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Cities in Ohio by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Oxford, OH had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 176 cities in 2021, at 66.9%. Pataskala, OH had the lowest, at 21.6%. The median was 43% and the figure for Ohio was 43.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.9Oxford, OH
Lowest21.6Pataskala, OH
Median43176 cities
Ohio43.8History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Oxford, OH: 66.9 %Oxford, OH66.9Athens, OH: 66.5 %Athens, OH66.5Kent, OH: 65.4 %Kent, OH65.4Ravenna, OH: 64.9 %Ravenna, OH64.9Hudson, OH: 62.4 %Hudson, OH62.4Conneaut, OH: 61.6 %Conneaut, OH61.6Warren, OH: 60 %Warren, OH60Garfield Heights, OH: 59.9 %Garfield Heights, OH59.9Springdale, OH: 58.5 %Springdale, OH58.5East Cleveland, OH: 58.2 %East Cleveland, OH58.2Ashtabula, OH: 57.6 %Ashtabula, OH57.6New Philadelphia, OH: 57 %New Philadelphia, OH57Youngstown, OH: 56.1 %Youngstown, OH56.1Cambridge, OH: 56 %Cambridge, OH56Willowick, OH: 55.5 %Willowick, OH55.5Bowling Green, OH: 54.8 %Bowling Green, OH54.8Marietta, OH: 54.6 %Marietta, OH54.6Twinsburg, OH: 52.8 %Twinsburg, OH52.8Euclid, OH: 52.4 %Euclid, OH52.4Lorain, OH: 52.1 %Lorain, OH52.1University Heights, OH: 52.1 %University Heights, OH52.1Lancaster, OH: 52.1 %Lancaster, OH52.1Chillicothe, OH: 52 %Chillicothe, OH52Dayton, OH: 51.4 %Dayton, OH51.4Mount Vernon, OH: 51.3 %Mount Vernon, OH51.3Cleveland, OH: 51.3 %Cleveland, OH51.3Akron, OH: 51.3 %Akron, OH51.3Whitehall, OH: 51.2 %Whitehall, OH51.2Reynoldsburg, OH: 51 %Reynoldsburg, OH51Wilmington, OH: 51 %Wilmington, OH51Canton, OH: 50.9 %Canton, OH50.9Trotwood, OH: 50.8 %Trotwood, OH50.8Sandusky, OH: 50.3 %Sandusky, OH50.3Mansfield, OH: 50.1 %Mansfield, OH50.1Salem, OH: 49.8 %Salem, OH49.8Elyria, OH: 49.7 %Elyria, OH49.7Eastlake, OH: 49.4 %Eastlake, OH49.4Parma Heights, OH: 49.4 %Parma Heights, OH49.4Steubenville, OH: 49 %Steubenville, OH49Amherst, OH: 48.8 %Amherst, OH48.8Oxford, OH: 66.9 %Oxford, OH66.9Athens, OH: 66.5 %Athens, OH66.5Kent, OH: 65.4 %Kent, OH65.4Ravenna, OH: 64.9 %Ravenna, OH64.9Hudson, OH: 62.4 %Hudson, OH62.4Conneaut, OH: 61.6 %Conneaut, OH61.6Warren, OH: 60 %Warren, OH60Garfield Heights, OH: 59.9 %Garfield Heights, OH59.9Springdale, OH: 58.5 %Springdale, OH58.5East Cleveland, OH: 58.2 %East Cleveland, OH58.2Ashtabula, OH: 57.6 %Ashtabula, OH57.6New Philadelphia, OH: 57 %New Philadelphia, OH57Youngstown, OH: 56.1 %Youngstown, OH56.1Cambridge, OH: 56 %Cambridge, OH56Willowick, OH: 55.5 %Willowick, OH55.5Bowling Green, OH: 54.8 %Bowling Green, OH54.8Marietta, OH: 54.6 %Marietta, OH54.6Twinsburg, OH: 52.8 %Twinsburg, OH52.8Euclid, OH: 52.4 %Euclid, OH52.4Lorain, OH: 52.1 %Lorain, OH52.1University Heights, OH: 52.1 %University Heights, OH52.1Lancaster, OH: 52.1 %Lancaster, OH52.1Chillicothe, OH: 52 %Chillicothe, OH52Dayton, OH: 51.4 %Dayton, OH51.4Mount Vernon, OH: 51.3 %Mount Vernon, OH51.3Cleveland, OH: 51.3 %Cleveland, OH51.3Akron, OH: 51.3 %Akron, OH51.3Whitehall, OH: 51.2 %Whitehall, OH51.2Reynoldsburg, OH: 51 %Reynoldsburg, OH51Wilmington, OH: 51 %Wilmington, OH51Canton, OH: 50.9 %Canton, OH50.9Trotwood, OH: 50.8 %Trotwood, OH50.8Sandusky, OH: 50.3 %Sandusky, OH50.3Mansfield, OH: 50.1 %Mansfield, OH50.1Salem, OH: 49.8 %Salem, OH49.8Elyria, OH: 49.7 %Elyria, OH49.7Eastlake, OH: 49.4 %Eastlake, OH49.4Parma Heights, OH: 49.4 %Parma Heights, OH49.4Steubenville, OH: 49 %Steubenville, OH49Amherst, OH: 48.8 %Amherst, OH48.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Oxford, OH66.9
2Athens, OH66.5
3Kent, OH65.4
4Ravenna, OH64.9
5Hudson, OH62.4
6Conneaut, OH61.6
7Warren, OH60
8Garfield Heights, OH59.9
9Springdale, OH58.5
10East Cleveland, OH58.2
11Ashtabula, OH57.6
12New Philadelphia, OH57
13Youngstown, OH56.1
14Cambridge, OH56
15Willowick, OH55.5
16Bowling Green, OH54.8
17Marietta, OH54.6
18Twinsburg, OH52.8
19Euclid, OH52.4
20Lorain, OH52.1
21University Heights, OH52.1
22Lancaster, OH52.1
23Chillicothe, OH52
24Dayton, OH51.4
25Mount Vernon, OH51.3
26Cleveland, OH51.3
27Akron, OH51.3
28Whitehall, OH51.2
29Reynoldsburg, OH51
30Wilmington, OH51
31Canton, OH50.9
32Trotwood, OH50.8
33Sandusky, OH50.3
34Mansfield, OH50.1
35Salem, OH49.8
36Elyria, OH49.7
37Eastlake, OH49.4
38Parma Heights, OH49.4
39Steubenville, OH49
40Amherst, OH48.8
41Macedonia, OH48.6
42Maple Heights, OH48.5
43Warrensville Heights, OH48.5
44Pickerington, OH48.3
45Marion, OH48.2
46Beachwood, OH47.9
47Solon, OH47.8
48Norton, OH47.7
49Lima, OH47.6
49Middletown, OH47.6
51Portsmouth, OH47.6
52Bexley, OH47.4
53Zanesville, OH47.4
54Richmond Heights, OH47
55Painesville, OH47
56Norwood, OH46.6
56Toledo, OH46.6
58Fairborn, OH46.5
59Xenia, OH46.3
60Westerville, OH46.2
61Englewood, OH46.2
62Hamilton, OH46.1
63Cincinnati, OH46
64Cleveland Heights, OH46
64Forest Park, OH46
66Fairfield, OH45.6
67Canal Winchester, OH45.4
68Fostoria, OH45.3
69Barberton, OH45.2
70Avon, OH44.9
71Bedford Heights, OH44.9
72Piqua, OH44.8
73Fremont, OH44.5
74North Olmsted, OH44.5
75South Euclid, OH44.4
76Alliance, OH44.3
76Greenville, OH44.3
78Dover, OH44.3
79Tallmadge, OH44.2
80Galion, OH44
81Ironton, OH43.8
82Bucyrus, OH43.7
83Tiffin, OH43.6
84Westlake, OH43.5
85Ashland, OH43.2
86Monroe, OH43.2
87Newark, OH43.1
88Gahanna, OH43
89Columbus, OH43
90Delaware, OH43
91Medina, OH42.9
92Brunswick, OH42.8
93Brecksville, OH42.7
94Rocky River, OH42.5
95Coshocton, OH42.4
96Strongsville, OH42.3
97Lyndhurst, OH42.1
98Massillon, OH41.9
99Kettering, OH41.8
100Circleville, OH41.7
101Berea, OH41.5
102Parma, OH41.3
103Loveland, OH41
104North Canton, OH40.7
105Heath, OH40.7
106New Franklin, OH40.6
107Niles, OH40.5
108Reading, OH40.5
109Mentor, OH40.4
110New Albany, OH39.9
111Norwalk, OH39.8
112Seven Hills, OH39.8
113Cuyahoga Falls, OH39.7
114Fairview Park, OH39.7
115Powell, OH39.6
116Springfield, OH39.6
117Willoughby, OH39.5
118Shaker Heights, OH39.4
119Urbana, OH39.2
120Bedford, OH39
121Aurora, OH38.8
122Defiance, OH38.8
122Lebanon, OH38.8
124Streetsboro, OH38.8
125Van Wert, OH38.7
126Wadsworth, OH38.4
127Brooklyn, OH38.4
128Wooster, OH38.2
129Worthington, OH37.9
130Washington Court House, OH37.8
131Montgomery, OH37.8
131Sylvania, OH37.8
133Sharonville, OH37.6
134Hilliard, OH37.5
135Oregon, OH37.5
136Miamisburg, OH37.3
137Lakewood, OH37.1
137Stow, OH37.1
139Clayton, OH36.9
140Sidney, OH36.9
141Bay Village, OH36.6
141North Ridgeville, OH36.6
143West Carrollton, OH35.9
144Grove City, OH35.7
145Maumee, OH35.7
146Riverside, OH35.6
147Findlay, OH35.4
148Franklin, OH35.2
149Marysville, OH35
150Mayfield Heights, OH34.3
151Centerville, OH33.9
152Bellefontaine, OH33.6
153Troy, OH32.9
154Huber Heights, OH32.9
155Avon Lake, OH32.8
156Brook Park, OH32.3
157Blue Ash, OH32.2
158Celina, OH32.1
159Harrison, OH31.8
160Upper Arlington, OH31.3
161Perrysburg, OH30.1
162Middleburg Heights, OH30.1
163Beavercreek, OH30
164Tipp City, OH29.3
165North Royalton, OH29
166Trenton, OH28.6
167London, OH26.7
168Broadview Heights, OH26.5
169Springboro, OH26
170Green, OH25.8
171Mason, OH25.2
172Wickliffe, OH25.1
173Dublin, OH25
174Vandalia, OH23.6
175Vermilion, OH23.1
176Pataskala, OH21.6

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Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Ohio by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/ohio-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Ohio by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/ohio-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/ohio-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Oxford, OH, with 66.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Pataskala, OH, with 21.6% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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