Ohio Cost of Living by County
Compare annual cost of living, median household income, affordability, and major expense drivers across Ohio counties. These estimates are based on a single adult household with no children. Cost rank for each county in Ohio are rated from highest modeled total costs to lowest.
Counties tracked:
88Across OhioMedian Household Income:
$81,943In OhioMedian Annual Cost:
$42,165Across OhioMost Expensive County:
Delaware County, OH $55,781Most Affordable County:
Scioto County, OH$38,818State National Rank
#1Most affordable state across the U.S.Out of 50 states plus D.C.Adams County, OH
Cost Rank: 74 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,647
Median Household Income:
$65,452
Cost / Income ratio :
62.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,440
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Allen County, OH
Cost Rank: 28 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,889
Median Household Income:
$80,766
Cost / Income ratio :
53.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,595
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Ashland County, OH
Cost Rank: 81 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,447
Median Household Income:
$81,955
Cost / Income ratio :
49.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,376
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Ashtabula County, OH
Cost Rank: 76 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,644
Median Household Income:
$69,960
Cost / Income ratio :
58.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,916
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Athens County, OH
Cost Rank: 14 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$45,495
Median Household Income:
$82,794
Cost / Income ratio :
54.9%
Biggest category: Transport$12,610
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Auglaize County, OH
Cost Rank: 31 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,852
Median Household Income:
$94,728
Cost / Income ratio :
45.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,531
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Belmont County, OH
Cost Rank: 80 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,467
Median Household Income:
$75,342
Cost / Income ratio :
53.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,015
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Brown County, OH
Cost Rank: 39 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,297
Median Household Income:
$81,930
Cost / Income ratio :
51.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,382
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Butler County, OH
Cost Rank: 13 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$45,563
Median Household Income:
$101,612
Cost / Income ratio :
44.8%
Biggest category: Transport$12,792
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Carroll County, OH
Cost Rank: 50 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,008
Median Household Income:
$74,354
Cost / Income ratio :
56.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,701
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Champaign County, OH
Cost Rank: 57 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,517
Median Household Income:
$86,608
Cost / Income ratio :
47.9%
Biggest category: Transport$13,663
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Clark County, OH
Cost Rank: 73 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,759
Median Household Income:
$76,742
Cost / Income ratio :
53.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,324
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Clermont County, OH
Cost Rank: 15 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$45,068
Median Household Income:
$104,840
Cost / Income ratio :
43.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,190
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Clinton County, OH
Cost Rank: 65 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,286
Median Household Income:
$83,095
Cost / Income ratio :
49.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,182
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Columbiana County, OH
Cost Rank: 87 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$39,554
Median Household Income:
$78,065
Cost / Income ratio :
50.7%
Biggest category: Transport$12,844
Cheaper Alternatives:
Coshocton County, OH
Cost Rank: 46 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,108
Median Household Income:
$69,397
Cost / Income ratio :
60.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,285
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Crawford County, OH
Cost Rank: 66 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,251
Median Household Income:
$68,186
Cost / Income ratio :
60.5%
Biggest category: Transport$12,653
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Cuyahoga County, OH
Cost Rank: 23 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$43,109
Median Household Income:
$86,863
Cost / Income ratio :
49.6%
Biggest category: Transport$10,817
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Darke County, OH
Cost Rank: 68 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,160
Median Household Income:
$81,315
Cost / Income ratio :
50.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,490
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Defiance County, OH
Cost Rank: 62 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,408
Median Household Income:
$87,330
Cost / Income ratio :
47.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,610
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Delaware County, OH
Cost Rank: 1 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$55,781
Median Household Income:
$153,705
Cost / Income ratio :
36.3%
Biggest category: Housing$15,649
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Erie County, OH
Cost Rank: 21 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$43,535
Median Household Income:
$88,372
Cost / Income ratio :
49.3%
Biggest category: Transport$12,762
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Fairfield County, OH
Cost Rank: 4 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$48,517
Median Household Income:
$104,261
Cost / Income ratio :
46.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,331
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Fayette County, OH
Cost Rank: 71 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,814
Median Household Income:
$73,953
Cost / Income ratio :
55.2%
Biggest category: Transport$12,866
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Franklin County, OH
Cost Rank: 5 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$48,355
Median Household Income:
$95,135
Cost / Income ratio :
50.8%
Biggest category: Housing$13,465
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Fulton County, OH
Cost Rank: 36 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,557
Median Household Income:
$87,100
Cost / Income ratio :
48.9%
Biggest category: Transport$14,208
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Gallia County, OH
Cost Rank: 54 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,656
Median Household Income:
$69,918
Cost / Income ratio :
59.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,423
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Geauga County, OH
Cost Rank: 7 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$47,771
Median Household Income:
$120,713
Cost / Income ratio :
39.6%
Biggest category: Transport$14,313
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Greene County, OH
Cost Rank: 19 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$44,041
Median Household Income:
$112,813
Cost / Income ratio :
39.0%
Biggest category: Transport$12,357
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Guernsey County, OH
Cost Rank: 53 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,851
Median Household Income:
$69,396
Cost / Income ratio :
60.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,041
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Hamilton County, OH
Cost Rank: 47 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,083
Median Household Income:
$97,939
Cost / Income ratio :
43.0%
Biggest category: Transport$11,119
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Hancock County, OH
Cost Rank: 59 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,471
Median Household Income:
$90,487
Cost / Income ratio :
45.8%
Biggest category: Transport$12,715
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Hardin County, OH
Cost Rank: 63 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,335
Median Household Income:
$78,773
Cost / Income ratio :
52.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,528
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Harrison County, OH
Cost Rank: 40 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,238
Median Household Income:
$72,083
Cost / Income ratio :
58.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,551
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Henry County, OH
Cost Rank: 60 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,441
Median Household Income:
$89,802
Cost / Income ratio :
46.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,938
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Highland County, OH
Cost Rank: 79 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,556
Median Household Income:
$72,463
Cost / Income ratio :
56.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,143
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Hocking County, OH
Cost Rank: 45 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,156
Median Household Income:
$75,250
Cost / Income ratio :
56.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,540
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Holmes County, OH
Cost Rank: 16 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$44,660
Median Household Income:
$89,341
Cost / Income ratio :
50.0%
Biggest category: Transport$15,353
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Huron County, OH
Cost Rank: 55 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,580
Median Household Income:
$80,611
Cost / Income ratio :
51.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,236
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Jackson County, OH
Cost Rank: 69 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,059
Median Household Income:
$71,051
Cost / Income ratio :
57.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,283
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Jefferson County, OH
Cost Rank: 52 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,932
Median Household Income:
$72,474
Cost / Income ratio :
57.9%
Biggest category: Transport$12,302
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Knox County, OH
Cost Rank: 18 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$44,302
Median Household Income:
$87,578
Cost / Income ratio :
50.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,185
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Lake County, OH
Cost Rank: 9 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$47,047
Median Household Income:
$100,910
Cost / Income ratio :
46.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,641
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Lawrence County, OH
Cost Rank: 22 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$43,457
Median Household Income:
$66,974
Cost / Income ratio :
64.9%
Biggest category: Transport$12,598
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Licking County, OH
Cost Rank: 10 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$46,311
Median Household Income:
$100,512
Cost / Income ratio :
46.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,130
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Logan County, OH
Cost Rank: 26 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,982
Median Household Income:
$85,066
Cost / Income ratio :
50.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,360
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Lorain County, OH
Cost Rank: 27 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,931
Median Household Income:
$93,272
Cost / Income ratio :
46.0%
Biggest category: Transport$12,593
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Lucas County, OH
Cost Rank: 82 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,353
Median Household Income:
$81,329
Cost / Income ratio :
49.6%
Biggest category: Transport$11,383
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Madison County, OH
Cost Rank: 12 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$45,597
Median Household Income:
$101,852
Cost / Income ratio :
44.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,575
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Mahoning County, OH
Cost Rank: 86 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$39,704
Median Household Income:
$75,015
Cost / Income ratio :
52.9%
Biggest category: Transport$11,950
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OH
Marion County, OH
Cost Rank: 38 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,318
Median Household Income:
$73,424
Cost / Income ratio :
57.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,297
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Medina County, OH
Cost Rank: 6 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$48,221
Median Household Income:
$112,978
Cost / Income ratio :
42.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,653
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Meigs County, OH
Cost Rank: 29 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,859
Median Household Income:
$60,552
Cost / Income ratio :
70.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,583
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Mercer County, OH
Cost Rank: 42 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,230
Median Household Income:
$100,194
Cost / Income ratio :
42.1%
Biggest category: Transport$14,207
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Miami County, OH
Cost Rank: 34 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,683
Median Household Income:
$95,196
Cost / Income ratio :
44.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,227
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Monroe County, OH
Cost Rank: 48 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,068
Median Household Income:
$69,411
Cost / Income ratio :
60.6%
Biggest category: Transport$13,634
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Montgomery County, OH
Cost Rank: 77 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,582
Median Household Income:
$84,813
Cost / Income ratio :
47.8%
Biggest category: Transport$11,312
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Morgan County, OH
Cost Rank: 64 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,315
Median Household Income:
$68,028
Cost / Income ratio :
60.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,546
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Morrow County, OH
Cost Rank: 8 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$47,241
Median Household Income:
$80,111
Cost / Income ratio :
59.0%
Biggest category: Transport$14,804
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Muskingum County, OH
Cost Rank: 35 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,562
Median Household Income:
$75,553
Cost / Income ratio :
56.3%
Biggest category: Transport$12,952
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Noble County, OH
Cost Rank: 67 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,232
Median Household Income:
$73,924
Cost / Income ratio :
55.8%
Biggest category: Transport$12,865
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Ottawa County, OH
Cost Rank: 49 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,034
Median Household Income:
$97,140
Cost / Income ratio :
43.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,190
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Paulding County, OH
Cost Rank: 32 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,847
Median Household Income:
$83,722
Cost / Income ratio :
51.2%
Biggest category: Transport$14,376
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Perry County, OH
Cost Rank: 44 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,173
Median Household Income:
$75,972
Cost / Income ratio :
55.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,626
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Pickaway County, OH
Cost Rank: 11 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$46,219
Median Household Income:
$89,118
Cost / Income ratio :
51.9%
Biggest category: Transport$13,787
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Pike County, OH
Cost Rank: 78 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,579
Median Household Income:
$66,406
Cost / Income ratio :
61.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,896
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Portage County, OH
Cost Rank: 17 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$44,571
Median Household Income:
$95,426
Cost / Income ratio :
46.7%
Biggest category: Transport$12,966
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Preble County, OH
Cost Rank: 61 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,412
Median Household Income:
$84,439
Cost / Income ratio :
49.0%
Biggest category: Transport$13,879
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Putnam County, OH
Cost Rank: 20 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$43,604
Median Household Income:
$99,846
Cost / Income ratio :
43.7%
Biggest category: Transport$14,565
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Richland County, OH
Cost Rank: 70 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,858
Median Household Income:
$74,841
Cost / Income ratio :
54.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,444
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Ross County, OH
Cost Rank: 37 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,335
Median Household Income:
$80,823
Cost / Income ratio :
52.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,022
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Sandusky County, OH
Cost Rank: 84 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$39,982
Median Household Income:
$81,033
Cost / Income ratio :
49.3%
Biggest category: Transport$13,139
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Scioto County, OH
Cost Rank: 88 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$38,818
Median Household Income:
$66,136
Cost / Income ratio :
58.7%
Biggest category: Transport$12,277
Cheaper Alternatives:
Seneca County, OH
Cost Rank: 51 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,962
Median Household Income:
$78,879
Cost / Income ratio :
53.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,365
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Shelby County, OH
Cost Rank: 58 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,478
Median Household Income:
$89,443
Cost / Income ratio :
46.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,802
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Stark County, OH
Cost Rank: 75 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,647
Median Household Income:
$83,609
Cost / Income ratio :
48.6%
Biggest category: Transport$12,059
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Summit County, OH
Cost Rank: 33 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,762
Median Household Income:
$92,526
Cost / Income ratio :
46.2%
Biggest category: Transport$11,800
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Trumbull County, OH
Cost Rank: 85 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$39,772
Median Household Income:
$71,943
Cost / Income ratio :
55.3%
Biggest category: Transport$12,154
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OH
Tuscarawas County, OH
Cost Rank: 25 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$43,052
Median Household Income:
$79,625
Cost / Income ratio :
54.1%
Biggest category: Transport$13,018
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Union County, OH
Cost Rank: 2 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$52,363
Median Household Income:
$123,968
Cost / Income ratio :
42.2%
Biggest category: Transport$14,967
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Van Wert County, OH
Cost Rank: 72 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,777
Median Household Income:
$80,237
Cost / Income ratio :
50.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,609
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Vinton County, OH
Cost Rank: 56 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$41,521
Median Household Income:
$73,475
Cost / Income ratio :
56.5%
Biggest category: Transport$13,871
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Warren County, OH
Cost Rank: 3 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$49,880
Median Household Income:
$125,235
Cost / Income ratio :
39.8%
Biggest category: Transport$13,327
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Washington County, OH
Cost Rank: 30 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,854
Median Household Income:
$78,309
Cost / Income ratio :
54.7%
Biggest category: Transport$13,088
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Wayne County, OH
Cost Rank: 43 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,214
Median Household Income:
$85,515
Cost / Income ratio :
49.4%
Biggest category: Transport$13,370
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Williams County, OH
Cost Rank: 83 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$40,164
Median Household Income:
$77,011
Cost / Income ratio :
52.2%
Biggest category: Transport$13,551
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Wood County, OH
Cost Rank: 24 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$43,084
Median Household Income:
$100,028
Cost / Income ratio :
43.1%
Biggest category: Transport$12,814
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
Wyandot County, OH
Cost Rank: 41 / 88Modeled annual cost:
$42,233
Median Household Income:
$83,979
Cost / Income ratio :
50.3%
Biggest category: Transport$14,093
Cheaper Alternatives: Scioto County, OHColumbiana County, OH
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