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39.86° N · 84.11° W · GEOID 3936610

Huber Heights

Miami County, Ohio · part of the Dayton, OH metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

OhioHuber Heights, OHHuber HeightsHuber Heights

The short answer

Huber Heights is home to 43,455 people. Median household income is $79,131 a year and median rent is $1,258 a month, 19.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $177,300, about 2.2x annual median household income.

Huber Heights's housing market sets it apart. The median home costs 2.2 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of places its size. Also notable: 40% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 91% of places its size.

69OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Huber Heights scores better than 69% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 150th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%78
Economy 20%65
Safety 20%48
Amenities 15%43
Education 10%37
Commute 10%65
Growth 5%48
Median gross rent
$1,258
8% below the median place
Median household income
$79,131
1% below the median place
Median home value
$177,300
44% below the median place
Unemployment
3.4%
30% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Huber Heights

  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 0.2 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 88% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Huber Heights

Miami County gains about 6.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,052
Moved out4,476
Net+576

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Montgomery County, OH1,5411,158+383
Shelby County, OH487431+56
Darke County, OH288248+40
Greene County, OH239175+64
Clark County, OH197200−3
Franklin County, OH110150−40
Champaign County, OH117
Hamilton County, OH98

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$62K
Leavers$59K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Miami County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Miami County report $61,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $59,000.
Income you would need
$50,300 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,258 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,351 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $177,300.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 10.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Brunswick, OH matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
1.9%
6% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
5.5%
3% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
6.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHuber HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.5%3% below
Moved from another state11.9%6% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure6.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$61,67413% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$59,04716% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs only about $93 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 92% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Huber Heights19.1%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$50,320
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.1%
6% below the median place
Home price to income
2.2x
41% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$66,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Huber Heights, $1,258 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Huber Heights, but easier on the budget

Places that match Huber Heights on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Brunswick, OH9815.3% vs 19.1%$13,100Compare
Westfield, MA9415.3% vs 19.1%$8,000Compare
Kaukauna, WI9416.2% vs 19.1%$3,400Compare
Owatonna, MN9315.9% vs 19.1%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
3.9%
44% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
39.9%
21% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,351
28% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHuber HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2588% below
Rent to income119.1%6% below
Property tax rate11.6%75% above
Home price to income12.2x41% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.78% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,24823% below
HUD area median income4County figure$103,0004% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,81714% below
Median home value1$177,30044% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.0%27% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.4%7% above
Homeownership170.9%7% above
Renters paying 30%+139.9%21% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,35128% below
Vacant homes13.9%44% below
Median year built119760% below
03

Work and pay

Unemployment averaged 3.4% over the survey period, lower than in 77% of the 985 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Unemployment1
3.4%
30% below the median place
Mean commute1
23 min
9% below the median place
Works from home1
10.3%
17% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate9.6% −11%
Income per person$37,881 −5%
Median household income$79,131 −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHuber HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$79,1311% below
Income per person1$37,8815% below
Unemployment13.4%30% below
Average annual pay6County figure$57,48413% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.1%11% above
Jobs6County figure41,78372% below
Poverty rate19.6%11% below
Mean commute123 min9% below
Works from home110.3%17% below
Commutes by transit1Metro figure0.8%0% above
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 93.9%, 2% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
93.9%
2% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
26.1%
19% below the median place
Born abroad1
7.2%
19% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance5.8% −9%
Household size2.4 −2%
Median age38.2 −2%
High school or higher93.2% +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHuber HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population143,4551031st largest
Population change since 202071.1%5% below
Median age138.22% below
Bachelor's or higher126.1%19% below
High school or higher193.2%1% above
Household size12.42% below
Born abroad17.2%19% below
No health insurance15.8%9% below
Homes with broadband193.9%2% above
05

Life in Huber Heights

OpenStreetMap shows 3.9 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 86% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1980. 1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Miami-Erie Canal Lock No. 70 listed 1982

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.9 −62%
Playgrounds per 10k8.1 −14%
Grocery stores per 10k1.8 −13%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.0 −20%
Libraries per 10k0.2 −74%
Named paths and bike trails22 km 10.8×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.1 −38%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 5 miles
  • Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument 16 miles
  • William Howard Taft National Historic Site 55 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.6 −20%
Shops27.7 −9%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.9 −31%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site11
4.7
85% below the median place
Students per teacher14
18.8
22% above the median place
Public schools14
8
11% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureHuber HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools14811% below
Public school students145,63415% above
Students per teacher1418.822% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure16.620% below
Shops per 10k9County figure27.79% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure13.931% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k103.962% below
Playgrounds per 10k108.114% below
Grocery stores per 10k101.813% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k109.020% below
Libraries per 10k100.274% below
Named paths and bike trails1021.5above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.138% below
Nearest National Park Service site114.785% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11350% above
National Register listings12192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 140, 27% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
140
27% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
1,630
34% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Heat wave risk16
41.6
54% below the median place
Wildfire risk16
21.0
66% below the median place
Natural hazard risk16
61.4
34% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHuber HeightsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high15County figure85°F3% below
January average low15County figure20°F19% below
Average temperature15County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation15County figure41.2 in6% below
Natural hazard risk16County figure61.434% below
Hurricane risk16County figure33.553% below
Tornado risk16County figure75.47% below
Wildfire risk16County figure21.066% below
Heat wave risk16County figure41.654% below
Median air quality index17County figure407% below
Good air days17County figure84.2%23% above
08

Huber Heights in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Huber Heights does better than 76% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 64%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,258/mo (2024)$1,620/mo$1,330 to $1,980/mo+4.3%
Median household income$79,131 (2024)$100,000$84,500 to $118,500+4.0%
Median home value$177,300 (2024)$257,000$186,000 to $354,000+6.4%
Population43,905 (2025)44,45042,640 to 46,340+0.2%

The median home would be worth 2.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.2 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Huber Heights

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Griffith, IN$1,235$76,636Compare
Pennside, PA$1,203$77,192Compare
Fultondale, AL$1,269$73,575Compare
Greenfield, IN$1,177$76,127Compare
Greenfield, INFultondale, ALPennside, PAGriffith, INHuber Heights, OHHuber HeightsGriffithPennsideFultondaleGreenfieldHuber HeightsGriffithPennsideFultondaleGreenfield

Places built like Huber Heights

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Huber Heights performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Huber Heights, OH19.1%4.8%/yr1.1%
Brunswick, OH15.3%5.3%/yr-0.8%Compare
Fairfield, OH19.1%5.3%/yr-0.5%Compare
Jeffersonville, IN19.4%4.8%/yr9.5%Compare
Janesville, WI17.2%5.5%/yr2.0%Compare
Troy, OH17.5%4.9%/yr3.8%Compare
Merrillville, IN22.8%2.1%/yr2.6%Compare

Common questions

Is Huber Heights a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 69 out of 100, better than 69% of the places we rate and 150th of 290 in Ohio. OpenStreetMap shows 0.2 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 88% of the 987 places of 25,000 to 50,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 64 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Huber Heights expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $177,300.

What salary do you need to live in Huber Heights?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,320 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Huber Heights safe?

There were 140 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Huber Heights?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Griffith, IN, Pennside, PA, Fultondale, AL and Greenfield, IN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Huber Heights with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Huber Heights itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/huber-heights-ohio

Citytistics. “Huber Heights, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/huber-heights-ohio/

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