A year of typical asking rent as a share of median household income: the Dayton metro’s rent against Montgomery County’s income, and the U.S.
Dayton area: 22.1% in 2024. Change from 2023: −0.1 pts.
Next update: 2025 figures, expected around Dec 16, 2026.
| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton area | 22.1% | 22.2% | −0.1 pts |
| U.S. | 26.9% | 27.4% | −0.5 pts |
About this data
Twelve months of the Zillow Observed Rent Index (typical asking rent) for the year, divided by that year’s median household income from the Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: the Dayton metro’s rent against Montgomery County’s income (the Census doesn’t publish this estimate for metro areas), and the U.S. rent against the U.S. income. Household income covers owners and renters alike, and renters’ incomes are typically lower, so the share a typical renter pays is higher than this. The point is the trend: whether rent is taking more or less of a typical income than it used to.
Source: Zillow and U.S. Census Bureau, Zillow Observed Rent Index; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (through FRED). Updated November 4, 2026, yearly. Download the data (CSV). Rent data: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), Zillow Research.