What is the median rent in Newton Township (Muskingum County), OH?

The median gross rent in Newton Township (Muskingum County), OH is $969 (±$333) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 396 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Newton Township (Muskingum County), the median gross rent went from $684 in 2015–2019 to $969 in 2020–2024 (+41.7%).

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 .

Median gross rent
$969 (±$333)
Rented homes
396 (±134)
$2,000 or more
3.0%
Since 2015–2019
+41.7%

How much rent costs in Newton Township (Muskingum County)

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentNewton Township (Muskingum County)Muskingum CountyOhioUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±9.0 points)13.0%8.8%6.3%
$500 to $99951.3% (±19.7 points)55.7%38.3%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49943.9% (±19.1 points)24.9%34.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9991.8% (±2.7 points)3.6%12.3%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4990.0% (±9.0 points)0.7%3.7%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.0% (±9.0 points)0.0%1.1%5.5%
$3,000 or more3.0% (±5.3 points)2.1%1.3%6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 51.3% of renting households.

3.0% of rented homes in Newton Township (Muskingum County) cost $2,000 or more a month.

Newton Township (Muskingum County) against Muskingum County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Newton Township (Muskingum County)Muskingum CountyOhioUnited States
Median gross rent$969 (±$333)$833 (±$32)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent396 (±134)10,372 (±678)1,512,031 (±11,174)42,849,984

In Newton Township (Muskingum County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Muskingum County ($833).

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

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

In Muskingum County, Newton Township (Muskingum County) ranks 5 of 27 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 716 of 1,916.

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

How rent in Newton Township (Muskingum County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$684 (±$219)$969 (±$333)+41.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent19.7% (±5.7 points)23.5% (±7.0 points)+3.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate5.7% (±8.8 points)0.0% (±7.7 points)−5.7 percentage pointsNot 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 Newton Township (Muskingum County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Newton Township (Muskingum County)
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Newton Township (Muskingum County)—$969 (±$333)—
Springfield Township (Muskingum County)3.7 mi$811 (±$95)Not measurably different
Roseville3.9 mi$722 (±$33)Not measurably different
South Zanesville4.5 mi$799 (±$158)Not measurably different
Clay Township (Muskingum County)5.0 mi$1,020 (±$150)Not measurably different
Madison Township (Perry County)5.4 mi$1,701 (±$107)Higher
Brush Creek Township (Muskingum County)6.1 mi$914 (±$581)Not measurably different
Harrison Township (Perry County)6.6 mi$729 (±$24)Not measurably different
Crooksville6.6 mi$721 (±$74)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Madison Township (Perry County), OH ($1,701).

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

Median gross rent across Muskingum County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Madison Township (Muskingum County)$1,281 (±$514)
2Perry Township (Muskingum County)$1,048 (±$720)
3Clay Township (Muskingum County)$1,020 (±$150)
4Salem Township (Muskingum County)$1,000 (±$139)
5Newton Township (Muskingum County)$969 (±$333)
6Muskingum Township (Muskingum County)$946 (±$56)
7Frazeysburg$929 (±$76)
8Jefferson Township (Muskingum County)$924 (±$131)
9Adamsville$917 (±$77)
10Brush Creek Township (Muskingum County)$914 (±$581)
11Dresden$909 (±$146)

Showing 11 of 27 places in Muskingum 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 Newton Township (Muskingum County)

What is the average rent in Newton Township (Muskingum County), OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Newton Township (Muskingum County) is $969 (±$333) 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 Newton Township (Muskingum County)?

In Newton Township (Muskingum County), the median gross rent went from $684 in 2015–2019 to $969 in 2020–2024 (+41.7%).

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 Newton Township (Muskingum County) cost more than $2,000 a month?

3.0% of rented homes in Newton Township (Muskingum County) have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Newton Township (Muskingum County) higher than in Muskingum County?

In Newton Township (Muskingum County), median gross rent is not measurably different from Muskingum County ($833).

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 Newton township, Muskingum County, Ohio (county subdivision:55608, in state:39 county:119).

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.

Figures last updated on .

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