What is the median rent in East Palestine, OH?

Name: Median rent in East Palestine, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in East Palestine, OH is $851 (±$43) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 618 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In East Palestine, the median gross rent went from $822 in 2015–2019 to $851 in 2020–2024 (+3.5%).

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: $851 (±$43)
Rented homes: 618 (±186)
$2,000 or more: 0.0%
Since 2015–2019: +3.5%

How much rent costs in East Palestine

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	East Palestine	Columbiana County	Ohio	United States
Less than $500	12.6% (±14.5 points)	16.4%	8.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	67.3% (±17.9 points)	58.8%	38.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	20.1% (±16.4 points)	22.3%	34.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	0.0% (±5.9 points)	1.7%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±5.9 points)	0.2%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.9 points)	0.0%	1.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.9 points)	0.5%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 67.3% of renting households.

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

East Palestine against Columbiana County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Palestine	Columbiana County	Ohio	United States
Median gross rent	$851 (±$43)	$756 (±$33)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	618 (±186)	9,910 (±783)	1,512,031 (±11,174)	42,849,984

In East Palestine, median gross rent is higher than in Columbiana County ($756).

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

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

In Columbiana County, East Palestine ranks 9 of 33 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1189 of 1,916.

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

How rent in East Palestine 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	$822 (±$78)	$851 (±$43)	+3.5%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	28.3% (±7.1 points)	31.8% (±8.8 points)	+3.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.5% (±2.3 points)	3.5% (±5.6 points)	+2.0 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 East Palestine

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Palestine
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
East Palestine	—	$851 (±$43)	—
Unity Township	1.9 mi	$813 (±$93)	Not measurably different
New Waterford	3.8 mi	$589 (±$137)	Lower
Enon Valley	4.9 mi	$725 (±$523)	Not measurably different
Little Beaver Township	4.9 mi	$671 (±$196)	Not measurably different
Middleton Township (Columbiana County)	4.9 mi	$704 (±$40)	Lower
Darlington Township	5.2 mi	$844 (±$185)	Not measurably different
Rogers	5.4 mi	$665 (±$113)	Lower
Darlington	6.7 mi	$775 (±$124)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: New Waterford, OH ($589), Middleton Township (Columbiana County), OH ($704), Rogers, OH ($665).

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

Median gross rent across Columbiana County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
3	Glenmoor	$957 (±$78)
4	West Township	$929 (±$497)
5	Liverpool Township (Columbiana County)	$887 (±$92)
6	Salem Township (Columbiana County)	$869 (±$60)
7	Leetonia	$867 (±$122)
8	Hanover Township (Columbiana County)	$861 (±$207)
9	East Palestine	$851 (±$43)
10	Wellsville	$823 (±$74)
11	Unity Township	$813 (±$93)
12	Salineville	$810 (±$169)
13	East Liverpool	$785 (±$64)
14	Washingtonville	$782 (±$87)
15	Washington Township (Columbiana County)	$775 (±$205)

Showing 13 of 33 places in Columbiana 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 East Palestine

What is the average rent in East Palestine, OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in East Palestine is $851 (±$43) 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 East Palestine?

In East Palestine, the median gross rent went from $822 in 2015–2019 to $851 in 2020–2024 (+3.5%).

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 East Palestine cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.0% of rented homes in East Palestine have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 12.6% cost less than $500.

Is rent in East Palestine higher than in Columbiana County?

In East Palestine, median gross rent is higher than in Columbiana County ($756).

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 East Palestine village, Ohio (place:23940, in state:39).

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.