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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
89.6
2Morgan County, OH
85
3Noble County, OH
83.3
4Meigs County, OH
82.8
5Vinton County, OH
80.2
6Harrison County, OH
74.9
7Adams County, OH
73.7
8Coshocton County, OH
73.4
9Scioto County, OH
72.1
10Columbiana County, OH
70

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
89.6
64.8
2Morgan County, OH
85
52.5
3Noble County, OH
83.3
70.4
4Meigs County, OH
82.8
51.3
5Vinton County, OH
80.2
48.2
6Harrison County, OH
74.9
54.5
7Adams County, OH
73.7
55.6
8Coshocton County, OH
73.4
52.7
9Scioto County, OH
72.1
43.7
10Columbiana County, OH
70
53.1
11Hardin County, OH
67.6
50.9
12Gallia County, OH
67.3
48
13Crawford County, OH
66.8
48.5
14Jefferson County, OH
66.6
47.8
15Paulding County, OH
66.3
57
16Belmont County, OH
65.8
58.5
17Van Wert County, OH
65.1
54.9
18Trumbull County, OH
65
39.3
19Darke County, OH
64.3
62.4
20Jackson County, OH
64.3
49.8
21Perry County, OH
62.4
59.4
22Mahoning County, OH
61.8
38.6
23Washington County, OH
60.2
49.9
24Lawrence County, OH
58.9
53.2
25Seneca County, OH
58.3
54.2
26Guernsey County, OH
58
52.2
27Wyandot County, OH
57.8
67.1
28Pike County, OH
57.6
50.9
29Richland County, OH
57.5
37.8
30Highland County, OH
57.2
53.4
31Ashtabula County, OH
56
46.5
32Williams County, OH
56
58.5
33Sandusky County, OH
55.8
55.4
34Carroll County, OH
53.6
56.7
35Defiance County, OH
51.8
55.4
36Mercer County, OH
51.4
65.5
37Holmes County, OH
51.1
56.3
38Hocking County, OH
51
39.2
39Muskingum County, OH
50.8
42.1
40Ashland County, OH
50.5
52.8
41Preble County, OH
49.6
57.4
42Brown County, OH
49
58.4
43Athens County, OH
48.7
41.4
44Fayette County, OH
48.7
40.4
45Ross County, OH
48.6
38
46Huron County, OH
48
56.9
47Tuscarawas County, OH
47.9
47.3
48Auglaize County, OH
47.5
58.4
49Clark County, OH
46.5
32.3
50Putnam County, OH
45.8
65.1
51Marion County, OH
45.5
36.5
52Wayne County, OH
43.8
45
53Allen County, OH
43.1
34
54Fulton County, OH
41.8
49.8
55Henry County, OH
41.3
53.4
56Logan County, OH
41.3
56
57Stark County, OH
40.5
38
58Erie County, OH
40.4
47.4
59Champaign County, OH
39.7
49.2
60Clinton County, OH
37.9
46.8
61Ottawa County, OH
37.3
59.6
62Shelby County, OH
37.3
47.9
63Lucas County, OH
35.4
24.8
64Hancock County, OH
34.2
46.4
65Knox County, OH
32.5
53.7
66Miami County, OH
31.3
45.8
67Lorain County, OH
30.9
41.7
68Morrow County, OH
29.6
51.7
69Montgomery County, OH
29.3
29.3
70Wood County, OH
27.3
51.1
71Pickaway County, OH
26.4
41.7
72Summit County, OH
26.1
33.7
73Madison County, OH
25.6
47.8
74Cuyahoga County, OH
24
30.4
75Portage County, OH
23.9
42.7
76Lake County, OH
21.9
49.4
77Licking County, OH
21.9
37.9
78Hamilton County, OH
21
30.8
79Clermont County, OH
20.4
45.9
80Greene County, OH
19.2
37.9
81Geauga County, OH
18.6
55.6
82Butler County, OH
18.4
36.2
83Medina County, OH
17.3
53.9
84Fairfield County, OH
16.4
39.9
85Franklin County, OH
12.3
41.9
86Union County, OH
11.4
49.6
87Warren County, OH
9.8
47.3
88Delaware County, OH
5.3
38.6

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