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Ohio (OH)

STATESAFMR
Found 1360 ZIPs

State Median Investment Score

91Below average

095130300
BRRent
0 BR$698 - $1,850Median: $822
1 BR$767 - $1,970Median: $870
2 BR$1,000 - $2,350Median: $1,082
3 BR$1,195 - $2,840Median: $1,373
4 BR$1,318 - $3,210Median: $1,558

Market Alignment

Studio
56
0.36-1.92
1 BR
77
0.44-1.88
2 BR
61
60
0.54-1.74
3 BR
63
64
0.52-1.75
4 BR
65
0.46-1.76
0.701.001.30aligned range

Bedroom curve

Counties

Ranked by Investment Score (vs state median)

1Harrison County
12941.7%
2Jefferson County
12941.7%
3Noble County
12032.2%
4Van Wert County
12032.0%
5Williams County
11931.2%
6Hamilton County
11931.1%
7Columbiana County
11930.8%
8Washington County
11930.5%
9Montgomery County
11728.0%
10Monroe County
11526.8%
11Mahoning County
11424.7%
12Belmont County
11122.0%
13Preble County
11121.9%
14Seneca County
11121.7%
15Defiance County
10919.3%
16Trumbull County
10717.2%
17Henry County
10616.4%
18Lucas County
10515.6%
19Darke County
10515.2%
20Fayette County
10515.1%
21Hancock County
10414.7%
22Crawford County
10414.3%
23Clermont County
10413.9%
24Summit County
10212.5%
25Butler County
10211.7%
26Cuyahoga County
10111.2%
27Hardin County
998.3%
28Allen County
987.9%
29Carroll County
987.5%
30Scioto County
977.0%
31Lawrence County
976.2%
32Stark County
965.6%
33Wood County
965.5%
34Greene County
965.5%
35Miami County
965.4%
36Auglaize County
965.1%
37Jackson County
943.8%
38Warren County
943.7%
39Paulding County
943.6%
40Gallia County
932.1%
41Clark County
910.5%
42Guernsey County
900.7%
43Clinton County
892.0%
44Meigs County
892.3%
45Tuscarawas County
874.0%
46Coshocton County
874.3%
47Franklin County
865.1%
48Medina County
865.9%
49Shelby County
847.6%
50Lake County
847.8%
51Sandusky County
839.3%
52Adams County
829.5%
53Richland County
829.8%
54Wyandot County
8210.5%
55Marion County
8110.5%
56Fulton County
8111.5%
57Ross County
8011.6%
58Pike County
8012.0%
59Athens County
7912.8%
60Muskingum County
7913.1%
61Morgan County
7813.9%
62Champaign County
7814.3%
63Geauga County
7814.7%
64Madison County
7715.6%
65Putnam County
7616.1%
66Huron County
7616.9%
67Highland County
7517.2%
68Holmes County
7518.1%
69Pickaway County
7320.0%
70Lorain County
7320.0%
71Union County
7220.4%
72Morrow County
7220.9%
73Wayne County
7221.1%
74Ashland County
7122.2%
75Brown County
7122.4%
76Ashtabula County
7022.9%
77Erie County
7023.3%
78Vinton County
7023.5%
79Portage County
6923.7%
80Mercer County
6825.8%
81Knox County
6627.4%
82Ottawa County
6528.1%
83Perry County
6429.4%
84Delaware County
6429.4%
85Licking County
6430.2%
86Logan County
6330.9%
87Fairfield County
5737.9%
88Hocking County
5341.6%

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Ohio fair market rent by county, FY 2027

HUD's FY 2027 fair market rents cover 88 counties in Ohio. The median county two-bedroom FMR is $1,048. That is up 3.2% from $1,016 in FY 2026. Two-bedroom FMRs run from $1,003 in Williams County to $1,607 in Union County. 21 HUD metropolitan FMR areas cover 41 of those counties; each county in the same metro area shares one FMR. 546 ZIP codes in 12 metro areas must use Small Area FMRs, so voucher payment standards there are set by ZIP code.

Two-bedroom FMR by county

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by county in Ohio
County2BRChange
Union County$1,607+12.1%
Delaware County$1,602+12.0%
Fairfield County$1,602+12.0%
Franklin County$1,602+12.0%
Licking County$1,602+12.0%
Madison County$1,602+12.0%
Morrow County$1,602+12.0%
Pickaway County$1,602+12.0%
Butler County$1,442+6.6%
Clermont County$1,442+6.6%
Hamilton County$1,442+6.6%
Warren County$1,442+6.6%
Cuyahoga County$1,274−0.4%
Geauga County$1,274−0.4%
Lake County$1,274−0.4%
Lorain County$1,274−0.4%
Medina County$1,274−0.4%
Greene County$1,248−2.0%
Miami County$1,248−2.0%
Montgomery County$1,248−2.0%
Portage County$1,231−2.9%
Summit County$1,231−2.9%
Erie County$1,221+10.4%
Ottawa County$1,209+9.3%
Hancock County$1,189+5.5%
Allen County$1,179+6.4%
Clark County$1,160+4.9%
Fulton County$1,145+6.4%
Lucas County$1,145+6.4%
Wood County$1,145+6.4%
Knox County$1,136+5.4%
Athens County$1,129+3.4%
Tuscarawas County$1,106+8.1%
Putnam County$1,095+4.0%
Ross County$1,093+3.4%
Marion County$1,083+1.8%
Wayne County$1,082+3.9%
Pike County$1,079+10.6%
Shelby County$1,076+4.2%
Clinton County$1,071+4.1%
Logan County$1,064+3.6%
Seneca County$1,057+5.0%
Carroll County$1,049−3.4%
Stark County$1,049−3.4%
Champaign County$1,047+0.1%
Richland County$1,035+6.4%
Brown County$1,030+2.2%
Hocking County$1,018+4.6%
Defiance County$1,017+3.8%
Fayette County$1,017+2.5%
Auglaize County$1,016+1.6%
Henry County$1,011+3.0%
Belmont County$1,009+1.8%
Mercer County$1,008+2.1%
Jefferson County$1,007+3.5%
Lawrence County$1,006+3.4%
Perry County$1,006+3.4%
Wyandot County$1,005+3.3%
Adams County$1,003+3.1%
Ashland County$1,003+3.1%
Ashtabula County$1,003−3.3%
Columbiana County$1,003+3.1%
Coshocton County$1,003+3.1%
Crawford County$1,003+3.1%
Darke County$1,003+3.1%
Gallia County$1,003+3.1%
Guernsey County$1,003+3.1%
Hardin County$1,003+3.1%
Harrison County$1,003+3.1%
Highland County$1,003+3.1%
Holmes County$1,003+3.1%
Huron County$1,003+3.1%
Jackson County$1,003+3.1%
Mahoning County$1,003+3.1%
Meigs County$1,003+3.1%
Monroe County$1,003+3.1%
Morgan County$1,003+3.1%
Muskingum County$1,003+3.1%
Noble County$1,003+2.0%
Paulding County$1,003+3.1%
Preble County$1,003+3.1%
Sandusky County$1,003+3.1%
Scioto County$1,003+3.1%
Trumbull County$1,003+3.1%
Van Wert County$1,003+3.1%
Vinton County$1,003+3.1%
Washington County$1,003+3.1%
Williams County$1,003+3.1%

HUD metro FMR areas

FY 2027 two-bedroom fair market rent by HUD metro area in Ohio
Metro areaCounties2BR
Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,607
Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area7$1,602
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area4$1,442
Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area5$1,274
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA3$1,248
Akron, OH MSA2$1,231
Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,221
Ottawa County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,209
Lima, OH MSA1$1,179
Springfield, OH MSA1$1,160
Toledo, OH MSA3$1,145
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA2$1,049
Mansfield, OH MSA1$1,035
Brown County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,030
Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,018
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA1$1,009
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA1$1,007
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,006
Perry County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,006
Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area1$1,003
Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA2$1,003

Questions about Ohio rents

What is the fair market rent in Ohio?

HUD sets fair market rents by metro area and county, not statewide. For FY 2027 the median county two-bedroom FMR in Ohio is $1,048. Look up the county or ZIP code to see the value that applies to a specific property.

Which Ohio counties have the highest fair market rent?

For FY 2027, the highest two-bedroom FMRs are in Union County ($1,607), Delaware County ($1,602), Fairfield County ($1,602).

Does Ohio use Small Area Fair Market Rents?

Yes, in part. HUD requires Small Area FMRs in 546 ZIP codes across 12 metro areas, led by the Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area; Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area; Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area. Elsewhere, housing authorities use the metro or county FMR unless they choose to adopt Small Area FMRs.

Source: HUD FY 2027 Fair Market Rents. Change compares each county's two-bedroom FMR with FY 2026.

Data source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Fiscal Year 2027