22% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Trenton, Ohio | 2025 population #2501 | 73/100 | $1,284 | $80,635 | 14,241 | 4.3% | +9.46% | competitive | rent watch |
| Willowick, Ohio | 2025 population #2504 | 64/100 | $1,053 | $77,228 | 14,178 | 3.8% | -0.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Bellefontaine, Ohio | 2025 population #2510 | 66/100 | $857 | $58,806 | 14,151 | 5.3% | +0.22% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Sharonville, Ohio | 2025 population #2531 | 66/100 | $1,171 | $74,649 | 13,997 | 1.3% | -0.81% | competitive | rent watch |
| New Franklin, Ohio | 2025 population #2546 | 64/100 | $1,132 | $90,244 | 13,873 | 4.0% | -0.04% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Brecksville, Ohio | 2025 population #2553 | 74/100 | $1,588 | $135,000 | 13,843 | 5.6% | +1.70% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Harrison, Ohio | 2025 population #2562 | 79/100 | $1,153 | $100,000 | 13,795 | 1.5% | +9.76% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Blue Ash, Ohio | 2025 population #2569 | 74/100 | $1,555 | $115,313 | 13,707 | 1.2% | +2.30% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Beachwood, Ohio | 2025 population #2573 | 64/100 | $2,047 | $106,748 | 13,673 | 5.4% | -2.66% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lyndhurst, Ohio | 2025 population #2595 | 67/100 | $1,244 | $91,238 | 13,522 | 2.0% | -3.72% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Maumee, Ohio | 2025 population #2596 | 67/100 | $995 | $80,833 | 13,521 | 1.6% | -2.65% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Clayton, Ohio | 2025 population #2612 | 68/100 | $1,070 | $92,879 | 13,397 | 2.5% | +0.72% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Warrensville Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #2625 | 56/100 | $1,044 | $49,669 | 13,353 | 8.3% | -3.04% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Englewood, Ohio | 2025 population #2626 | 67/100 | $953 | $80,030 | 13,343 | 3.4% | -0.82% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Loveland, Ohio | 2025 population #2636 | 71/100 | $1,246 | $94,323 | 13,288 | 2.9% | -0.10% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| East Cleveland, Ohio | 2025 population #2644 | 47/100 | $776 | $22,116 | 13,229 | 18.4% | -3.82% | competitive | high rent burden |
| University Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #2648 | 64/100 | $1,507 | $96,971 | 13,200 | 5.3% | -5.19% | competitive | rent watch |
| Marietta, Ohio | 2025 population #2667 | 64/100 | $861 | $47,873 | 13,053 | 4.7% | -2.46% | competitive | rent watch |
| Amherst, Ohio | 2025 population #2679 | 70/100 | $906 | $90,725 | 12,974 | 4.8% | +1.97% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| West Carrollton, Ohio | 2025 population #2680 | 61/100 | $1,028 | $61,619 | 12,963 | 3.1% | -0.98% | competitive | rent watch |
| Dover, Ohio | 2025 population #2682 | 60/100 | $997 | $64,276 | 12,947 | 3.5% | -1.77% | competitive | rent watch |
| Fostoria, Ohio | 2025 population #2689 | 63/100 | $809 | $54,151 | 12,920 | 6.2% | -0.99% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Wilmington, Ohio | 2025 population #2703 | 65/100 | $909 | $57,199 | 12,802 | 4.2% | +1.09% | competitive | rent watch |
| Bedford, Ohio | 2025 population #2717 | 57/100 | $1,059 | $57,308 | 12,723 | 8.1% | -3.24% | competitive | rent watch |
| Greenville, Ohio | 2025 population #2723 | 62/100 | $765 | $47,237 | 12,680 | 4.0% | -0.93% | competitive | rent watch |
| Wickliffe, Ohio | 2025 population #2728 | 64/100 | $1,207 | $81,750 | 12,649 | 3.8% | -0.20% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Bexley, Ohio | 2025 population #2764 | 65/100 | $1,268 | $157,841 | 12,452 | 2.5% | -10.58% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Conneaut, Ohio | 2025 population #2795 | 64/100 | $772 | $61,741 | 12,247 | 12.5% | -0.54% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Macedonia, Ohio | 2025 population #2810 | 64/100 | $2,190 | $101,285 | 12,147 | 4.4% | -0.18% | competitive | rent stretched |
| New Albany, Ohio | 2025 population #2865 | 78/100 | $2,355 | $238,250 | 11,803 | 0.9% | +5.74% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Salem, Ohio | 2025 population #2890 | 60/100 | $763 | $47,073 | 11,655 | 6.2% | -2.24% | competitive | rent watch |
| Franklin, Ohio | 2025 population #2892 | 62/100 | $981 | $58,587 | 11,647 | 4.6% | -0.25% | competitive | rent watch |
| Bucyrus, Ohio | 2025 population #2897 | 65/100 | $765 | $54,349 | 11,631 | 6.2% | -0.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Norton, Ohio | 2025 population #2915 | 63/100 | $1,059 | $90,464 | 11,493 | 4.2% | -1.53% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Seven Hills, Ohio | 2025 population #2920 | 63/100 | $1,586 | $97,222 | 11,464 | 2.5% | -2.28% | competitive | rent watch |
| Van Wert, Ohio | 2025 population #2961 | 66/100 | $765 | $55,113 | 11,200 | 4.2% | +0.68% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Coshocton, Ohio | 2025 population #2969 | 65/100 | $768 | $48,731 | 11,169 | 7.4% | +1.14% | competitive | rent watch |
| Urbana, Ohio | 2025 population #2982 | 64/100 | $935 | $68,003 | 11,140 | 5.7% | -0.31% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Ravenna, Ohio | 2025 population #2983 | 61/100 | $947 | $59,971 | 11,136 | 6.0% | -1.48% | competitive | rent watch |
| Springdale, Ohio | 2025 population #2984 | 65/100 | $1,226 | $67,903 | 11,134 | 5.3% | +1.21% | competitive | rent watch |
| Brooklyn, Ohio | 2025 population #2996 | 63/100 | $971 | $69,346 | 11,072 | 3.6% | -2.48% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Celina, Ohio | 2025 population #3016 | 66/100 | $760 | $62,849 | 10,936 | 1.4% | -0.02% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Montgomery, Ohio | 2025 population #3019 | 72/100 | $1,605 | $150,995 | 10,922 | 2.7% | +0.75% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Heath, Ohio | 2025 population #3037 | 67/100 | $1,129 | $71,917 | 10,859 | 3.7% | +3.90% | competitive | rent watch |
| London, Ohio | 2025 population #3046 | 69/100 | $916 | $60,231 | 10,813 | 4.0% | +5.32% | competitive | rent watch |
| Vermilion, Ohio | 2025 population #3064 | 66/100 | $1,099 | $69,701 | 10,695 | 4.3% | +0.21% | competitive | rent watch |
| Bedford Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #3065 | 56/100 | $1,009 | $50,269 | 10,691 | 6.5% | -2.97% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Tipp City, Ohio | 2025 population #3077 | 72/100 | $858 | $78,098 | 10,644 | 2.0% | +3.55% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Reading, Ohio | 2025 population #3111 | 62/100 | $940 | $61,866 | 10,491 | 4.6% | -1.07% | competitive | rent watch |
| Richmond Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #3112 | 62/100 | $961 | $60,833 | 10,475 | 11.2% | -2.95% | competitive | rent watch |
| Galion, Ohio | 2025 population #3135 | 62/100 | $803 | $52,176 | 10,370 | 5.0% | -0.71% | competitive | rent watch |
| Ironton, Ohio | 2025 population #3181 | 57/100 | $782 | $47,648 | 10,148 | 6.8% | -4.22% | competitive | rent watch |
| Canal Winchester, Ohio | 2025 population #3213 | 82/100 | $1,692 | $131,209 | 10,058 | 1.7% | +10.26% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Cambridge, Ohio | 2025 population #3214 | 63/100 | $788 | $42,946 | 10,055 | 3.0% | -0.65% | competitive | rent watch |
| Willoughby Hills, Ohio | 2025 population #3226 | 66/100 | $1,116 | $67,214 | 9,992 | 3.7% | -0.26% | competitive | rent watch |
| Louisville, Ohio | 2025 population #3250 | 70/100 | $910 | $64,375 | 9,874 | 2.4% | +4.29% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Struthers, Ohio | 2025 population #3260 | 60/100 | $850 | $53,447 | 9,837 | 4.7% | -1.93% | competitive | rent watch |
| Wapakoneta, Ohio | 2025 population #3281 | 63/100 | $811 | $65,570 | 9,711 | 5.3% | -2.41% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Madeira, Ohio | 2025 population #3292 | 74/100 | $1,777 | $167,653 | 9,637 | 1.2% | +1.54% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| East Liverpool, Ohio | 2025 population #3308 | 51/100 | $785 | $34,009 | 9,569 | 5.9% | -3.91% | competitive | rent stretched |
| North College Hill, Ohio | 2025 population #3310 | 61/100 | $1,064 | $64,655 | 9,544 | 4.6% | -1.23% | competitive | rent watch |
| Oakwood, Ohio | 2025 population #3335 | 62/100 | $1,098 | $67,813 | 9,441 | 4.8% | -1.35% | competitive | rent watch |
| Girard, Ohio | 2025 population #3352 | 63/100 | $769 | $52,550 | 9,384 | 4.9% | -2.18% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Shelby, Ohio | 2025 population #3404 | 64/100 | $780 | $58,351 | 9,231 | 4.2% | -0.54% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Grandview Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #3437 | 84/100 | $1,750 | $117,672 | 9,112 | 1.2% | +12.67% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Sheffield Lake, Ohio | 2025 population #3467 | 62/100 | $1,054 | $69,632 | 8,971 | 3.6% | +0.16% | competitive | rent watch |
| Sunbury, Ohio | 2025 population #3502 | 79/100 | $1,649 | $108,787 | 8,857 | 1.4% | +33.63% | competitive | rent watch |
| Wyoming, Ohio | 2025 population #3518 | 72/100 | $1,249 | $165,188 | 8,807 | 2.6% | +0.43% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Napoleon, Ohio | 2025 population #3550 | 63/100 | $819 | $76,639 | 8,680 | 2.1% | -2.06% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Olmsted Falls, Ohio | 2025 population #3552 | 71/100 | $1,241 | $96,837 | 8,669 | 2.9% | +1.07% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Cheviot, Ohio | 2025 population #3565 | 61/100 | $878 | $53,132 | 8,623 | 8.5% | -1.55% | competitive | rent watch |
| Oberlin, Ohio | 2025 population #3568 | 73/100 | $995 | $81,308 | 8,603 | 5.6% | -0.02% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Bryan, Ohio | 2025 population #3577 | 62/100 | $806 | $52,865 | 8,579 | 5.6% | -1.66% | competitive | rent watch |
| Highland Heights, Ohio | 2025 population #3580 | 69/100 | $1,836 | $122,863 | 8,559 | 2.6% | -1.82% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Orrville, Ohio | 2025 population #3613 | 65/100 | $870 | $72,569 | 8,461 | 3.0% | +0.06% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| St. Marys, Ohio | 2025 population #3627 | 65/100 | $848 | $79,516 | 8,398 | 1.8% | -0.13% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Eaton, Ohio | 2025 population #3648 | 64/100 | $764 | $51,467 | 8,327 | 1.5% | -0.75% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Bellevue, Ohio | 2025 population #3707 | 64/100 | $744 | $53,875 | 8,154 | 6.4% | -1.15% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Fairlawn, Ohio | 2025 population #3804 | 73/100 | $1,239 | $97,055 | 7,815 | 2.2% | +1.27% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Kenton, Ohio | 2025 population #3806 | 62/100 | $625 | $56,033 | 7,808 | 5.7% | -1.77% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Campbell, Ohio | 2025 population #3837 | 60/100 | $688 | $42,909 | 7,721 | 12.3% | -1.83% | competitive | rent watch |
| Canfield, Ohio | 2025 population #3876 | 68/100 | $788 | $97,439 | 7,584 | 6.0% | -1.49% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Bellbrook, Ohio | 2025 population #3880 | 76/100 | $1,346 | $111,513 | 7,563 | 0.6% | +3.42% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Hubbard, Ohio | 2025 population #3887 | 63/100 | $799 | $62,593 | 7,528 | 3.2% | -1.43% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Independence, Ohio | 2025 population #3912 | 68/100 | $1,383 | $115,733 | 7,456 | 1.5% | -1.67% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Wauseon, Ohio | 2025 population #3921 | 62/100 | $821 | $64,477 | 7,430 | 4.5% | -1.73% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Obetz, Ohio | 2025 population #3951 | 76/100 | $1,379 | $87,304 | 7,342 | 8.3% | +33.93% | competitive | rent watch |
| Union, Ohio | 2025 population #4010 | 67/100 | $1,118 | $73,353 | 7,177 | 2.8% | +3.95% | competitive | rent watch |
| Logan, Ohio | 2025 population #4013 | 62/100 | $726 | $57,882 | 7,164 | 3.6% | -1.89% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio | 2025 population #4030 | 62/100 | $1,062 | $67,188 | 7,120 | 1.9% | -0.31% | competitive | rent watch |
| Delphos, Ohio | 2025 population #4038 | 64/100 | $812 | $61,037 | 7,096 | 5.6% | -0.39% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Cortland, Ohio | 2025 population #4061 | 66/100 | $720 | $71,563 | 7,024 | 1.0% | -1.22% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| South Lebanon, Ohio | 2025 population #4082 | 79/100 | $1,334 | $104,511 | 6,965 | 12.1% | +8.42% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Kirtland, Ohio | 2025 population #4097 | 69/100 | $874 | $110,455 | 6,925 | 5.2% | -0.12% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Mount Healthy, Ohio | 2025 population #4101 | 58/100 | $1,075 | $54,565 | 6,917 | 5.9% | -1.13% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Pepper Pike, Ohio | 2025 population #4112 | 72/100 | $3,501 | $227,813 | 6,886 | 2.2% | +2.06% | competitive | rent watch |
| Hillsboro, Ohio | 2025 population #4154 | 71/100 | $770 | $55,521 | 6,763 | 5.3% | +5.15% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Columbiana, Ohio | 2025 population #4157 | 72/100 | $702 | $54,688 | 6,756 | 1.5% | +2.96% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Ontario, Ohio | 2025 population #4172 | 64/100 | $1,093 | $68,539 | 6,692 | 6.3% | +0.10% | competitive | rent watch |
| Upper Sandusky, Ohio | 2025 population #4180 | 65/100 | $804 | $67,071 | 6,661 | 2.4% | -0.76% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Belpre, Ohio | 2025 population #4181 | 61/100 | $867 | $54,592 | 6,657 | 3.1% | -1.03% | competitive | rent watch |
| Moraine, Ohio | 2025 population #4194 | 63/100 | $1,035 | $48,788 | 6,627 | 5.0% | +3.08% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Huron, Ohio | 2025 population #4208 | 64/100 | $1,000 | $78,333 | 6,585 | 3.1% | -4.61% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Milford, Ohio | 2025 population #4266 | 65/100 | $940 | $78,057 | 6,436 | 5.2% | -2.20% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Rossford, Ohio | 2025 population #4292 | 70/100 | $898 | $71,199 | 6,369 | 4.7% | +1.26% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Clyde, Ohio | 2025 population #4296 | 67/100 | $739 | $50,574 | 6,361 | 4.9% | +0.84% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Granville, Ohio | 2025 population #4329 | 79/100 | $1,129 | $124,408 | 6,252 | 2.9% | +5.08% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Jackson, Ohio | 2025 population #4335 | 65/100 | $759 | $53,538 | 6,233 | 2.8% | -0.27% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Willard, Ohio | 2025 population #4369 | 61/100 | $889 | $53,542 | 6,130 | 2.6% | -1.43% | competitive | rent watch |
| Rittman, Ohio | 2025 population #4376 | 63/100 | $814 | $60,154 | 6,120 | 8.2% | -0.24% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| The Village of Indian Hill, Ohio | 2025 population #4379 | 72/100 | $2,684 | $234,821 | 6,114 | 1.0% | +0.36% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Martins Ferry, Ohio | 2025 population #4395 | 57/100 | $800 | $37,467 | 6,048 | 14.1% | -3.32% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Waterville, Ohio | 2025 population #4398 | 70/100 | $1,415 | $104,114 | 6,037 | 3.2% | +0.42% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Brookville, Ohio | 2025 population #4422 | 63/100 | $1,001 | $63,598 | 5,999 | 2.6% | +0.05% | competitive | rent watch |
| Germantown, Ohio | 2025 population #4443 | 71/100 | $1,004 | $90,125 | 5,947 | 6.9% | +2.66% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Carlisle, Ohio | 2025 population #4468 | 73/100 | $962 | $71,136 | 5,885 | 4.3% | +6.96% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Port Clinton, Ohio | 2025 population #4474 | 61/100 | $934 | $60,909 | 5,875 | 4.4% | -2.46% | competitive | rent watch |
| West Jefferson, Ohio | 2025 population #4495 | 75/100 | $969 | $64,136 | 5,827 | 2.1% | +40.65% | competitive | rent watch |
| Groveport, Ohio | 2025 population #4499 | 64/100 | $1,082 | $93,586 | 5,818 | 4.2% | -3.16% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Geneva, Ohio | 2025 population #4510 | 59/100 | $808 | $53,557 | 5,806 | 2.9% | -1.96% | competitive | rent watch |
| Grafton, Ohio | 2025 population #4527 | 60/100 | $1,089 | $90,724 | 5,764 | 5.9% | -2.73% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Deer Park, Ohio | 2025 population #4621 | 72/100 | $890 | $83,371 | 5,557 | 1.6% | +2.38% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| New Carlisle, Ohio | 2025 population #4640 | 63/100 | $840 | $64,443 | 5,525 | 13.3% | -0.63% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Wellston, Ohio | 2025 population #4651 | 64/100 | $534 | $56,193 | 5,488 | 3.5% | +1.33% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Johnstown, Ohio | 2025 population #4661 | 73/100 | $886 | $91,713 | 5,476 | 2.2% | +5.11% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Canal Fulton, Ohio | 2025 population #4684 | 65/100 | $885 | $62,044 | 5,412 | 4.4% | +1.44% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Reminderville, Ohio | 2025 population #4715 | 67/100 | $1,657 | $106,905 | 5,336 | 4.2% | -1.26% | competitive | rent watch |
| Northwood, Ohio | 2025 population #4759 | 67/100 | $965 | $77,268 | 5,252 | 0.2% | +1.55% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Chardon, Ohio | 2025 population #4760 | 70/100 | $1,163 | $86,613 | 5,251 | 3.2% | +0.15% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Toronto, Ohio | 2025 population #4807 | 62/100 | $748 | $55,972 | 5,149 | 2.9% | -2.65% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Uhrichsville, Ohio | 2025 population #4812 | 57/100 | $935 | $41,846 | 5,145 | 7.2% | -2.06% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Whitehouse, Ohio | 2025 population #4854 | 70/100 | $881 | $93,229 | 5,073 | 1.7% | +1.70% | competitive | rent-friendly |