Cost of living in Obetz, Ohio
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,379 a month.
Obetz is a city in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $87,304 a year.
- People
- 7,330
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,379
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $87,304
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $220,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,602
- Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Obetz, Ohio has about 7,330 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $220,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Franklin County is $1,602 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Obetz. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Columbus, OH metro area, prices sit at 95.5 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 Obetz'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 Obetz bill.
In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Obetz'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, 73 have higher typical rent than Obetz.
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Typical rent $1,912
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Typical rent $1,145
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Typical rent $879
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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.