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Cost of living in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,422 a month.

Wright-Patterson AFB is a Census community, not a separate city government in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $89,615 a year.

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People
1,508
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,422
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$89,615
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
Not published
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,248
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio has about 1,508 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

The Census Bureau did not publish a typical home value here.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Greene County is $1,248 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Wright-Patterson AFB. 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 Wright-Patterson AFB'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 Wright-Patterson AFB bill.

In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Wright-Patterson AFB'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, 67 have higher typical rent than Wright-Patterson AFB.

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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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