Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Ohio
What a household has to earn to buy the county's own median home under the standard 28% rule, meaning housing costs at no more than 28% of gross income, counting the full monthly bill rather than just the mortgage. These are the counties where the entry ticket is steepest.
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Ohio ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware County | $152,000 | $3,552 | $419,500 |
| 2 | Warren County | $114,000 | $2,664 | $319,700 |
| 3 | Geauga County | $111,500 | $2,607 | $305,100 |
| 4 | Union County | $109,500 | $2,559 | $306,600 |
| 5 | Franklin County | $99,000 | $2,314 | $265,700 |
| 6 | Fairfield County | $97,500 | $2,274 | $272,200 |
| 7 | Medina County | $97,500 | $2,274 | $268,000 |
| 8 | Licking County | $91,500 | $2,135 | $250,700 |
| 9 | Greene County | $91,000 | $2,125 | $238,000 |
| 10 | Holmes County | $90,500 | $2,114 | $251,800 |
| 11 | Clermont County | $90,000 | $2,101 | $245,600 |
| 12 | Butler County | $89,000 | $2,074 | $243,000 |
| 13 | Hamilton County | $85,500 | $1,998 | $225,700 |
| 14 | Pickaway County | $85,000 | $1,978 | $235,700 |
| 15 | Madison County | $83,500 | $1,950 | $231,400 |
| 16 | Wood County | $80,500 | $1,878 | $214,400 |
| 17 | Knox County | $79,500 | $1,856 | $218,300 |
| 18 | Lorain County | $79,000 | $1,838 | $207,200 |
| 19 | Portage County | $78,500 | $1,837 | $210,500 |
| 20 | Lake County | $78,000 | $1,824 | $199,900 |
| 21 | Mercer County | $76,500 | $1,785 | $208,600 |
| 22 | Miami County | $76,000 | $1,777 | $209,200 |
| 23 | Wayne County | $76,000 | $1,776 | $204,600 |
| 24 | Summit County | $75,500 | $1,765 | $195,700 |
| 25 | Cuyahoga County | $75,000 | $1,750 | $183,200 |
| 26 | Morrow County | $74,000 | $1,731 | $200,800 |
| 27 | Ottawa County | $74,000 | $1,728 | $200,700 |
| 28 | Hancock County | $72,000 | $1,682 | $196,500 |
| 29 | Clinton County | $70,500 | $1,645 | $192,800 |
| 30 | Putnam County | $70,500 | $1,642 | $191,600 |
| 31 | Erie County | $70,000 | $1,630 | $183,900 |
| 32 | Shelby County | $70,000 | $1,638 | $190,300 |
| 33 | Champaign County | $69,000 | $1,613 | $186,300 |
| 34 | Logan County | $69,000 | $1,613 | $186,200 |
| 35 | Stark County | $68,000 | $1,591 | $177,700 |
| 36 | Auglaize County | $67,500 | $1,570 | $182,000 |
| 37 | Fulton County | $67,500 | $1,580 | $176,000 |
| 38 | Montgomery County | $67,500 | $1,576 | $167,400 |
| 39 | Tuscarawas County | $66,500 | $1,549 | $176,800 |
| 40 | Athens County | $66,000 | $1,544 | $173,800 |
| 41 | Brown County | $66,000 | $1,542 | $181,100 |
| 42 | Perry County | $66,000 | $1,537 | $178,300 |
| 43 | Ashland County | $65,500 | $1,532 | $175,900 |
| 44 | Carroll County | $65,000 | $1,515 | $174,500 |
| 45 | Hocking County | $64,500 | $1,506 | $172,300 |
| 46 | Preble County | $64,500 | $1,506 | $171,100 |
| 47 | Washington County | $64,500 | $1,510 | $174,100 |
| 48 | Henry County | $63,500 | $1,482 | $166,000 |
| 49 | Muskingum County | $63,500 | $1,480 | $170,100 |
| 50 | Darke County | $63,000 | $1,470 | $169,100 |
| 51 | Lucas County | $63,000 | $1,474 | $155,200 |
| 52 | Allen County | $61,000 | $1,418 | $158,400 |
| 53 | Fayette County | $61,000 | $1,424 | $162,200 |
| 54 | Clark County | $60,500 | $1,415 | $155,900 |
| 55 | Huron County | $60,500 | $1,411 | $158,900 |
| 56 | Richland County | $60,000 | $1,406 | $154,000 |
| 57 | Ross County | $60,000 | $1,401 | $158,500 |
| 58 | Wyandot County | $60,000 | $1,394 | $159,500 |
| 59 | Highland County | $59,500 | $1,383 | $157,000 |
| 60 | Adams County | $59,000 | $1,372 | $157,500 |
| 61 | Guernsey County | $59,000 | $1,371 | $154,100 |
| 62 | Ashtabula County | $58,500 | $1,369 | $149,600 |
| 63 | Defiance County | $58,500 | $1,360 | $150,900 |
| 64 | Sandusky County | $58,500 | $1,366 | $152,500 |
| 65 | Mahoning County | $56,500 | $1,320 | $141,100 |
| 66 | Marion County | $56,000 | $1,308 | $146,200 |
| 67 | Noble County | $56,000 | $1,308 | $149,300 |
| 68 | Pike County | $56,000 | $1,310 | $148,500 |
| 69 | Belmont County | $55,000 | $1,287 | $143,000 |
| 70 | Coshocton County | $55,000 | $1,278 | $142,300 |
| 71 | Williams County | $55,000 | $1,284 | $140,000 |
| 72 | Columbiana County | $54,500 | $1,267 | $139,100 |
| 73 | Jackson County | $54,000 | $1,263 | $140,400 |
| 74 | Seneca County | $53,500 | $1,248 | $136,200 |
| 75 | Hardin County | $53,000 | $1,241 | $134,800 |
| 76 | Van Wert County | $53,000 | $1,242 | $137,300 |
| 77 | Gallia County | $52,500 | $1,229 | $135,000 |
| 78 | Lawrence County | $52,500 | $1,219 | $135,600 |
| 79 | Trumbull County | $52,500 | $1,221 | $128,100 |
| 80 | Morgan County | $52,000 | $1,212 | $134,200 |
| 81 | Scioto County | $52,000 | $1,216 | $132,300 |
| 82 | Vinton County | $52,000 | $1,214 | $131,700 |
| 83 | Monroe County | $51,000 | $1,192 | $132,000 |
| 84 | Paulding County | $50,500 | $1,177 | $126,800 |
| 85 | Crawford County | $50,000 | $1,167 | $123,600 |
| 86 | Jefferson County | $48,000 | $1,123 | $120,600 |
| 87 | Harrison County | $47,500 | $1,107 | $118,000 |
| 88 | Meigs County | $46,000 | $1,068 | $113,400 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Ohio