Ohio (OH)
STATESAFMRState Median Investment Score
91Below average
| BR | Rent | 3Y CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 0 BR | $698 - $1,850▲Median: $822 | 6.2% |
| 1 BR | $767 - $1,970▲Median: $870 | 5.8% |
| 2 BR | $1,000 - $2,350▲Median: $1,082 | 5.3% |
| 3 BR | $1,195 - $2,840▲Median: $1,373 | 5.0% |
| 4 BR | $1,318 - $3,210▲Median: $1,558 | 5.2% |
Market Alignment
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is below market; voucher rent may lag private rents.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is near market; voucher and private rents are aligned.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
FMR is above market; underwrite to market rent.
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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
| County | 2BR | Change | HUD FMR area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | $1,607 | +12.1% | Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Delaware County | $1,602 | +12.0% | Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Fairfield County | $1,602 | +12.0% | Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Franklin County | $1,602 | +12.0% | Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Licking County | $1,602 | +12.0% | Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Madison County | $1,602 | +12.0% | Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Morrow County | $1,602 | +12.0% | Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Pickaway County | $1,602 | +12.0% | Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Butler County | $1,442 | +6.6% | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Clermont County | $1,442 | +6.6% | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Hamilton County | $1,442 | +6.6% | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Warren County | $1,442 | +6.6% | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Cuyahoga County | $1,274 | −0.4% | Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Geauga County | $1,274 | −0.4% | Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Lake County | $1,274 | −0.4% | Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Lorain County | $1,274 | −0.4% | Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Medina County | $1,274 | −0.4% | Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Greene County | $1,248 | −2.0% | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA |
| Miami County | $1,248 | −2.0% | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA |
| Montgomery County | $1,248 | −2.0% | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA |
| Portage County | $1,231 | −2.9% | Akron, OH MSA |
| Summit County | $1,231 | −2.9% | Akron, OH MSA |
| Erie County | $1,221 | +10.4% | Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Ottawa County | $1,209 | +9.3% | Ottawa County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Hancock County | $1,189 | +5.5% | Non-metro |
| Allen County | $1,179 | +6.4% | Lima, OH MSA |
| Clark County | $1,160 | +4.9% | Springfield, OH MSA |
| Fulton County | $1,145 | +6.4% | Toledo, OH MSA |
| Lucas County | $1,145 | +6.4% | Toledo, OH MSA |
| Wood County | $1,145 | +6.4% | Toledo, OH MSA |
| Knox County | $1,136 | +5.4% | Non-metro |
| Athens County | $1,129 | +3.4% | Non-metro |
| Tuscarawas County | $1,106 | +8.1% | Non-metro |
| Putnam County | $1,095 | +4.0% | Non-metro |
| Ross County | $1,093 | +3.4% | Non-metro |
| Marion County | $1,083 | +1.8% | Non-metro |
| Wayne County | $1,082 | +3.9% | Non-metro |
| Pike County | $1,079 | +10.6% | Non-metro |
| Shelby County | $1,076 | +4.2% | Non-metro |
| Clinton County | $1,071 | +4.1% | Non-metro |
| Logan County | $1,064 | +3.6% | Non-metro |
| Seneca County | $1,057 | +5.0% | Non-metro |
| Carroll County | $1,049 | −3.4% | Canton-Massillon, OH MSA |
| Stark County | $1,049 | −3.4% | Canton-Massillon, OH MSA |
| Champaign County | $1,047 | +0.1% | Non-metro |
| Richland County | $1,035 | +6.4% | Mansfield, OH MSA |
| Brown County | $1,030 | +2.2% | Brown County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Hocking County | $1,018 | +4.6% | Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Defiance County | $1,017 | +3.8% | Non-metro |
| Fayette County | $1,017 | +2.5% | Non-metro |
| Auglaize County | $1,016 | +1.6% | Non-metro |
| Henry County | $1,011 | +3.0% | Non-metro |
| Belmont County | $1,009 | +1.8% | Wheeling, WV-OH MSA |
| Mercer County | $1,008 | +2.1% | Non-metro |
| Jefferson County | $1,007 | +3.5% | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA |
| Lawrence County | $1,006 | +3.4% | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Perry County | $1,006 | +3.4% | Perry County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Wyandot County | $1,005 | +3.3% | Non-metro |
| Adams County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Ashland County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Ashtabula County | $1,003 | −3.3% | Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area |
| Columbiana County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Coshocton County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Crawford County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Darke County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Gallia County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Guernsey County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Hardin County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Harrison County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Highland County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Holmes County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Huron County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Jackson County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Mahoning County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA |
| Meigs County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Monroe County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Morgan County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Muskingum County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Noble County | $1,003 | +2.0% | Non-metro |
| Paulding County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Preble County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Sandusky County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Scioto County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Trumbull County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA |
| Van Wert County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Vinton County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Washington County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
| Williams County | $1,003 | +3.1% | Non-metro |
HUD metro FMR areas
| Metro area | Counties | 2BR |
|---|---|---|
| Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,607 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 7 | $1,602 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | 4 | $1,442 |
| Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 5 | $1,274 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA | 3 | $1,248 |
| Akron, OH MSA | 2 | $1,231 |
| Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,221 |
| Ottawa County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,209 |
| Lima, OH MSA | 1 | $1,179 |
| Springfield, OH MSA | 1 | $1,160 |
| Toledo, OH MSA | 3 | $1,145 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | 2 | $1,049 |
| Mansfield, OH MSA | 1 | $1,035 |
| Brown County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,030 |
| Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,018 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | 1 | $1,009 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | 1 | $1,007 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,006 |
| Perry County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,006 |
| Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,003 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA | 2 | $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