Cost of living in Bethel, Ohio
Bethel, Ohio has about 2,658 people. Typical rent is $667 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $43,779 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $667 a month.
Bethel is a village in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $43,779 a year.
- People
- 2,658
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $667
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $43,779
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $158,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,442
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Bethel, Ohio has about 2,658 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $158,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Clermont County is $1,442 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bethel. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, prices sit at 95.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Ohio taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bethel's exact store tax.
Some places in Ohio add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.20% of income. That is not a Bethel bill.
In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bethel's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Ohio averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 618 places we list in Ohio with a rent figure, 594 have higher typical rent than Bethel.
Nearby places
- Williamsburg
Typical rent $904
Compare with Bethel - Amelia
Typical rent $957
Compare with Bethel - Batavia
Typical rent $817
Compare with Bethel - Mount Orab
Typical rent $805
Compare with Bethel - New Richmond
Typical rent $738
Compare with Bethel - Georgetown
Typical rent $760
Compare with Bethel - Withamsville
Typical rent $1,156
- Augusta
Typical rent $744
Compare with Bethel
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Ohio
Bigger places in Ohio
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.