Springfield, OH Has Some of the Lowest Rents in the Nation | Ohio
Rents in the United States hit a record high in April, according to real estate listing site Realtor.com, with rents rising 16.7% compared to the previous year. In contrast, over the previous five years, gross rents increased by 18.1%.
Rising housing costs are a main driver of inflation, which recently hit a multi-decade high in the United States. Higher monthly rent costs are putting a serious squeeze on the millions of Americans, typically younger ones, who already cannot afford to own a home.
According to the most recent available data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the median gross rent price in the United States is $1,096. In some major metropolitan areas, however, monthly housing costs are far lower, offering cash-strapped renters a break.
In the Springfield metro area, located in Ohio, the median monthly rent price is $757 – 30.9% less than the national average and among the lowest of any U.S. metro area.
Rent prices are partially a reflection of real estate and home values in a given area. And just as rent prices are lower than average in Springfield, so too are home values. The typical home in the metro area is worth an estimated $120,500, compared to the national median home value of $229,800
All data used in this story on rent prices and home values are five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 American Community Survey.
Rank | Metro area | Median monthly rent ($) | Median home value ($) | Share of housing units occupied by renters (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnstown, PA | 635 | 94,900 | 25.3 |
2 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 650 | 95,400 | 29.0 |
3 | Wheeling, WV-OH | 657 | 115,200 | 25.5 |
4 | Decatur, AL | 666 | 137,600 | 26.5 |
5 | Gadsden, AL | 676 | 124,400 | 27.0 |
6 | Mansfield, OH | 677 | 115,100 | 33.1 |
7 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 678 | 140,800 | 26.5 |
8 | Bay City, MI | 679 | 106,400 | 23.9 |
9 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 683 | 110,300 | 29.7 |
10 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 683 | 140,000 | 30.7 |
11 | Danville, IL | 683 | 80,900 | 29.2 |
12 | Jefferson City, MO | 686 | 162,100 | 28.3 |
13 | Decatur, IL | 690 | 103,100 | 30.9 |
14 | Beckley, WV | 691 | 104,100 | 24.3 |
15 | Carbondale-Marion, IL | 696 | 118,300 | 37.2 |
16 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | 701 | 119,500 | 33.8 |
17 | Pocatello, ID | 702 | 165,800 | 31.7 |
18 | Cumberland, MD-WV | 708 | 131,300 | 28.3 |
19 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 708 | 139,100 | 26.6 |
20 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 710 | 123,800 | 27.2 |
21 | Morristown, TN | 715 | 142,800 | 28.2 |
22 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | 720 | 121,600 | 29.6 |
23 | Dalton, GA | 721 | 136,800 | 32.8 |
24 | Lima, OH | 722 | 120,300 | 33.3 |
25 | Muncie, IN | 725 | 96,600 | 35.5 |
26 | Pine Bluff, AR | 726 | 85,700 | 34.8 |
27 | Charleston, WV | 728 | 110,100 | 27.5 |
28 | Johnson City, TN | 734 | 152,600 | 33.0 |
29 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 736 | 123,900 | 28.3 |
30 | Monroe, LA | 739 | 134,500 | 36.8 |
31 | Terre Haute, IN | 740 | 99,700 | 30.8 |
32 | Altoona, PA | 741 | 128,200 | 29.7 |
33 | Kokomo, IN | 743 | 113,900 | 27.9 |
34 | Dothan, AL | 744 | 131,600 | 30.3 |
35 | Sheboygan, WI | 744 | 165,400 | 29.7 |
36 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 746 | 89,700 | 33.8 |
37 | Joplin, MO | 748 | 126,200 | 33.6 |
38 | Canton-Massillon, OH | 750 | 138,300 | 31.2 |
39 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 753 | 90,000 | 32.0 |
40 | Texarkana, TX-AR | 753 | 114,100 | 34.2 |
41 | Rocky Mount, NC | 753 | 115,400 | 36.4 |
42 | Florence, SC | 754 | 125,100 | 33.0 |
43 | Niles, MI | 757 | 157,500 | 28.8 |
44 | Springfield, OH | 757 | 120,500 | 32.9 |
45 | Erie, PA | 758 | 138,500 | 33.0 |
46 | Utica-Rome, NY | 760 | 127,000 | 30.1 |
47 | Jonesboro, AR | 761 | 136,000 | 41.9 |
48 | Lewiston, ID-WA | 762 | 207,200 | 27.3 |
49 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 763 | 139,900 | 26.7 |
50 | Las Cruces, NM | 765 | 153,600 | 35.4 |
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