What is the median rent in New Boston, OH?

Name: Median rent in New Boston, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in New Boston, OH is $616 (±$103) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 676 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In New Boston, the median gross rent went from $528 in 2015–2019 to $616 in 2020–2024 (+16.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $616 (±$103)
Rented homes: 676 (±136)
$2,000 or more: 0.7%
Since 2015–2019: +16.7%

How much rent costs in New Boston

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	New Boston	Scioto County	Ohio	United States
Less than $500	35.9% (±9.6 points)	23.1%	8.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	55.8% (±11.4 points)	54.1%	38.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	3.8% (±4.3 points)	18.7%	34.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	3.7% (±4.7 points)	3.0%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.5%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.4 points)	0.0%	1.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.7% (±1.3 points)	0.6%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 55.8% of renting households.

0.7% of rented homes in New Boston cost $2,000 or more a month.

New Boston against Scioto County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	New Boston	Scioto County	Ohio	United States
Median gross rent	$616 (±$103)	$742 (±$38)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	676 (±136)	7,894 (±566)	1,512,031 (±11,174)	42,849,984

In New Boston, median gross rent is lower than in Scioto County ($742).

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

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

In Scioto County, New Boston ranks 22 of 22 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 1863 of 1,916.

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

How rent in New Boston 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	$528 (±$42)	$616 (±$103)	+16.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	70.8% (±5.8 points)	69.4% (±8.8 points)	−1.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	1.5% (±2.2 points)	0.0% (±4.8 points)	−1.5 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 New Boston

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with New Boston
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
New Boston	—	$616 (±$103)	—
Portsmouth	0.7 mi	$747 (±$102)	Not measurably different
South Shore	2.5 mi	$624 (±$68)	Not measurably different
Rosemount	2.6 mi	$975 (±$132)	Higher
Clay Township (Scioto County)	3.6 mi	$900 (±$369)	Not measurably different
Wheelersburg	4.9 mi	$685 (±$148)	Not measurably different
Porter Township (Scioto County)	5.0 mi	$771 (±$157)	Not measurably different
Harrison Township (Scioto County)	5.7 mi	$899 (±$231)	Higher
West Portsmouth	5.7 mi	$726 (±$19)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Rosemount, OH ($975), Harrison Township (Scioto County), OH ($899), West Portsmouth, OH ($726).

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

Median gross rent across Scioto County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
16	Bloom Township (Scioto County)	$699 (±$38)
17	Green Township (Scioto County)	$689 (±$345)
18	Wheelersburg	$685 (±$148)
19	Nile Township	$682 (±$332)
20	South Webster	$652 (±$102)
21	Union Township (Scioto County)	$642 (±$222)
22	New Boston	$616 (±$103)

Showing 7 of 22 places in Scioto 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 New Boston

What is the average rent in New Boston, OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in New Boston is $616 (±$103) 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 New Boston?

In New Boston, the median gross rent went from $528 in 2015–2019 to $616 in 2020–2024 (+16.7%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in New Boston cost more than $2,000 a month?

0.7% of rented homes in New Boston have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 35.9% cost less than $500.

Is rent in New Boston higher than in Scioto County?

In New Boston, median gross rent is lower than in Scioto County ($742).

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 New Boston village, Ohio (place:54166, 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.