Cost of living in Trotwood, Ohio
Trotwood, Ohio has about 23,041 people. Typical rent is $1,031 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $50,113 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 #256 in Ohio on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,031 a month.
Trotwood is a city in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $50,113 a year.
- People
- 23,041
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,031
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $50,113
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $113,200
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,248
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA
Trotwood, Ohio has about 23,041 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $113,200.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Montgomery County is $1,248 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Trotwood. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area, prices sit at 92.7 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 Trotwood'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 Trotwood bill.
In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Trotwood'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, 227 have higher typical rent than Trotwood.
Nearby places
- Drexel
Typical rent $1,109
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Typical rent $1,049
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Typical rent $883
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Typical rent $914
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Typical rent $953
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Typical rent $1,070
Compare with Trotwood - Brookville
Typical rent $1,001
Compare with Trotwood - Dayton
Typical rent $918
Compare with Trotwood
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.