Cost of Living Analytics

Cost of Living / Dayton–Kettering, OH Metro

Cost of Living in Dayton–Kettering, OH Metro

Official metro name: Dayton-Kettering, OH Metro Area

Dayton–Kettering, OH Metro has a population of 812,506. Median household income is $67,088 and median rent is $941 per month. Rent is roughly 16.8% of median monthly income.

State: OHPopulation: 812,506Income: $67,088Rent: $941Affordability: Affordable (16.8%)
Median Household Income
$67,088
Annual (ACS median)
Median Rent
$941
Monthly (ACS median gross rent)
Rent as % of Income
16.8%
rent ÷ (income/12)
Cost Index
89
Simplified relative index

Is Dayton–Kettering, OH Metro expensive?

Based on median rent and income, Dayton–Kettering, OH Metro has a Affordable rent burden. Median rent is $941, which is about 16.8% of median monthly household income.

Average rent in Dayton–Kettering, OH Metro

Median rent (ACS) is $941 per month. (Neighborhoods vary widely.)

How much income do you need in Dayton–Kettering, OH Metro?

Median household income (ACS) is $67,088 per year. Housing costs take a bigger share of income when rent burden is high.

Other metros in OH

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Data sources

  • US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).
  • Affordability metric: median rent ÷ (median household income / 12).
  • Figures are metro-level medians; local variation is expected.