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Cost of Living · Ohio

Most Affordable Counties in Ohio 2026

Ranked by housing affordability including median rent and home values.

Top 10 — Cost of Living in Ohio

Score reflects cost of living only — not overall county quality.

1Monroe County, OH
89.8
2Meigs County, OH
82.4
3Morgan County, OH
82.4
4Noble County, OH
81.6
5Vinton County, OH
76.7
6Scioto County, OH
73.7
7Adams County, OH
73.6
8Coshocton County, OH
72.5
9Harrison County, OH
71.7
10Columbiana County, OH
71

All Ohio Counties — Cost of Living Rankings

88 counties ranked by cost of living score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyCost of Living ScoreOverall Score
1Monroe County, OH
89.8
64.9
2Meigs County, OH
82.4
50.2
3Morgan County, OH
82.4
52.6
4Noble County, OH
81.6
70.5
5Vinton County, OH
76.7
48.4
6Scioto County, OH
73.7
43.8
7Adams County, OH
73.6
55.2
8Coshocton County, OH
72.5
52.4
9Harrison County, OH
71.7
53.3
10Columbiana County, OH
71
53.3
11Gallia County, OH
69.6
48.9
12Van Wert County, OH
68.5
55.8
13Jackson County, OH
67.8
50.3
14Trumbull County, OH
65.2
39.6
15Belmont County, OH
64.8
58
16Crawford County, OH
64.3
48
17Jefferson County, OH
63.9
47.3
18Williams County, OH
63.4
60.3
19Hardin County, OH
63.3
50.7
20Paulding County, OH
63
56.3
21Darke County, OH
62.6
61.6
22Mahoning County, OH
61.6
38.3
23Lawrence County, OH
60.2
53.7
24Sandusky County, OH
59.7
55.9
25Perry County, OH
59.6
58.4
26Ashtabula County, OH
58.4
47.1
27Highland County, OH
56.9
53.5
28Richland County, OH
56.9
37.7
29Washington County, OH
55.9
49
30Guernsey County, OH
55.8
51.5
31Seneca County, OH
55.5
53.7
32Pike County, OH
54.7
50.4
33Preble County, OH
54.6
57.9
34Wyandot County, OH
54.5
65.9
35Mercer County, OH
54.3
65.2
36Defiance County, OH
52.5
55.4
37Holmes County, OH
51.5
56.3
38Muskingum County, OH
51.3
42.3
39Brown County, OH
50.4
58.4
40Hocking County, OH
50
38.9
41Huron County, OH
50
56.9
42Athens County, OH
49
41.4
43Fayette County, OH
48.8
40.6
44Putnam County, OH
48.4
65.4
45Auglaize County, OH
48
57.8
46Henry County, OH
48
54.4
47Ashland County, OH
47.7
52.5
48Tuscarawas County, OH
47
46.7
49Marion County, OH
46.9
36.8
50Carroll County, OH
46.4
54.9
51Ross County, OH
46.3
37.1
52Allen County, OH
45.2
34.1
53Clark County, OH
44.8
32.1
54Logan County, OH
43.5
56.6
55Fulton County, OH
42.3
49.7
56Wayne County, OH
41.8
44.4
57Champaign County, OH
41.3
49.2
58Stark County, OH
40.4
37.5
59Shelby County, OH
40
48.6
60Erie County, OH
38.5
47.3
61Clinton County, OH
38
46.7
62Ottawa County, OH
37.8
58.9
63Lucas County, OH
36.7
25.1
64Hancock County, OH
32.8
45.9
65Miami County, OH
32.1
45.9
66Knox County, OH
31.8
52.9
67Morrow County, OH
30.8
51.8
68Lorain County, OH
29.3
41.5
69Montgomery County, OH
28.1
29
70Wood County, OH
27.9
50.8
71Madison County, OH
27.7
48.3
72Summit County, OH
26.8
33.5
73Pickaway County, OH
24.1
41.1
74Portage County, OH
23.9
42.7
75Cuyahoga County, OH
23.7
30.4
76Lake County, OH
22
49.5
77Licking County, OH
20.4
37.6
78Hamilton County, OH
19.9
30.4
79Clermont County, OH
19.6
45.7
80Greene County, OH
19.5
38
81Butler County, OH
18.9
36.1
82Geauga County, OH
17.9
55.9
83Medina County, OH
17.8
54
84Fairfield County, OH
16.2
39.9
85Franklin County, OH
12.2
41.9
86Union County, OH
11.4
50.1
87Warren County, OH
9.9
47.5
88Delaware County, OH
5.6
38.2

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