The median gross rent (rent plus utilities) that renter households actually pay, Dayton metro and U.S., by year.
Dayton metro: $1,149 in 2025. Change from 2024: +2.7%.
Next update: 2026 figures, expected around Sep 17, 2027.
What this means
The Dayton metro figure, $1,149, was 2.7% higher than in 2024 ($1,119). It’s the highest on record here, back to 2015. It’s 26.2% below the U.S. ($1,557).
How Dayton compares
| Dayton metro | $1,149 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. | $1,557 |
| 2025 | 2024 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton metro | $1,149 | $1,119 | +2.7% |
| U.S. | $1,557 | $1,487 | +4.7% |
Common questions
What is the latest figure for median rent paid in Dayton?
Dayton metro: $1,149 in 2025, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
How has the figure for median rent paid in Dayton changed over the past year?
It was $1,149 in 2025, against $1,119 in 2024 (+2.7%).
How does Dayton compare with the U.S. on median rent paid?
Dayton metro: $1,149; U.S.: $1,557 (2025).
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About this data
Median gross rent from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 1-year estimates: contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays, for all renter households, not just homes on the market, so it runs below asking-rent measures like Zillow's. The Dayton metro area is the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metropolitan statistical area (Montgomery, Greene and Miami counties; before 2023 the Census defined it under an earlier code with the same core). The Census Bureau did not release standard 1-year estimates for 2020. Estimates have margins of error.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B25064 and B25070). Updated November 5, 2026, yearly. Download the data (CSV).