{"id":84128,"date":"2026-02-25T13:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=84128"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:20:48","slug":"housing-affordability-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-affordability-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Love Is Blind&#8217; Shines a Spotlight on Ohio, Home to Two of the Nation&#8217;s Most Affordable Housing Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i>In this season of Love Is Blind, the real plot twist is affordable housing.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love may be blind, but one thing is clear: Ohio is one of the most affordable states in the nation for homebuyers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing sticks out watching the hometown portion of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/features\/love-is-blind-season-10-cast-instagrams\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Love Is Blind&#8221; Ohio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the season that\u2019s currently airing on Netflix: The cast members live in bigger, nicer houses than what we\u2019re used to seeing for single twenty-something and thirty-somethings in expensive coastal cities. It\u2019s especially notable that going into the show, they were all single\u2013and it\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/struggle-afford-housing-single-versus-married\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more difficult<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to afford rent or mortgage payment on one income than two.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why? Because Ohio is home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/4145\/OH\/Cleveland\">Cleveland<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/3879\/OH\/Cincinnati\">Cincinnati<\/a>, two of the most affordable metro areas in the U.S. And the third of the Buckeye State\u2019s big-city trifecta, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/city\/4664\/OH\/Columbus\">Columbus<\/a>, is slightly more expensive, but not by much.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homebuying-affordability-improving-2026\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recent Redfin analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that a household earning the local median income can afford to buy the median-priced home in just 12 of the 50 most populous U.S. metro areas. Two of those metros are Cleveland and Cincinnati:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cleveland:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A homebuyer needs to earn $66,725 to afford the median-priced home, which sells for $230,000. That\u2019s about $10,000 less than the typical income of $76,912.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cincinnati: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A homebuyer needs to earn $81,487 to afford the typical home, which goes for $302,010. That\u2019s roughly $7,000 less than the median income of $88,204.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Columbus: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A homebuyer needs to earn $92,935 to afford the typical home, which sells for $340,000. That\u2019s just slightly more than the area\u2019s $90,071 median household income, a much smaller gap than most other metro areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Let\u2019s break it down by what homebuyers pay on a monthly basis:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cleveland: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,691 per month for the median-priced home with today\u2019s prevailing 6% mortgage rate, assuming a 20% down payment and typical taxes and insurance.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cincinnati: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,475 per month<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Columbus: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$2,772 per month<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compare that to past &#8220;Love Is Blind&#8221; cities like Seattle, where someone needs to earn $192,503 to afford the typical home, 65% higher than the median local income of $124,380. The typical home in Seattle goes for $731,810, more than double the typical Ohio home, and the monthly costs of around $4,100 are roughly double those in Ohio, too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At least in terms of housing affordability, this season\u2019s &#8220;Love Is Blind&#8221; cast is sitting pretty. Especially Jessica, a doctor who reportedly owns a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/15990404\/love-is-blind-chris-tiny-apartment-jessica-owns-home\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$740,000, 3,000-square-foot Columbus home<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Her house was featured in an episode of the show, and wow. Maybe we should all be moving to Columbus?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>For those of us who are looking to buy a home in the Buckeye State\u2013or who want to cry about what we could afford if we lived there\u2013here are some Redfin listings in Ohio.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Cincinnati: A Walkable Gem For $290,000<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/OH\/Cincinnati\/Undisclosed-address-45236\/home\/76148089\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lib.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lib.png 639w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lib-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This two-bedroom, two-bathroom, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/OH\/Cincinnati\/Undisclosed-address-45236\/home\/76148089\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fully renovated home<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is perfect for a millennial or Gen Zer searching for a starter home\u2013whether they\u2019re on a reality dating show or not.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Cleveland: A Historic Condo For $349,900<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/OH\/Cleveland\/13715-Shaker-Blvd-44120\/unit-1B\/home\/70801897\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-300x201.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1024x688.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-768x516.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed.png 1059w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This elegant, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/OH\/Cleveland\/13715-Shaker-Blvd-44120\/unit-1B\/home\/70801897\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">historic condo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with over 2,000 square feet of living space, three bedrooms, and 2.5 bathrooms features soaring ceilings and old-world glamour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Cincinnati: A Spacious, Luxurious Home For $450,000<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/OH\/Cincinnati\/5485-Windridge-Ct-45243\/unit-58\/home\/101002798\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84131 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1.png 641w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-1-300x179.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/OH\/Cincinnati\/5485-Windridge-Ct-45243\/unit-58\/home\/101002798\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">townhome<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a country club community with over 2,200 square feet of living space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Columbus Suburb: Balling Out Ohio Style For $966,000<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/OH\/Blacklick\/7977-Creek-Hollow-Rd-43004\/home\/79477959\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-84132 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-2.png 645w, https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/unnamed-2-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want nearly 5,000 square feet, a spa-like bathroom and a sprawling backyard for under $1 million? Look no further than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/OH\/Blacklick\/7977-Creek-Hollow-Rd-43004\/home\/79477959\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this gorgeous listing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the outskirts of Columbus.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this season of Love Is Blind, the real plot twist is affordable housing.\u00a0 Love may be blind, but one thing is clear: Ohio is one of the most affordable states in the nation for homebuyers.\u00a0 One thing sticks out watching the hometown portion of &#8220;Love Is Blind&#8221; Ohio, the season that\u2019s currently airing on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13153,"featured_media":84133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[763],"tags":[20],"dashboard":[],"coauthors":[124],"class_list":["post-84128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-housing-affordability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Love Is Blind&#039; 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