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Cost of living in Fort Shawnee, Ohio

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,035 a month.

Fort Shawnee is a Census community, not a separate city government in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $90,491 a year.

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People
6,209
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,035
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$90,491
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$208,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,179
Lima, OH MSA

Fort Shawnee, Ohio has about 6,209 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $208,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Allen County is $1,179 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Fort Shawnee. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Lima, OH metro area, prices sit at 89.7 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 Fort Shawnee'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 Fort Shawnee bill.

In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Fort Shawnee'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, 225 have higher typical rent than Fort Shawnee.

Nearby places

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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.

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Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

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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.