Solar Panel Cost & Payback in Ohio
Home solar in Ohio pays back in a median 13.3 years across the 203 places we cover, at an average electricity price of 18.7¢/kWh and about $3.60 per watt installed. Shiloh has the fastest payback (12.6 years).
Solar estimates for Ohio cities and towns
Sorted by fastest payback. Each figure is for a system sized to an average Ohio home (846 kWh/month).
| Place | kWh per kW | System | Cost | Payback | 25-yr savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh | 1,364 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.6 yrs | $34,632 |
| Northbrook | 1,350 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.7 yrs | $33,996 |
| Fairfield | 1,349 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.7 yrs | $33,951 |
| Wilmington | 1,344 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.7 yrs | $33,723 |
| Forest Park | 1,340 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.8 yrs | $33,541 |
| Springdale | 1,340 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.8 yrs | $33,541 |
| Xenia | 1,339 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.8 yrs | $33,496 |
| London | 1,337 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.8 yrs | $33,405 |
| Dayton | 1,336 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.8 yrs | $33,360 |
| Huber Heights | 1,336 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.8 yrs | $33,360 |
| Greenville | 1,336 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.8 yrs | $33,360 |
| Trenton | 1,336 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.8 yrs | $33,360 |
| Harrison | 1,336 | 7.6 kW | $27,360 | 12.8 yrs | $33,360 |
| Trotwood | 1,335 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $35,068 |
| Centerville | 1,335 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $35,068 |
| Hilliard | 1,333 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $34,972 |
| Fairborn | 1,332 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $34,924 |
| Oxford | 1,331 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $34,876 |
| Vandalia | 1,331 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $34,876 |
| Clayton | 1,330 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $34,828 |
| Loveland | 1,330 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.8 yrs | $34,828 |
| Sidney | 1,329 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,781 |
| Hamilton | 1,327 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,685 |
| Bowling Green | 1,325 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,589 |
| Monroe | 1,325 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,589 |
| Goshen | 1,324 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,541 |
| Springfield | 1,323 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,494 |
| Englewood | 1,323 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,494 |
| Riverside | 1,321 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,398 |
| Marysville | 1,321 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,398 |
| West Carrollton City | 1,321 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,398 |
| Kettering | 1,320 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 12.9 yrs | $34,350 |
| Middletown | 1,317 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,206 |
| Piqua | 1,317 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,206 |
| Washington Court House | 1,316 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,159 |
| Fostoria | 1,316 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,159 |
| Lewis Center | 1,316 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,159 |
| Lebanon | 1,315 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,111 |
| Wapakoneta | 1,315 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,111 |
| Beavercreek | 1,314 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,063 |
| Sharonville | 1,314 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $34,063 |
| Springboro | 1,312 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,967 |
| Miamisburg | 1,310 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,872 |
| Tipp City | 1,310 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,872 |
| Beckett Ridge | 1,309 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,824 |
| Mason | 1,308 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,776 |
| Perrysburg | 1,308 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,776 |
| Marion | 1,307 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,728 |
| Fairview Park | 1,307 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,728 |
| Celina | 1,307 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,728 |
| New Albany | 1,307 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.0 yrs | $33,728 |
| Fremont | 1,306 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,680 |
| Toledo | 1,304 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,585 |
| Defiance | 1,304 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,585 |
| Upper Arlington | 1,303 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,537 |
| Franklin | 1,303 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,537 |
| Troy | 1,301 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,441 |
| Delaware | 1,300 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,393 |
| Powell | 1,300 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,393 |
| Lima | 1,299 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,345 |
| Gahanna | 1,299 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,345 |
| Lorain | 1,298 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,298 |
| Urbana | 1,297 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,250 |
| Vermilion | 1,297 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,250 |
| Columbus | 1,296 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.1 yrs | $33,202 |
| Westlake | 1,294 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $33,106 |
| Worthington | 1,294 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $33,106 |
| Maumee | 1,294 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $33,106 |
| Grove City | 1,293 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $33,058 |
| Westerville | 1,293 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $33,058 |
| Sylvania | 1,293 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $33,058 |
| Norwalk | 1,293 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $33,058 |
| Reynoldsburg | 1,292 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $33,010 |
| Norwood | 1,292 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $33,010 |
| Whitehall | 1,291 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,963 |
| Bexley | 1,291 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,963 |
| Rocky River | 1,290 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,915 |
| Pickerington | 1,290 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,915 |
| Avon Lake | 1,289 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,867 |
| Chillicothe | 1,289 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,867 |
| Blue Ash | 1,289 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,867 |
| Vermilion-on-the-Lake | 1,289 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,867 |
| Sandusky | 1,288 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,819 |
| Bridgetown | 1,288 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,819 |
| Bellefontaine | 1,288 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,819 |
| Findlay | 1,287 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,771 |
| Montgomery | 1,287 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,771 |
| White Oak | 1,286 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,723 |
| Circleville | 1,286 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,723 |
| Oregon | 1,285 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,676 |
| Berea | 1,285 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,676 |
| Bucyrus | 1,285 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.2 yrs | $32,676 |
| Van Wert | 1,284 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,628 |
| Monfort Heights | 1,283 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,580 |
| Dublin | 1,282 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,532 |
| Barberton | 1,281 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,484 |
| Amherst | 1,281 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,484 |
| Norton | 1,281 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,484 |
| Pataskala | 1,280 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,436 |
| North Olmsted | 1,278 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,341 |
| Avon | 1,277 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,293 |
| Tiffin | 1,277 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,293 |
| Avon Center | 1,277 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,293 |
| Glenville | 1,276 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,245 |
| Hough | 1,276 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,245 |
| Finneytown | 1,276 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,245 |
| Mack | 1,276 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,245 |
| Dent | 1,276 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,245 |
| North College Hill | 1,276 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,245 |
| Elyria | 1,275 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,197 |
| Ashland | 1,275 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,197 |
| Bay Village | 1,275 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,197 |
| Cleveland | 1,274 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,149 |
| Lakewood | 1,274 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.3 yrs | $32,149 |
| Cincinnati | 1,273 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.4 yrs | $32,101 |
| Brook Park | 1,273 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.4 yrs | $32,101 |
| Collinwood | 1,272 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.4 yrs | $32,054 |
| Wooster | 1,272 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.4 yrs | $32,054 |
| Detroit-Shoreway | 1,270 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.4 yrs | $31,958 |
| Forestville | 1,270 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.4 yrs | $31,958 |
| East Cleveland | 1,269 | 8.0 kW | $28,800 | 13.4 yrs | $31,910 |
| North Royalton | 1,268 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.4 yrs | $33,455 |
| Heath | 1,267 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.4 yrs | $33,405 |
| Lancaster | 1,262 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $33,154 |
| Parma | 1,260 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $33,054 |
| Mansfield | 1,260 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $33,054 |
| Parma Heights | 1,260 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $33,054 |
| Coshocton | 1,260 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $33,054 |
| Brooklyn | 1,260 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $33,054 |
| Broadview Heights | 1,259 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $33,003 |
| Reading | 1,259 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $33,003 |
| Copley | 1,258 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $32,953 |
| Mount Vernon | 1,257 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $32,903 |
| Galion | 1,256 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $32,853 |
| Strongsville | 1,254 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $32,752 |
| Medina | 1,254 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $32,752 |
| Clark-Fulton | 1,254 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $32,752 |
| Middleburg Heights | 1,252 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.5 yrs | $32,652 |
| Wadsworth | 1,251 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.6 yrs | $32,601 |
| Newark | 1,248 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.6 yrs | $32,451 |
| Brecksville | 1,247 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.6 yrs | $32,401 |
| North Ridgeville | 1,246 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.6 yrs | $32,350 |
| Brunswick | 1,245 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.6 yrs | $32,300 |
| Massillon | 1,241 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.7 yrs | $32,099 |
| Seven Hills | 1,241 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.7 yrs | $32,099 |
| Portsmouth | 1,239 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.7 yrs | $31,999 |
| Canton | 1,238 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.7 yrs | $31,948 |
| Alliance | 1,238 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.7 yrs | $31,948 |
| Green | 1,235 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.7 yrs | $31,798 |
| Garfield Heights | 1,232 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.7 yrs | $31,647 |
| Maple Heights | 1,232 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.7 yrs | $31,647 |
| Cuyahoga Falls | 1,230 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.8 yrs | $31,547 |
| Akron | 1,228 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.8 yrs | $31,446 |
| New Franklin | 1,228 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.8 yrs | $31,446 |
| New Philadelphia | 1,225 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.8 yrs | $31,295 |
| Dover | 1,224 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.8 yrs | $31,245 |
| Painesville | 1,223 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.8 yrs | $31,195 |
| North Canton | 1,223 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.8 yrs | $31,195 |
| Stow | 1,221 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.9 yrs | $31,094 |
| Ashtabula | 1,220 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.9 yrs | $31,044 |
| Ravenna | 1,220 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.9 yrs | $31,044 |
| Euclid | 1,219 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.9 yrs | $30,994 |
| Willoughby | 1,219 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.9 yrs | $30,994 |
| Richmond Heights | 1,216 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.9 yrs | $30,843 |
| Ironton | 1,215 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.9 yrs | $30,793 |
| Shaker Heights | 1,214 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.9 yrs | $30,743 |
| University Heights | 1,214 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.9 yrs | $30,743 |
| Warrensville Heights | 1,212 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 13.9 yrs | $30,642 |
| South Euclid | 1,211 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 14.0 yrs | $30,592 |
| Lyndhurst | 1,211 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 14.0 yrs | $30,592 |
| Cleveland Heights | 1,210 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 14.0 yrs | $30,542 |
| Kent | 1,210 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 14.0 yrs | $30,542 |
| Beachwood | 1,210 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 14.0 yrs | $30,542 |
| Willoughby Hills | 1,210 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 14.0 yrs | $30,542 |
| Solon | 1,209 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 14.0 yrs | $30,492 |
| Wickliffe | 1,209 | 8.4 kW | $30,240 | 14.0 yrs | $30,492 |
| Tallmadge | 1,208 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.0 yrs | $31,891 |
| Mentor | 1,207 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.0 yrs | $31,838 |
| Athens | 1,207 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.0 yrs | $31,838 |
| Marietta | 1,207 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.0 yrs | $31,838 |
| Zanesville | 1,205 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.0 yrs | $31,733 |
| Twinsburg | 1,205 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.0 yrs | $31,733 |
| Macedonia | 1,205 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.0 yrs | $31,733 |
| Cambridge | 1,203 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.0 yrs | $31,628 |
| Conneaut | 1,202 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.0 yrs | $31,575 |
| East Liverpool | 1,201 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.1 yrs | $31,523 |
| Steubenville | 1,199 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.1 yrs | $31,417 |
| Eastlake | 1,198 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.1 yrs | $31,365 |
| Willowick | 1,198 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.1 yrs | $31,365 |
| Hudson | 1,193 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.1 yrs | $31,102 |
| Aurora | 1,193 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.1 yrs | $31,102 |
| Bedford | 1,193 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.1 yrs | $31,102 |
| Bedford Heights | 1,193 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.1 yrs | $31,102 |
| Austintown | 1,192 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.1 yrs | $31,049 |
| Mayfield Heights | 1,192 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.1 yrs | $31,049 |
| Streetsboro | 1,188 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.2 yrs | $30,839 |
| Boardman | 1,185 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.2 yrs | $30,681 |
| Struthers | 1,183 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.2 yrs | $30,575 |
| Girard | 1,183 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.2 yrs | $30,575 |
| Salem | 1,181 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.3 yrs | $30,470 |
| Warren | 1,179 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.3 yrs | $30,365 |
| Youngstown | 1,169 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.4 yrs | $29,839 |
| Niles | 1,162 | 8.8 kW | $31,680 | 14.5 yrs | $29,470 |