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Cost of living in Ironton, Ohio

Ironton, Ohio has about 10,768 people. Typical rent is $782 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $47,648 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.

Ranked #96 in Ohio on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $782 a month.

Ironton is a city in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $47,648 a year.

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People
10,768
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$782
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$47,648
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$106,700
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,006
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area

Ironton, Ohio has about 10,768 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $106,700.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Lawrence County is $1,006 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Ironton. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, prices sit at 88.4 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 Ironton'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 Ironton bill.

In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Ironton'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, 508 have higher typical rent than Ironton.

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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.