What is the median rent in Waterville, OH?

Name: Median rent in Waterville, OH, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Waterville, OH is $1,415 (±$98) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 640 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Waterville, the median gross rent went from $1,001 in 2015–2019 to $1,415 in 2020–2024 (+41.4%).

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: $1,415 (±$98)
Rented homes: 640 (±157)
$2,000 or more: 14.3%
Since 2015–2019: +41.4%

How much rent costs in Waterville

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Waterville	Lucas County	Ohio	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±5.7 points)	12.0%	8.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	25.8% (±14.2 points)	45.4%	38.3%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	34.8% (±12.7 points)	32.6%	34.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	25.2% (±12.9 points)	7.7%	12.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	8.0% (±6.3 points)	1.4%	3.7%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±5.7 points)	0.3%	1.1%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.3% (±5.8 points)	0.6%	1.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 34.8% of renting households.

14.3% of rented homes in Waterville cost $2,000 or more a month.

Waterville against Lucas County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Waterville	Lucas County	Ohio	United States
Median gross rent	$1,415 (±$98)	$934 (±$12)	$1,034 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	640 (±157)	66,901 (±1,416)	1,512,031 (±11,174)	42,849,984

In Waterville, median gross rent is higher than in Lucas County ($934).

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Lucas County, Waterville ranks 3 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 145 of 1,916.

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

How rent in Waterville 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	$1,001 (±$147)	$1,415 (±$98)	+41.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent	13.0% (±5.4 points)	27.0% (±6.0 points)	+14.0 percentage points	Measurable increase
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±10.0 points)	18.1% (±10.2 points)	+18.1 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 Waterville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Waterville
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Waterville	—	$1,415 (±$98)	—
Waterville Township	2.2 mi	$901 (±$81)	Lower
Haskins	3.1 mi	$996 (±$137)	Lower
Whitehouse	3.3 mi	$881 (±$99)	Lower
Middleton Township (Wood County)	4.3 mi	$925 (±$136)	Lower
Monclova Township	4.4 mi	$1,663 (±$90)	Higher
Perrysburg	5.4 mi	$1,198 (±$100)	Lower
Tontogany	5.6 mi	$927 (±$45)	Lower
Providence Township	5.6 mi	$1,120 (±$468)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Waterville Township, OH ($901), Haskins, OH ($996), Whitehouse, OH ($881).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Monclova Township, OH ($1,663).

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

Median gross rent across Lucas County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Ottawa Hills	$1,731 (±$481)
2	Monclova Township	$1,663 (±$90)
3	Waterville	$1,415 (±$98)
4	Sylvania Township	$1,209 (±$52)
5	Spencer Township (Lucas County)	$1,152 (±$68)
6	Providence Township	$1,120 (±$468)
7	Sylvania	$1,072 (±$65)
8	Springfield Township (Lucas County)	$1,032 (±$45)
9 (tie)	Swanton Township	$1,020 (±$312)

Showing 9 of 18 places in Lucas 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 Waterville

What is the average rent in Waterville, OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Waterville is $1,415 (±$98) 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 Waterville?

In Waterville, the median gross rent went from $1,001 in 2015–2019 to $1,415 in 2020–2024 (+41.4%).

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 Waterville cost more than $2,000 a month?

14.3% of rented homes in Waterville have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Waterville higher than in Lucas County?

In Waterville, median gross rent is higher than in Lucas County ($934).

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

It is not measurably different from 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 Waterville city, Ohio (place:81858, 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.