Cost of living in Oxford, Ohio
Oxford, Ohio has about 21,753 people. Typical rent is $997 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $40,764 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 #288 in Ohio on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $997 a month.
Oxford is a city in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $40,764 a year.
- People
- 21,753
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $997
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $40,764
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $238,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,442
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
- Gas
- $3.974
- Ohio, week of October 12, 2026
Oxford, Ohio has about 21,753 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $238,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Butler County is $1,442 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Oxford. 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 Oxford'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 Oxford bill.
In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Oxford's bill.
For the week of October 12, 2026, EIA's all-grades gasoline price in Ohio was $3.974 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $1,907.52 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Ohio shares this price.
Among 618 places we list in Ohio with a rent figure, 247 have higher typical rent than Oxford.
Nearby places
- Camden
Typical rent $894
Compare with Oxford - New Miami
Typical rent $1,074
Compare with Oxford - Hamilton
Typical rent $1,007
Compare with Oxford - Lake Lakengren
Typical rent $1,345
Compare with Oxford - Liberty
Typical rent $698
Compare with Oxford - Ross
Typical rent $978
Compare with Oxford - Trenton
Typical rent $1,284
- Brookville
Typical rent $818
Compare with Oxford
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.