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Comparing Dayton vs Columbus vs Fairborn vs Miamisburg

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Headline numbers

Dayton

OH

$1,220

YoY change
+3.3%
Vacancy
6.4%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
51.6%

Columbus

OH

$1,445

YoY change
+1.4%
Vacancy
3.7%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
55.9%

Fairborn

OH

$1,348

YoY change
+5.8%
Vacancy
6.4%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
48.8%

Miamisburg

OH

$1,297

YoY change
+3.2%
Vacancy
1.3%
2-BR rent
Cap rate
Renter share
27.1%

All values from the NGP-Rental-Data warehouse. Updated March 2026. See methodology.

Rent index — overlaid, last 5 years

ZORI rent index — Dayton vs Columbus vs Fairborn vs Miamisburg

Monthly Zillow ZORI rent index. Data updates monthly. Source: methodology.

Demographics & income

Metric DaytonColumbusFairbornMiamisburg
Median household income $45,247$66,082$61,751$82,900
Median age 34.133.235.740
Renter household share 51.6%55.9%48.8%27.1%
YoY rent change +3.3%+1.4%+5.8%+3.2%
Cap rate (overall)
$/unit (MFR)

Demographics: Census ACS5 2019-2024. Rent & cap rate: NGP-Rental-Data warehouse (see methodology). Cells marked "—" mean the metric isn't available for that geography in any free public source we ingest.