What is the median rent in Chester Township (Geauga County), OH?

Name: Median rent in Chester Township (Geauga County), OH, 2020–2024
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The median gross rent in Chester Township (Geauga County), OH is $909 (±$412) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 399 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Chester Township (Geauga County), the median gross rent went from $1,151 in 2015–2019 to $909 in 2020–2024 (−21.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $909 (±$412)
Rented homes: 399 (±157)
$2,000 or more: 21.6%
Since 2015–2019: −21.0%

How much rent costs in Chester Township (Geauga County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Chester Township (Geauga County)	Geauga County	Ohio	United States
Less than $500	29.3% (±21.7 points)	9.8%	8.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	29.1% (±23.4 points)	33.3%	38.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	7.8% (±7.1 points)	28.8%	34.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	12.3% (±12.6 points)	8.1%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	21.6% (±18.4 points)	7.3%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±9.0 points)	1.5%	1.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±9.0 points)	11.1%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is Less than $500, paid by 29.3% of renting households.

21.6% of rented homes in Chester Township (Geauga County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Chester Township (Geauga County) against Geauga County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Chester Township (Geauga County)	Geauga County	Ohio	United States
Median gross rent	$909 (±$412)	$1,083 (±$69)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	399 (±157)	4,003 (±487)	1,512,031 (±11,174)	42,849,984

In Chester Township (Geauga County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Geauga County ($1,083).

It is not measurably different from Ohio ($1,034).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Geauga County, Chester Township (Geauga County) ranks 14 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 931 of 1,916.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Chester Township (Geauga County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,151 (±$144)	$909 (±$412)	−21.0%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	3.6% (±2.0 points)	12.2% (±4.3 points)	+8.6 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	10.8% (±18.7 points)	0.0% (±7.3 points)	−10.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Chester Township (Geauga County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Chester Township (Geauga County)
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Chester Township (Geauga County)	—	$909 (±$412)	—
Chesterland	1.0 mi	$839 (±$391)	Not measurably different
Gates Mills	3.6 mi	$3,111 (±$1,803)	Higher
Kirtland	4.2 mi	$874 (±$279)	Not measurably different
Russell Township	4.6 mi	$1,194 (±$615)	Not measurably different
Mayfield	4.9 mi	$1,687 (±$97)	Higher
Hunting Valley	5.1 mi	$1,650 (±$1,141)	Not measurably different
Willoughby Hills	5.8 mi	$1,116 (±$27)	Not measurably different
Mayfield Heights	6.0 mi	$1,128 (±$38)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gates Mills, OH ($3,111), Mayfield, OH ($1,687).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Geauga County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
8	Huntsburg Township	$1,059 (±$490)
9	Thompson Township (Geauga County)	$1,049 (±$117)
10	Hambden Township	$989 (±$205)
11	Burton Township	$970 (±$95)
12	Burton	$934 (±$75)
13	Troy Township (Geauga County)	$910 (±$426)
14	Chester Township (Geauga County)	$909 (±$412)
15 (tie)	Chesterland	$839 (±$391)
15 (tie)	Newbury Township	$839 (±$155)
17	Middlefield	$788 (±$65)
18	Middlefield Township	$641 (±$305)

Showing 11 of 18 places in Geauga County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Chester Township (Geauga County)

What is the average rent in Chester Township (Geauga County), OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Chester Township (Geauga County) is $909 (±$412) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Chester Township (Geauga County)?

In Chester Township (Geauga County), the median gross rent went from $1,151 in 2015–2019 to $909 in 2020–2024 (−21.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in Chester Township (Geauga County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

21.6% of rented homes in Chester Township (Geauga County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 29.3% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Chester Township (Geauga County) higher than in Geauga County?

In Chester Township (Geauga County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Geauga County ($1,083).

It is not measurably different from Ohio ($1,034).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Chester township, Geauga County, Ohio (county subdivision:13988, in state:39 county:055).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.