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Akron OH
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 590 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 590 searches in July 2026, for Akron on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Mixed
Pulling both ways, asking rents are climbing and job growth has cooled, as of Aug 2026.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+5.5%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +2.9% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,059/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · AkronNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 6 days ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
Akron moves to eliminate minimum lot-size requirements in push for more housingCitiCenter construction is first in string of Akron housing projects2 ballot items would secure housing as human right in AkronView all 6 Akron news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs-0.1%
Migration 2025+1.65/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-81.1%
Vacancy 20244%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$689/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,059 · own $1,748
$1,059RENT
$1,748OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+1.65/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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