Ohio has 4 of the 20 most affordable cities to buy a home in the US in 2026, study shows
Buying a home is an exciting, but often daunting experience–from finding a good location to inspections and all the paperwork that comes with closing on a home.
However, a new WalletHub study has made one thing easy: finding which cities are the most affordable to buy a home.
And if you’re looking for a home in Ohio, there’s even better news because several cities in the state are among the most affordable in the country to buy a home in 2026.
Which cities are they? Let’s take a look:
Which Ohio cities are the most affordable to buy a home in 2026?
According to the WalletHub study, 300 cities across the country were scored based on home affordability, maintenance affordability, cost of living, tax rates and more. Experts compiled the data all together from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau, The National Association of Realtors and the Council for Community and Economic Research.
Each score was ranked highest to lowest, from most affordable to least, with a score from 0 to 100.
The study ranked the following Ohio cities as some of the most affordable in the country:
- Akron, Ohio is 5th most affordable in the country with an overall score of 70.82
- Cleveland, Ohio is the 10th most affordable, with an overall score of 69.37
- Toledo, Ohio is the 18th most affordable, with an overall score of 68.17
- Dayton is the 19th most affordable, with an overall score of 68.16
Other cities such as Flint and Detroit in Michigan, Surprise, Arizona and Memphis, Tennessee made the top five most affordable cities to buy a home in 2026.
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