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Date: 11/03/2025

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Average Monthly Mortgage Payment*

$100,000$150,000$200,000$250,000$275,000
$515$740$964$1,189$1,301
*Assumed 20% down at 3.265% interest

Average Monthly Rent

CountyEfficiency1 Bedroom2 Bedroom3 Bedroom4 Bedroom
Adams County, OH$418$486$615$779$822
Allen County, OH$463$467$625$778$847
Ashland County, OH$371$489$623$882$922
Ashtabula County, OH$440$512$667$903$908
Athens County, OH$546$570$676$851$904
Auglaize County, OH$396$484$655$900$1,076
Belmont County, OH$467$494$615$789$822
Brown County, OH$366$473$615$872$932
Butler County, OH$445$557$740$1,025$1,129
Carroll County, OH$394$493$642$843$906
Champaign County, OH$400$503$615$906$978
Clark County, OH$450$507$661$871$955
Clermont County, OH$445$557$740$1,025$1,129
Clinton County, OH$449$490$663$866$1,034
Columbiana County, OH$392$476$615$814$892
Coshocton County, OH$418$482$615$847$868
Crawford County, OH$388$467$632$892$895
Cuyahoga County, OH$487$585$741$993$1,025
Darke County, OH$450$507$615$889$999
Defiance County, OH$474$477$615$810$1,047
Delaware County, OH$484$601$782$1,008$1,166
Erie County, OH$405$551$680$886$909
Fairfield County, OH$484$601$782$1,008$1,166
Fayette County, OH$515$519$702$874$1,037
Franklin County, OH$484$601$782$1,008$1,166
Fulton County, OH$406$521$683$921$974
Gallia County, OH$418$495$615$811$916
Geauga County, OH$487$585$741$993$1,025
Greene County, OH$501$563$738$988$1,107
Guernsey County, OH$366$481$615$768$858
Hamilton County, OH$445$557$740$1,025$1,129
Hancock County, OH$422$539$691$1,009$1,043
Hardin County, OH$403$480$615$850$1,024
Harrison County, OH$366$512$615$875$878
Henry County, OH$418$507$615$893$1,089
Highland County, OH$398$496$652$812$871
Hocking County, OH$418$481$615$817$822
Holmes County, OH$418$476$615$774$822
Huron County, OH$366$465$615$863$974
Jackson County, OH$497$514$615$812$822
Jefferson County, OH$433$500$615$824$944
Knox County, OH$496$500$626$873$938
Lake County, OH$487$585$741$993$1,025
Lawrence County, OH$373$510$627$828$1,017
Licking County, OH$484$601$782$1,008$1,166
Logan County, OH$470$473$640$849$980
Lorain County, OH$487$585$741$993$1,025
Lucas County, OH$406$521$683$921$974
Madison County, OH$484$601$782$1,008$1,166
Mahoning County, OH$442$500$619$816$862
Marion County, OH$493$560$719$953$1,055
Medina County, OH$487$585$741$993$1,025
Meigs County, OH$418$464$615$800$933
Mercer County, OH$418$455$615$851$854
Miami County, OH$501$563$738$988$1,107
Monroe County, OH$418$519$615$766$822
Montgomery County, OH$501$563$738$988$1,107
Morgan County, OH$456$501$615$906$909
Morrow County, OH$484$601$782$1,008$1,166
Muskingum County, OH$366$501$615$881$969
Noble County, OH$479$482$615$847$902
Ottawa County, OH$406$521$683$921$974
Paulding County, OH$418$487$615$786$822
Perry County, OH$418$455$615$806$861
Pickaway County, OH$484$601$782$1,008$1,166
Pike County, OH$497$519$615$906$1,069
Portage County, OH$501$582$787$1,013$1,052
Preble County, OH$403$500$677$902$906
Putnam County, OH$445$496$655$816$875
Richland County, OH$460$463$615$903$906
Ross County, OH$446$487$659$831$1,068
Sandusky County, OH$418$505$615$812$1,089
Scioto County, OH$420$519$615$766$904
Seneca County, OH$474$477$615$856$865
Shelby County, OH$419$497$672$837$898
Stark County, OH$394$493$642$843$906
Summit County, OH$501$582$787$1,013$1,052
Trumbull County, OH$442$500$619$816$862
Tuscarawas County, OH$371$474$624$779$834
Union County, OH$493$597$797$993$1,065
Van Wert County, OH$452$462$615$803$847
Vinton County, OH$418$519$615$872$968
Warren County, OH$445$557$740$1,025$1,129
Washington County, OH$458$494$645$866$952
Wayne County, OH$403$504$641$827$857
Williams County, OH$461$464$620$772$906
Wood County, OH$406$521$683$921$974
Wyandot County, OH$437$519$615$888$1,060

Average Transportation Costs

Car/Truck (New) and Gas/Oil & Maintenance$531
Car/Truck (Used) and Gas/Oil & Maintenance$537
Public Transportation$43
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