From Zillow data for September 2026.
The typical asking rent in the Dayton metro area was $1,320 a month in September 2026, by the Zillow Observed Rent Index, 2.7% more than a year earlier.
The U.S. figure was $1,932, so typical Dayton-area rent was 32% lower.
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Zillow’s index measures asking rents for homes and apartments listed for rent, which run ahead of what existing tenants pay.
Source: Zillow, Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), all homes plus multifamily, smoothed. How the figures are built: methodology. Rent data: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), Zillow Research.
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