Dayton, OH Housing Market: Home Prices & Rent
Dayton home values since 2000
Last few years
Rent in Dayton
Owning vs renting, monthly
Buying the typical Dayton home with 20% down at this week's 7.32% 30-year rate costs about $930/month (principal, interest plus ~1.5% a year for tax and insurance) vs $1,241/month typical rent.
Rate: Freddie Mac, week of Oct 22, 2026. Estimate for comparison only.
Dayton vs Ohio and the U.S.
| Typical home | 12-month change | Typical rent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton, OH | $138k | +1.0% | $1,241/mo |
| Ohio | $246k | +3.2% | - |
| United States | $366k | +1.2% | $1,932/mo |
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Common questions
Are home prices falling in Dayton, OH?
No - the typical Dayton home value is up 1.0% over the past 12 months, at $138k (September 2026).
Is the Dayton housing market crashing?
Home values are close to their 2020s high and up 1.0% over the past year - a rising market, not a sudden collapse. Whether that continues isn't knowable from the data - this page updates every month when new figures come out.
How much is rent in Dayton, OH?
Typical rent in Dayton is $1,241 a month (September 2026), +3.1% over 12 months.
Sources: Data Provided by Zillow Group (Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index for the city of Dayton, September 2026). 30-year mortgage rate: Freddie Mac PMMS. How we calculate.