According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Ashland has an overall cost of living index of 81 which is 0.8x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Ohio, Ashland has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Ohio's index of 90.
The standard of living in Ashland ranks as #290 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Ohio. By definition, that implies Ashland ranks as the #6,129 most expensive place in the Buckeye State.
Living Expense | Ashland | Ohio | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 81 | 90 | 100 | |
Services | 87 | 100 | 100 | |
Groceries | 101 | 99 | 100 | |
Health | 86 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 60 | 74 | 100 | |
Transportation | 93 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 93 | 93 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Ohio, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Ashland |
---|---|---|---|
Strongsville, OH | 44,675 | 99 | 1.2x |
North Ridgeville, OH | 33,961 | 101 | 1.2x |
Westlake, OH | 32,154 | 109 | 1.3x |
North Olmsted, OH | 31,562 | 96 | 1.2x |
North Royalton, OH | 30,179 | 101 | 1.2x |
Avon Lake, OH | 24,309 | 108 | 1.3x |
Rocky River, OH | 20,115 | 102 | 1.3x |
Broadview Heights, OH | 19,195 | 104 | 1.3x |
Seven Hills, OH | 11,597 | 101 | 1.2x |
Olmsted Falls, OH | 8,892 | 94 | 1.2x |