Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting in Ohio
Counties where the full monthly cost of owning the median home comes in below median rent, even after tax, insurance, utilities and maintenance. These are the places where buying is cheapest relative to the local rental market.
Where does yours land?
Every county in America is somewhere on this scale, including the one you live in.
Ohio ranked
| # | County | Monthly saved by owning | Median rent | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | $-331 | $792 | $1,123 |
| 2 | Harrison County | $-354 | $753 | $1,107 |
| 3 | Meigs County | $-364 | $704 | $1,068 |
| 4 | Lawrence County | $-389 | $830 | $1,219 |
| 5 | Crawford County | $-406 | $761 | $1,167 |
| 6 | Paulding County | $-427 | $750 | $1,177 |
| 7 | Gallia County | $-431 | $798 | $1,229 |
| 8 | Seneca County | $-434 | $814 | $1,248 |
| 9 | Trumbull County | $-438 | $783 | $1,221 |
| 10 | Van Wert County | $-450 | $792 | $1,242 |
| 11 | Marion County | $-458 | $850 | $1,308 |
| 12 | Scioto County | $-467 | $749 | $1,216 |
| 13 | Pike County | $-477 | $833 | $1,310 |
| 14 | Williams County | $-479 | $805 | $1,284 |
| 15 | Jackson County | $-490 | $773 | $1,263 |
| 16 | Morgan County | $-499 | $713 | $1,212 |
| 17 | Hardin County | $-508 | $733 | $1,241 |
| 18 | Belmont County | $-518 | $769 | $1,287 |
| 19 | Allen County | $-520 | $898 | $1,418 |
| 20 | Columbiana County | $-531 | $736 | $1,267 |
| 21 | Defiance County | $-534 | $826 | $1,360 |
| 22 | Ross County | $-543 | $858 | $1,401 |
| 23 | Mahoning County | $-545 | $775 | $1,320 |
| 24 | Vinton County | $-551 | $663 | $1,214 |
| 25 | Ashtabula County | $-553 | $816 | $1,369 |
| 26 | Coshocton County | $-555 | $723 | $1,278 |
| 27 | Lucas County | $-563 | $911 | $1,474 |
| 28 | Monroe County | $-566 | $626 | $1,192 |
| 29 | Guernsey County | $-568 | $803 | $1,371 |
| 30 | Clark County | $-575 | $840 | $1,415 |
| 31 | Noble County | $-578 | $730 | $1,308 |
| 32 | Sandusky County | $-580 | $786 | $1,366 |
| 33 | Huron County | $-587 | $824 | $1,411 |
| 34 | Montgomery County | $-608 | $968 | $1,576 |
| 35 | Wyandot County | $-609 | $785 | $1,394 |
| 36 | Richland County | $-615 | $791 | $1,406 |
| 37 | Henry County | $-616 | $866 | $1,482 |
| 38 | Fayette County | $-617 | $807 | $1,424 |
| 39 | Highland County | $-626 | $757 | $1,383 |
| 40 | Athens County | $-641 | $903 | $1,544 |
| 41 | Muskingum County | $-669 | $811 | $1,480 |
| 42 | Adams County | $-672 | $700 | $1,372 |
| 43 | Tuscarawas County | $-673 | $876 | $1,549 |
| 44 | Washington County | $-682 | $828 | $1,510 |
| 45 | Ashland County | $-691 | $841 | $1,532 |
| 46 | Hocking County | $-700 | $806 | $1,506 |
| 47 | Preble County | $-703 | $803 | $1,506 |
| 48 | Stark County | $-714 | $877 | $1,591 |
| 49 | Auglaize County | $-717 | $853 | $1,570 |
| 50 | Brown County | $-720 | $822 | $1,542 |
| 51 | Darke County | $-723 | $747 | $1,470 |
| 52 | Champaign County | $-729 | $884 | $1,613 |
| 53 | Shelby County | $-734 | $904 | $1,638 |
| 54 | Carroll County | $-735 | $780 | $1,515 |
| 55 | Cuyahoga County | $-745 | $1,005 | $1,750 |
| 56 | Fulton County | $-748 | $832 | $1,580 |
| 57 | Erie County | $-748 | $882 | $1,630 |
| 58 | Lake County | $-751 | $1,073 | $1,824 |
| 59 | Clinton County | $-752 | $893 | $1,645 |
| 60 | Hancock County | $-756 | $926 | $1,682 |
| 61 | Summit County | $-767 | $998 | $1,765 |
| 62 | Logan County | $-781 | $832 | $1,613 |
| 63 | Putnam County | $-785 | $857 | $1,642 |
| 64 | Morrow County | $-789 | $942 | $1,731 |
| 65 | Portage County | $-801 | $1,036 | $1,837 |
| 66 | Perry County | $-810 | $727 | $1,537 |
| 67 | Ottawa County | $-819 | $909 | $1,728 |
| 68 | Miami County | $-835 | $942 | $1,777 |
| 69 | Lorain County | $-922 | $916 | $1,838 |
| 70 | Wayne County | $-927 | $849 | $1,776 |
| 71 | Wood County | $-928 | $950 | $1,878 |
| 72 | Knox County | $-931 | $925 | $1,856 |
| 73 | Mercer County | $-973 | $812 | $1,785 |
| 74 | Butler County | $-976 | $1,098 | $2,074 |
| 75 | Hamilton County | $-993 | $1,005 | $1,998 |
| 76 | Madison County | $-1,006 | $944 | $1,950 |
| 77 | Pickaway County | $-1,013 | $965 | $1,978 |
| 78 | Greene County | $-1,036 | $1,089 | $2,125 |
| 79 | Clermont County | $-1,061 | $1,040 | $2,101 |
| 80 | Franklin County | $-1,081 | $1,233 | $2,314 |
| 81 | Licking County | $-1,136 | $999 | $2,135 |
| 82 | Fairfield County | $-1,160 | $1,114 | $2,274 |
| 83 | Medina County | $-1,184 | $1,090 | $2,274 |
| 84 | Holmes County | $-1,341 | $773 | $2,114 |
| 85 | Warren County | $-1,371 | $1,293 | $2,664 |
| 86 | Union County | $-1,371 | $1,188 | $2,559 |
| 87 | Geauga County | $-1,589 | $1,018 | $2,607 |
| 88 | Delaware County | $-2,119 | $1,433 | $3,552 |
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
Counties Where Owning Costs Less Than Renting across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Ohio