- Only 26% of Ohio occupations can afford typical homes in 2025, down from 67% in 2020.
- Mansfield home prices jumped 64% while required income surged 121% in five years.
- Ohio faces a shortage of 266,000 affordable rental homes for extremely low-income households.
Ohio housing affordability has taken a devastating hit, and a new report suggests that having a good job no longer guarantees a realistic path to homeownership.
According to the National Housing Conference, Ohio experienced the steepest decline in homeownership affordability among states between 2020 and 2025.
And the numbers are alarming…