Ohio Fair Market Rents
HUD FMR areas, Section 8 income limits, and housing authorities in Ohio.
Median 2BR FMR
$1,029
across 107 Ohio areas (FY2026)
Range
$973–$1,433
low to high 2BR FMR statewide
PHAs
75
138,827 units managed
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Most expensive metros in Ohio (2BR FMR)
Least expensive areas in Ohio (2BR FMR)
FMR Areas in Ohio (FY2026)
| Area Name | Type | Studio | 1BR | 2BR | 3BR | 4BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron, OH MSA | Metro | $904 | $985 | $1,268 | $1,547 | $1,681 |
| Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $715 | $840 | $1,037 | $1,257 | $1,429 |
| Brown County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $797 | $802 | $1,008 | $1,361 | $1,691 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | Metro | $749 | $846 | $1,086 | $1,371 | $1,451 |
| Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | Metro | — | ||||
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 |
| Dayton, OH MSA | Metro | — | ||||
| Dayton-Kettering, OH MSA | Metro | $928 | $1,009 | $1,273 | $1,651 | $1,817 |
| Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $854 | $886 | $1,106 | $1,384 | $1,557 |
| Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,338 | $1,383 |
| Lima, OH MSA | Metro | $839 | $844 | $1,108 | $1,338 | $1,493 |
| Mansfield, OH MSA | Metro | $671 | $773 | $973 | $1,315 | $1,530 |
| Ottawa County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | — | ||||
| Ottawa County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $807 | $843 | $1,106 | $1,326 | $1,696 |
| Perry County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $786 | $790 | $973 | $1,202 | $1,429 |
| Springfield, OH MSA | Metro | $763 | $843 | $1,106 | $1,355 | $1,572 |
| Toledo, OH MSA | Metro | $769 | $820 | $1,076 | $1,380 | $1,454 |
| Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $1,113 | $1,125 | $1,433 | $1,718 | $1,897 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | Metro | $752 | $757 | $973 | $1,285 | $1,482 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | Metro | $683 | $816 | $991 | $1,277 | $1,413 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Metro | $735 | $771 | $973 | $1,270 | $1,345 |
| Adams County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $785 | $973 | $1,220 | $1,288 |
| Akron, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $904 | $985 | $1,268 | $1,547 | $1,681 |
| Akron, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $904 | $985 | $1,268 | $1,547 | $1,681 |
| Ashland County, OH | Non-Metro | $677 | $779 | $973 | $1,280 | $1,472 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Non-Metro | $715 | $840 | $1,037 | $1,257 | $1,429 |
| Athens County, OH | Non-Metro | $902 | $907 | $1,092 | $1,338 | $1,491 |
| Auglaize County, OH | Non-Metro | $757 | $762 | $1,000 | $1,391 | $1,668 |
| Brown County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $797 | $802 | $1,008 | $1,361 | $1,691 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $749 | $846 | $1,086 | $1,371 | $1,451 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $749 | $846 | $1,086 | $1,371 | $1,451 |
| Champaign County, OH | Non-Metro | $737 | $818 | $1,046 | $1,333 | $1,470 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 |
| Clinton County, OH | Non-Metro | $778 | $838 | $1,029 | $1,349 | $1,696 |
| Columbiana County, OH | Non-Metro | $693 | $779 | $973 | $1,218 | $1,288 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 |
| Coshocton County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $824 | $973 | $1,254 | $1,632 |
| Crawford County, OH | Non-Metro | $780 | $811 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Darke County, OH | Non-Metro | $801 | $806 | $973 | $1,290 | $1,295 |
| Dayton, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $928 | $1,009 | $1,273 | $1,651 | $1,817 |
| Dayton, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $928 | $1,009 | $1,273 | $1,651 | $1,817 |
| Dayton, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $928 | $1,009 | $1,273 | $1,651 | $1,817 |
| Defiance County, OH | Non-Metro | $754 | $799 | $980 | $1,239 | $1,408 |
| Erie County, OH | Non-Metro | $854 | $886 | $1,106 | $1,384 | $1,557 |
| Fayette County, OH | Non-Metro | $750 | $836 | $992 | $1,273 | $1,415 |
| Gallia County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $871 | $973 | $1,240 | $1,632 |
| Guernsey County, OH | Non-Metro | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,280 | $1,574 |
| Hancock County, OH | Non-Metro | $777 | $859 | $1,127 | $1,484 | $1,693 |
| Hardin County, OH | Non-Metro | $806 | $811 | $973 | $1,230 | $1,373 |
| Harrison County, OH | Non-Metro | $744 | $749 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Henry County, OH | Non-Metro | $761 | $766 | $982 | $1,303 | $1,647 |
| Highland County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $845 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,492 |
| Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,338 | $1,383 |
| Holmes County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $742 | $973 | $1,197 | $1,288 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $848 | $853 | $973 | $1,249 | $1,410 |
| Huron County, OH | Non-Metro | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,212 | $1,521 |
| Jackson County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $762 | $973 | $1,256 | $1,344 |
| Knox County, OH | Non-Metro | $824 | $862 | $1,078 | $1,408 | $1,427 |
| Lima, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $839 | $844 | $1,108 | $1,338 | $1,493 |
| Logan County, OH | Non-Metro | $777 | $783 | $1,027 | $1,251 | $1,360 |
| Mansfield, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $671 | $773 | $973 | $1,315 | $1,530 |
| Marion County, OH | Non-Metro | $806 | $811 | $1,064 | $1,276 | $1,409 |
| Meigs County, OH | Non-Metro | $722 | $758 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,552 |
| Mercer County, OH | Non-Metro | $747 | $788 | $987 | $1,287 | $1,307 |
| Monroe County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $742 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 |
| Morgan County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $875 | $973 | $1,193 | $1,462 |
| Muskingum County, OH | Non-Metro | $815 | $820 | $973 | $1,324 | $1,438 |
| Noble County, OH | Non-Metro | $744 | $749 | $983 | $1,210 | $1,386 |
| Ottawa County, OH | Non-Metro | $807 | $843 | $1,106 | $1,326 | $1,696 |
| Paulding County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $780 | $973 | $1,343 | $1,530 |
| Perry County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $786 | $790 | $973 | $1,202 | $1,429 |
| Pike County, OH | Non-Metro | $738 | $744 | $976 | $1,214 | $1,446 |
| Preble County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $742 | $973 | $1,298 | $1,424 |
| Putnam County, OH | Non-Metro | $797 | $808 | $1,053 | $1,263 | $1,394 |
| Ross County, OH | Non-Metro | $785 | $882 | $1,057 | $1,335 | $1,399 |
| Sandusky County, OH | Non-Metro | $671 | $799 | $973 | $1,214 | $1,313 |
| Scioto County, OH | Non-Metro | $671 | $808 | $973 | $1,328 | $1,466 |
| Seneca County, OH | Non-Metro | $762 | $767 | $1,007 | $1,226 | $1,333 |
| Shelby County, OH | Non-Metro | $720 | $787 | $1,033 | $1,384 | $1,448 |
| Springfield, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $763 | $843 | $1,106 | $1,355 | $1,572 |
| Toledo, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $769 | $820 | $1,076 | $1,380 | $1,454 |
| Toledo, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $769 | $820 | $1,076 | $1,380 | $1,454 |
| Toledo, OH MSA | Non-Metro | $769 | $820 | $1,076 | $1,380 | $1,454 |
| Tuscarawas County, OH | Non-Metro | $775 | $780 | $1,023 | $1,316 | $1,484 |
| Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $1,113 | $1,125 | $1,433 | $1,718 | $1,897 |
| Van Wert County, OH | Non-Metro | $724 | $762 | $973 | $1,218 | $1,323 |
| Vinton County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $792 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,372 |
| Washington County, OH | Non-Metro | $756 | $760 | $973 | $1,313 | $1,449 |
| Wayne County, OH | Non-Metro | $718 | $816 | $1,041 | $1,269 | $1,491 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | Non-Metro | $752 | $757 | $973 | $1,285 | $1,482 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | Non-Metro | $683 | $816 | $991 | $1,277 | $1,413 |
| Williams County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $761 | $973 | $1,208 | $1,288 |
| Wyandot County, OH | Non-Metro | $736 | $800 | $973 | $1,242 | $1,422 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $735 | $771 | $973 | $1,270 | $1,345 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | Non-Metro | $735 | $771 | $973 | $1,270 | $1,345 |
Public Housing Authorities in Ohio
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
Cleveland · 20,094 units
Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority
Cincinnati · 16,137 units
Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
Columbus · 15,539 units
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
Akron · 9,727 units
Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority
Toledo · 7,285 units
Greater Dayton Premier Management
Dayton · 6,751 units
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority
Lorain · 4,425 units
Stark Metropolitian Housing Authority
Canton · 4,225 units
Butler Metropolitian Housing Authority
Hamilton · 3,556 units
Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority
Youngstown · 3,472 units
Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority
Warren · 2,346 units
Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority
Ravenna · 2,234 units
Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
Springfield · 2,167 units
Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
Mansfield · 1,910 units
Greene Metropolitian Housing Authority
Xenia · 1,826 units
Lake Metropolitian Housing Authority
Painesville · 1,552 units
Erie Metropolitian Housing Authority
Sandusky · 1,405 units
Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority
Steubenville · 1,354 units
Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority
Lima · 1,301 units
Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority
Zanesville · 1,296 units
Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority
Portsmouth · 1,271 units
Licking Metropolitan Housing Authority
Newark · 1,252 units
Wayne Metropolitian Housing Authority
Wooster · 1,185 units
Clermont Metropolitian Housing Authority
Batavia · 1,168 units
Miami Metropolitian Housing Authority
Troy · 1,118 units
Ashtabula Metropolitian Housing Authority
Ashtabula · 1,111 units
Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
Lancaster · 1,106 units
Columbiana Metropolitian Housing Authority
East Liverpool · 1,087 units
Warren Metropolitian Housing Authority
Lebanon · 1,035 units
Belmont Metropolitan Housing Authority
Martins Ferry · 993 units
Chillicothe Metropolitan Housing Authority
Chillicothe · 954 units
Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority
Athens · 911 units
Cambridge Metropolitan Housing Authority
Cambridge · 874 units
Hancock Metropolitian Housing Authority
Findlay · 870 units
Parma Public Housing Agency
Parma · 802 units
Pickaway Metropolitan Housing Authority
Circleville · 769 units
Knox Metropolitan Housing Authority
Mount Vernon · 763 units
Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority
Medina · 704 units
Marion Metropolitan Housing Authority
Marion · 655 units
Tuscarawas Metropolitian Housing Authority
New Philadelphia · 619 units
Huron Metropolitian Housing Authority
Norwalk · 617 units
City of Marietta
Marietta · 572 units
Pike Metropolitan Housing Authority
Piketon · 554 units
Jackson County Metropolitan Housing Authority
Wellston · 499 units
Fayette Metropolitan Housing Authority
Washington Court House · 478 units
Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority
Logan · 448 units
Delaware Metropolitan Housing Authority
Delaware · 447 units
Adams Metropolitian Housing Authority
Manchester · 438 units
Sandusky Metropolitian Housing Authority
Fremont · 434 units
Geauga Metropolitian Housing Authority
Chardon · 426 units
Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority
Sidney · 410 units
Crawford Metropolitian Housing Authority
Mansfield · 409 units
Logan County Metropolitan Housing Authority
Bellefontaine · 401 units
Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority
Coshocton · 388 units
Emerald Development and Economic Network
Cleveland · 370 units
Ironton Metropolitan Housing Authority
Ironton · 337 units
Perry County Metropolitan Housing Authority
Crooksville · 336 units
Gallia Metropolitan Housing Authority
Bidwell · 332 units
Darke County Metropolitian Housing Authority
Greenville · 318 units
Harrison Metropolitian Housing Authority
Cadiz · 318 units
Clinton Metropolitian Housing Authority
Wilmington · 302 units
Henry Metropolitan Housing Authority
Napoleon · 265 units
Seneca Metropolitian Housing Authority
Mansfield · 248 units
Morgan Metropolitan Housing Authority
Mcconnelsville · 213 units
Vinton Metropolitan Housing Authority
Mc Arthur · 196 units
Monroe Metropolitan Housing Authority
Cambridge · 179 units
Williams Metropolitan Housing Authority
Napoleon · 165 units
Highland Metropolitian Housing Authority
Washington Ch · 144 units
Morrow Metropolitan Housing Authority
Mount Vernon · 138 units
Meigs Metropolitan Housing Authority
Middleport · 129 units
Bowling Green Housing Agency
Napoleon · 125 units
Noble Metropolitan Housing Authority
Cambridge · 120 units
London Metropolitan Housing Authority
London · 100 units
Brown Metropolitian Housing Authority
Georgetown · 66 units
Preble Metropolitian Housing Authority
Eaton · 56 units
Section 8 in Ohio
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are administered by local Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) across Ohio. Each PHA sets its payment standard — the maximum subsidy amount — as a percentage of the local FMR, typically between 90% and 110%. Income eligibility is determined separately using HUD's income limits, which define the 30%, 50%, and 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) thresholds for each household size.