Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Highest Price-to-Rent Ratios in Ohio
The counties where a home costs the most years of rent. A high ratio does not mean a place is overpriced. It can also mean rents are held down, or that buyers are paying for land, schools or a view that a renter cannot get at any price. It does mean the arithmetic of buying rests more on what the house is worth later and less on what it saves you each month. Median home value over twelve months of median gross rent, both Census five-year estimates.
Ohio ranked
| # | County | Price-to-rent | Median home | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmes County | 27.1 yrs | $251,800 | $773 |
| 2 | Geauga County | 25.0 yrs | $305,100 | $1,018 |
| 3 | Delaware County | 24.4 yrs | $419,500 | $1,433 |
| 4 | Union County | 21.5 yrs | $306,600 | $1,188 |
| 5 | Mercer County | 21.4 yrs | $208,600 | $812 |
| 6 | Licking County | 20.9 yrs | $250,700 | $999 |
| 7 | Warren County | 20.6 yrs | $319,700 | $1,293 |
| 8 | Medina County | 20.5 yrs | $268,000 | $1,090 |
| 9 | Perry County | 20.4 yrs | $178,300 | $727 |
| 10 | Madison County | 20.4 yrs | $231,400 | $944 |
| 11 | Fairfield County | 20.4 yrs | $272,200 | $1,114 |
| 12 | Pickaway County | 20.4 yrs | $235,700 | $965 |
| 13 | Wayne County | 20.1 yrs | $204,600 | $849 |
| 14 | Clermont County | 19.7 yrs | $245,600 | $1,040 |
| 15 | Knox County | 19.7 yrs | $218,300 | $925 |
| 16 | Darke County | 18.9 yrs | $169,100 | $747 |
| 17 | Lorain County | 18.9 yrs | $207,200 | $916 |
| 18 | Wood County | 18.8 yrs | $214,400 | $950 |
| 19 | Adams County | 18.8 yrs | $157,500 | $700 |
| 20 | Hamilton County | 18.7 yrs | $225,700 | $1,005 |
| 21 | Logan County | 18.6 yrs | $186,200 | $832 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 18.6 yrs | $174,500 | $780 |
| 23 | Putnam County | 18.6 yrs | $191,600 | $857 |
| 24 | Miami County | 18.5 yrs | $209,200 | $942 |
| 25 | Butler County | 18.4 yrs | $243,000 | $1,098 |
| 26 | Ottawa County | 18.4 yrs | $200,700 | $909 |
| 27 | Brown County | 18.4 yrs | $181,100 | $822 |
| 28 | Greene County | 18.2 yrs | $238,000 | $1,089 |
| 29 | Clinton County | 18.0 yrs | $192,800 | $893 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 18.0 yrs | $265,700 | $1,233 |
| 31 | Hocking County | 17.8 yrs | $172,300 | $806 |
| 32 | Auglaize County | 17.8 yrs | $182,000 | $853 |
| 33 | Morrow County | 17.8 yrs | $200,800 | $942 |
| 34 | Preble County | 17.8 yrs | $171,100 | $803 |
| 35 | Hancock County | 17.7 yrs | $196,500 | $926 |
| 36 | Fulton County | 17.6 yrs | $176,000 | $832 |
| 37 | Monroe County | 17.6 yrs | $132,000 | $626 |
| 38 | Champaign County | 17.6 yrs | $186,300 | $884 |
| 39 | Shelby County | 17.5 yrs | $190,300 | $904 |
| 40 | Washington County | 17.5 yrs | $174,100 | $828 |
| 41 | Muskingum County | 17.5 yrs | $170,100 | $811 |
| 42 | Ashland County | 17.4 yrs | $175,900 | $841 |
| 43 | Erie County | 17.4 yrs | $183,900 | $882 |
| 44 | Highland County | 17.3 yrs | $157,000 | $757 |
| 45 | Noble County | 17.0 yrs | $149,300 | $730 |
| 46 | Portage County | 16.9 yrs | $210,500 | $1,036 |
| 47 | Wyandot County | 16.9 yrs | $159,500 | $785 |
| 48 | Stark County | 16.9 yrs | $177,700 | $877 |
| 49 | Tuscarawas County | 16.8 yrs | $176,800 | $876 |
| 50 | Fayette County | 16.7 yrs | $162,200 | $807 |
| 51 | Vinton County | 16.6 yrs | $131,700 | $663 |
| 52 | Coshocton County | 16.4 yrs | $142,300 | $723 |
| 53 | Summit County | 16.3 yrs | $195,700 | $998 |
| 54 | Richland County | 16.2 yrs | $154,000 | $791 |
| 55 | Sandusky County | 16.2 yrs | $152,500 | $786 |
| 56 | Huron County | 16.1 yrs | $158,900 | $824 |
| 57 | Athens County | 16.0 yrs | $173,800 | $903 |
| 58 | Guernsey County | 16.0 yrs | $154,100 | $803 |
| 59 | Henry County | 16.0 yrs | $166,000 | $866 |
| 60 | Columbiana County | 15.7 yrs | $139,100 | $736 |
| 61 | Morgan County | 15.7 yrs | $134,200 | $713 |
| 62 | Lake County | 15.5 yrs | $199,900 | $1,073 |
| 63 | Belmont County | 15.5 yrs | $143,000 | $769 |
| 64 | Clark County | 15.5 yrs | $155,900 | $840 |
| 65 | Ross County | 15.4 yrs | $158,500 | $858 |
| 66 | Hardin County | 15.3 yrs | $134,800 | $733 |
| 67 | Ashtabula County | 15.3 yrs | $149,600 | $816 |
| 68 | Defiance County | 15.2 yrs | $150,900 | $826 |
| 69 | Cuyahoga County | 15.2 yrs | $183,200 | $1,005 |
| 70 | Mahoning County | 15.2 yrs | $141,100 | $775 |
| 71 | Jackson County | 15.1 yrs | $140,400 | $773 |
| 72 | Pike County | 14.9 yrs | $148,500 | $833 |
| 73 | Scioto County | 14.7 yrs | $132,300 | $749 |
| 74 | Allen County | 14.7 yrs | $158,400 | $898 |
| 75 | Williams County | 14.5 yrs | $140,000 | $805 |
| 76 | Van Wert County | 14.4 yrs | $137,300 | $792 |
| 77 | Montgomery County | 14.4 yrs | $167,400 | $968 |
| 78 | Marion County | 14.3 yrs | $146,200 | $850 |
| 79 | Lucas County | 14.2 yrs | $155,200 | $911 |
| 80 | Gallia County | 14.1 yrs | $135,000 | $798 |
| 81 | Paulding County | 14.1 yrs | $126,800 | $750 |
| 82 | Seneca County | 13.9 yrs | $136,200 | $814 |
| 83 | Trumbull County | 13.6 yrs | $128,100 | $783 |
| 84 | Lawrence County | 13.6 yrs | $135,600 | $830 |
| 85 | Crawford County | 13.5 yrs | $123,600 | $761 |
| 86 | Meigs County | 13.4 yrs | $113,400 | $704 |
| 87 | Harrison County | 13.1 yrs | $118,000 | $753 |
| 88 | Jefferson County | 12.7 yrs | $120,600 | $792 |
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.
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