Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home in Ohio
The counties where an ordinary income still buys the median home outright by the 28% rule, with the whole monthly bill counted: tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance included, not just the loan payment.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Ohio ranked
| # | County | Income needed | Monthly to own | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meigs County | $45,000 | $1,049 | $113,400 |
| 2 | Harrison County | $46,500 | $1,088 | $118,000 |
| 3 | Jefferson County | $47,500 | $1,104 | $120,600 |
| 4 | Crawford County | $49,000 | $1,147 | $123,600 |
| 5 | Paulding County | $49,500 | $1,157 | $126,800 |
| 6 | Monroe County | $50,000 | $1,171 | $132,000 |
| 7 | Morgan County | $51,000 | $1,190 | $134,200 |
| 8 | Scioto County | $51,000 | $1,195 | $132,300 |
| 9 | Vinton County | $51,000 | $1,192 | $131,700 |
| 10 | Gallia County | $51,500 | $1,207 | $135,000 |
| 11 | Lawrence County | $51,500 | $1,198 | $135,600 |
| 12 | Trumbull County | $51,500 | $1,201 | $128,100 |
| 13 | Hardin County | $52,000 | $1,219 | $134,800 |
| 14 | Seneca County | $52,500 | $1,226 | $136,200 |
| 15 | Van Wert County | $52,500 | $1,219 | $137,300 |
| 16 | Jackson County | $53,000 | $1,240 | $140,400 |
| 17 | Columbiana County | $53,500 | $1,244 | $139,100 |
| 18 | Belmont County | $54,000 | $1,264 | $143,000 |
| 19 | Coshocton County | $54,000 | $1,256 | $142,300 |
| 20 | Williams County | $54,000 | $1,262 | $140,000 |
| 21 | Marion County | $55,000 | $1,285 | $146,200 |
| 22 | Noble County | $55,000 | $1,284 | $149,300 |
| 23 | Pike County | $55,000 | $1,286 | $148,500 |
| 24 | Mahoning County | $55,500 | $1,298 | $141,100 |
| 25 | Adams County | $57,500 | $1,347 | $157,500 |
| 26 | Ashtabula County | $57,500 | $1,345 | $149,600 |
| 27 | Defiance County | $57,500 | $1,336 | $150,900 |
| 28 | Guernsey County | $57,500 | $1,347 | $154,100 |
| 29 | Sandusky County | $57,500 | $1,341 | $152,500 |
| 30 | Highland County | $58,000 | $1,358 | $157,000 |
| 31 | Wyandot County | $58,500 | $1,369 | $159,500 |
| 32 | Richland County | $59,000 | $1,381 | $154,000 |
| 33 | Ross County | $59,000 | $1,376 | $158,500 |
| 34 | Allen County | $59,500 | $1,392 | $158,400 |
| 35 | Clark County | $59,500 | $1,390 | $155,900 |
| 36 | Huron County | $59,500 | $1,386 | $158,900 |
| 37 | Fayette County | $60,000 | $1,398 | $162,200 |
| 38 | Darke County | $62,000 | $1,443 | $169,100 |
| 39 | Lucas County | $62,000 | $1,449 | $155,200 |
| 40 | Henry County | $62,500 | $1,455 | $166,000 |
| 41 | Muskingum County | $62,500 | $1,453 | $170,100 |
| 42 | Hocking County | $63,500 | $1,479 | $172,300 |
| 43 | Preble County | $63,500 | $1,479 | $171,100 |
| 44 | Washington County | $63,500 | $1,483 | $174,100 |
| 45 | Carroll County | $64,000 | $1,488 | $174,500 |
| 46 | Ashland County | $64,500 | $1,505 | $175,900 |
| 47 | Perry County | $64,500 | $1,509 | $178,300 |
| 48 | Athens County | $65,000 | $1,517 | $173,800 |
| 49 | Brown County | $65,000 | $1,514 | $181,100 |
| 50 | Tuscarawas County | $65,000 | $1,521 | $176,800 |
| 51 | Auglaize County | $66,000 | $1,541 | $182,000 |
| 52 | Fulton County | $66,500 | $1,552 | $176,000 |
| 53 | Montgomery County | $66,500 | $1,549 | $167,400 |
| 54 | Stark County | $67,000 | $1,563 | $177,700 |
| 55 | Champaign County | $68,000 | $1,584 | $186,300 |
| 56 | Logan County | $68,000 | $1,584 | $186,200 |
| 57 | Erie County | $68,500 | $1,601 | $183,900 |
| 58 | Clinton County | $69,000 | $1,615 | $192,800 |
| 59 | Putnam County | $69,000 | $1,612 | $191,600 |
| 60 | Shelby County | $69,000 | $1,608 | $190,300 |
| 61 | Hancock County | $71,000 | $1,652 | $196,500 |
| 62 | Ottawa County | $72,500 | $1,696 | $200,700 |
| 63 | Morrow County | $73,000 | $1,699 | $200,800 |
| 64 | Cuyahoga County | $74,000 | $1,721 | $183,200 |
| 65 | Summit County | $74,500 | $1,734 | $195,700 |
| 66 | Mercer County | $75,000 | $1,753 | $208,600 |
| 67 | Miami County | $75,000 | $1,745 | $209,200 |
| 68 | Wayne County | $75,000 | $1,744 | $204,600 |
| 69 | Lake County | $77,000 | $1,793 | $199,900 |
| 70 | Lorain County | $77,500 | $1,806 | $207,200 |
| 71 | Portage County | $77,500 | $1,805 | $210,500 |
| 72 | Knox County | $78,000 | $1,823 | $218,300 |
| 73 | Wood County | $79,000 | $1,845 | $214,400 |
| 74 | Madison County | $82,000 | $1,914 | $231,400 |
| 75 | Pickaway County | $83,000 | $1,942 | $235,700 |
| 76 | Hamilton County | $84,000 | $1,963 | $225,700 |
| 77 | Butler County | $87,500 | $2,036 | $243,000 |
| 78 | Clermont County | $88,500 | $2,064 | $245,600 |
| 79 | Holmes County | $89,000 | $2,075 | $251,800 |
| 80 | Greene County | $89,500 | $2,088 | $238,000 |
| 81 | Licking County | $90,000 | $2,097 | $250,700 |
| 82 | Fairfield County | $95,500 | $2,232 | $272,200 |
| 83 | Medina County | $95,500 | $2,233 | $268,000 |
| 84 | Franklin County | $97,500 | $2,273 | $265,700 |
| 85 | Union County | $107,500 | $2,513 | $306,600 |
| 86 | Geauga County | $109,500 | $2,561 | $305,100 |
| 87 | Warren County | $112,000 | $2,616 | $319,700 |
| 88 | Delaware County | $149,500 | $3,489 | $419,500 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 6.76%. 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
Lowest Salary Needed to Buy a Home across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Ohio