What is the median rent in Defiance Township, OH?

Name: Median rent in Defiance Township, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Defiance Township, OH is $848 (±$47) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,389 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Defiance Township, the median gross rent went from $751 in 2015–2019 to $848 in 2020–2024 (+12.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $848 (±$47)
Rented homes: 1,389 (±240)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +12.9%

How much rent costs in Defiance Township

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Defiance Township	Defiance County	Ohio	United States
Less than $500	5.6% (±4.0 points)	6.3%	8.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	68.6% (±8.9 points)	67.9%	38.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	25.0% (±8.7 points)	24.4%	34.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.8% (±1.4 points)	1.3%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.1%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.0%	1.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±2.7 points)	0.0%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 68.6% of renting households.

0.0% of rented homes in Defiance Township cost $2,000 or more a month.

Defiance Township against Defiance County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Defiance Township	Defiance County	Ohio	United States
Median gross rent	$848 (±$47)	$846 (±$56)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,389 (±240)	2,874 (±299)	1,512,031 (±11,174)	42,849,984

In Defiance Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Defiance County ($846).

It is also lower than in Ohio ($1,034).

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

In Defiance County, Defiance Township ranks 9 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1215 of 1,916.

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

How rent in Defiance Township 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	$751 (±$37)	$848 (±$47)	+12.9%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	35.6% (±3.7 points)	26.0% (±4.3 points)	−9.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Rental vacancy rate	4.3% (±3.5 points)	13.1% (±6.6 points)	+8.8 percentage points	Measurable increase

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 Defiance Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Defiance Township
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Defiance Township	—	$848 (±$47)	—
Defiance	2.9 mi	$853 (±$53)	Not measurably different
Noble Township (Defiance County)	4.5 mi	$901 (±$192)	Not measurably different
Highland Township (Defiance County)	6.4 mi	$644 (±$199)	Not measurably different
Delaware Township (Defiance County)	6.7 mi	$929 (±$323)	Not measurably different
Richland Township (Defiance County)	7.1 mi	$1,058 (±$155)	Higher
Sherwood	8.4 mi	$950 (±$125)	Not measurably different
Brown Township (Paulding County)	8.9 mi	$810 (±$404)	Not measurably different
Tiffin Township (Defiance County)	9.5 mi	$1,134 (±$16)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Richland Township (Defiance County), OH ($1,058), Tiffin Township (Defiance County), OH ($1,134).

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

Median gross rent across Defiance County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
3	Washington Township (Defiance County)	$1,035 (±$179)
4	Sherwood	$950 (±$125)
5	Delaware Township (Defiance County)	$929 (±$323)
6	Noble Township (Defiance County)	$901 (±$192)
7	Ney	$875 (±$158)
8	Defiance	$853 (±$53)
9	Defiance Township	$848 (±$47)
10	Hicksville Township	$780 (±$19)
11	Hicksville	$775 (±$22)
12	Highland Township (Defiance County)	$644 (±$199)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Defiance 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 Defiance Township

What is the average rent in Defiance Township, OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Defiance Township is $848 (±$47) 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 Defiance Township?

In Defiance Township, the median gross rent went from $751 in 2015–2019 to $848 in 2020–2024 (+12.9%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Defiance Township cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in Defiance Township have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 5.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Defiance Township higher than in Defiance County?

In Defiance Township, median gross rent is not measurably different from Defiance County ($846).

It is also lower than in 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 Defiance township, Defiance County, Ohio (county subdivision:21322, in state:39 county:039).

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.