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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 3,600 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 3,600 searches in July 2026, for Cincinnati 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
Stable
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+1.9%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +9.3% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,203/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · CincinnatiNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 1 week ago.● softer● neutral● firmer
Colliers closes sale of 80-property residential portfolio in Cincinnati regionColliers Facilitates Sale of Greater Cincinnati Residential PortfolioCincinnati Rents Are Going DownView all 8 Cincinnati news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.3%
Migration 2025+0.79/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-2.7%
Vacancy 20244.6%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$923/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,203 · own $2,126
$1,203RENT
$2,126OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+0.79/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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