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Cincinnati OH Apartment Market Read
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the monthly figures, asking rents and jobs are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 2,900 searches in September 2026 · HousesSee read → What renters Google mostHousesSee all →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 2,900 searches in September 2026, for Cincinnati on its own
November is usually one of the quietest months for renter searches here.
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
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Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Nothing is pulling hard either way in the latest figures (September 2026).
Job growthBLS · SEPTEMBER 2026, PRELIMINARY
+0.4%
▲ Hiring, past 12 months
Job growth · 12 months
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, with Pro
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. A yearly count, last taken 2024, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
$1,376 a month
September 2026, ▲ up 2.1% on September 2025
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Asking rent · 24 months
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026, with Pro
Census 2024: +9.3% · US avg +4.6%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,203/mo
Typical rent. A yearly count, last taken 2024
Median rent · 8 yearly counts
2017 to 2025, no 2020, with Pro
In the news · CincinnatiNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 2 days ago. softer neutral firmer
Kiser Group expands to Cincinnati market with addition of veteran brokerUC-listed apartment building faces complaints as inspector alerts health departmentHousing protest marches from Piatt Park to Cincinnati City HallView all 8 Cincinnati news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.4%
Migration 2025+0.8/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-2.7%
Vacancy 20244.6%
Rent vs buyWEEKLY RATE · 2024 RENT
+$1,051/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,203 · own $2,254
$1,203RENT
$2,254OWN
Domestic migrationCENSUS · 2025
+0.8/1k
▲ More people moved in from elsewhere in the US than left. A yearly count, last taken 2025.
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