A new report shows nearly half of Ohio’s 1.58 million renters are paying more than they can afford on rent. Ohio also has a shortage of 266,000 affordable and available rental units, the report shows.
Of Ohio’s 422,098 extremely low-income renters, 73% of these households spend more than half of their income on rent — up from 66% five years ago, according to the 2026 Gap Report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio.
“The data confirms what we hear all the time – renters across the board are having more trouble paying rent,” Ohio coalition Executive Director Amy Riegel said in a statement…