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Most Affordable Counties in Ohio

Ranked by the share of Ohio occupations whose take-home pay covers a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline.

Most affordable counties in Ohio
#CountyJobs covering basicsJobs listed1-bedroom rentMedian household incomeRent / income
1Ashtabula County, OH100%32$810/mo$57,72816.8%
2Hocking County, OH100%38$848/mo$62,96016.2%
3Brown County, OH100%37$849/mo$71,27014.3%
4Perry County, OH100%38$859/mo$67,46015.3%
5Cuyahoga County, OH100%32$1,050/mo$64,46819.5%
6Lorain County, OH100%32$1,050/mo$73,34717.2%
7Lake County, OH100%32$1,050/mo$80,92515.6%
8Medina County, OH100%32$1,050/mo$94,96813.3%
9Geauga County, OH100%32$1,050/mo$107,86011.7%
10Hamilton County, OH100%37$1,128/mo$72,47018.7%
11Butler County, OH100%37$1,128/mo$81,59016.6%
12Warren County, OH100%37$1,128/mo$110,13212.3%
13Clermont County, OH100%37$1,128/mo$85,51015.8%
14Union County, OH100%38$1,228/mo$112,32213.1%
15Franklin County, OH100%38$1,346/mo$75,17621.5%
16Delaware County, OH100%38$1,346/mo$133,54012.1%
17Licking County, OH100%38$1,346/mo$84,42619.1%
18Fairfield County, OH100%38$1,346/mo$90,96617.8%
19Pickaway County, OH100%38$1,346/mo$74,04021.8%
20Madison County, OH100%38$1,346/mo$87,04518.6%
21Morrow County, OH100%38$1,346/mo$75,28321.5%

Most affordable counties in Ohio

We ranked 21 Ohio counties that have at least 20 occupations published on this site. The ranking measures how many of those occupations pay enough, at the local median wage, to cover a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes. Ashtabula County, OH leads: 100% of its 32 occupations clear that bar, with a HUD one-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $810 a month.

Ties are broken by the lower one-bedroom rent, then by population. Where the Census Bureau publishes it, the table also shows median household income (American Community Survey 2020-2024) and what a year of one-bedroom rent equals as a share of it. Open a county to see every occupation and its take-home pay.