17 zip codes·Updated September 2026

Dayton rents and rental comps

The median asking rent across 17 Dayton zip codes is $1,113/month, up 2.5% from a year ago.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the economic engine that keeps Dayton running. Affordable cash flow market. Just make sure you're buying in the neighborhoods that benefit from the base, not the ones that don't.

Median Asking Rent

$1,113

Rent Change (YoY)

+2.5%

Avg Days on Market

Active Rental Listings

1,107

Median List Price

$184,900

Median Asking Rent Over Time

Average across 17 zip codes

12 months+3.1%

Median Asking Rent by ZIP Code

Rental Listings by ZIP Code

ZIP	Median Rent	YoY Growth	$/Sqft	Avg DOM	Listings
45424	$1,700/mo	+7.9%	$1.25	37	69
45429	$1,650/mo	+18.3%	$1.46	41	58
45431	$1,505/mo	+3.8%	$1.46	19	60
45440	$1,325/mo	-17.2%	$1.21	43	27
45414	$1,295/mo	0.0%	$1.20	27	38
45409	$1,250/mo	+4.2%	$1.27	45	29
45420	$1,200/mo	+6.7%	$1.31	38	71
45416	$1,195/mo	+8.6%	$1.24	18	19
45402	$1,100/mo	+10.0%	$1.21	50	108
45410	$1,095/mo	-0.5%	$1.00	57	68
45419	$1,045/mo	+4.5%	$1.25	37	47
45403	$1,000/mo	0.0%	$1.02	46	85
45404	$1,000/mo	-7.0%	$1.07	44	27
45417	$995/mo	+4.7%	$1.07	22	79
45415	$900/mo	+5.9%	$1.20	30	14
45405	$850/mo	-5.0%	$0.94	40	161
45406	$800/mo	-2.4%	$1.06	34	147

Comps for any address in Dayton

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Median Asking Rent by Bedroom

Unit Size	Median Rent	$/Sqft
Studio	$710/mo	$1.69/sqft
1 Bedroom	$798/mo	$1.23/sqft
2 Bedroom	$995/mo	$1.11/sqft
3 Bedroom	$1,300/mo	$1.22/sqft
4 Bedroom	$1,648/mo	$1.04/sqft

Aggregated median across all Dayton zip codes with available data.

For-Sale Listings by ZIP Code

ZIP	Median List Price	YoY Change	$/Sqft
45440	$349,900	+4.4%	$159.85
45419	$325,000	+8.4%	$188.15
45431	$299,900	+7.1%	$162.30
45429	$290,000	-3.3%	$168.06
45424	$259,000	+8.8%	$154.51
45409	$250,000	+4.2%	$163.57
45414	$249,900	+3.3%	$142.40
45415	$249,000	+6.0%	$133.73
45420	$184,900	+5.7%	$160.23
45404	$159,000	-1.5%	$109.25
45410	$154,900	-5.8%	$104.29
45403	$145,000	+11.5%	$98.13
45402	$132,000	-11.4%	$95.76
45405	$119,000	-4.8%	$71.53
45406	$110,000	-12.0%	$93.56
45416	$104,900	-12.6%	$94.91
45417	$99,950	-0.0%	$94.15

HUD Fair Market Rents

Unit Size	Fair Market Rent	Median Asking Rent	Difference
Studio	$980/mo	$710/mo	-28%
1 Bedroom	$1,060/mo	$798/mo	-25%
2 Bedroom	$1,340/mo	$995/mo	-26%
3 Bedroom	$1,740/mo	$1,300/mo	-25%
4 Bedroom	$1,910/mo	$1,648/mo	-14%

HUD publishes Fair Market Rents once a year for the Dayton metro area. Local housing authorities use them to set Section 8 voucher payment standards, usually 90% to 110% of the FMR.

Montgomery County FMR page Section 8 vs market rent

About the Dayton rental market

The median asking rent across Dayton, OH sits at $1,113/month, pulled from active rental listings in 17 zip codes. That's up 2.5% from a year ago.

Rents aren't uniform across the city. ZIP 45424 tops the list at $1,700/month. ZIP 45406 comes in lowest at $800/month. That's a 113% spread between the top and bottom zip codes, which is wide. City-wide averages won't tell you much about a specific property here.

A 2-bedroom rents for $995/month at the median. 1-bedrooms run about $798. 3-bedrooms come in around $1,300.

Listings take longer here. The average is 37 days on market, which gives renters more room to negotiate and means landlords should price carefully.

Gross rent-to-value lands around 7.2% ($1,113/month rent on a $184,900 median price). Middle of the pack for cash-flow markets.

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in the Dayton metro is $1,340/month. Asking rents come in about 17% below the federal benchmark, which can make Section 8 properties competitive here.

Dayton is an extremely affordable market where rent-to-price ratios look great on paper. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the biggest employer and provides a stable renter base. The Oregon District and Oakwood are premium. The west and east sides offer very low entry points. Real cash flow potential here, but like any deeply affordable market, property condition and tenant screening matter a lot. Some areas have challenged demographics and higher vacancy rates. Underwrite realistic vacancy and maintenance. The best-case rent number won't cover you. The base provides stability. Pockets here work well for investors who go in realistic about what they're getting into.

These numbers are city-wide averages. If you're pricing a specific property in Dayton, pull comps from the same zip code. The spread is usually bigger than people expect.