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Dayton OH

Covers Dayton, Kettering and Beavercreek.
Current market read
Balanced market
ConditionBalanced
RentersLandlords
Balanced on the yearly data, and steady on the recent monthly signals.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 1,600 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly

About 1,600 searches in July 2026, for Dayton 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.
Job growthBLS · MONTHLY
+0.3%
Hiring, past 12 months
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
6.7%2024 COUNT
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+2.5%
Year over year
Census 2024: +9% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,119/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · DaytonNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, 1 week ago. softer neutral firmer
Ohio awards $14 million to support workforce housing projects in 10 counties9D AGO
Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
SUPPLY
DEMAND
Jobs+0.3%
Migration 2025+5.17/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-6.8%
Vacancy 20246.7%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$565/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,119 · own $1,684
$1,119
RENT
$1,684
OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+5.17/1k
Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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