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HUD Fair Market Rent · FY 2026

Fair Market Rent in Ohio by county (FY 2026)

Ohio has 88 counties, and HUD sets a Fair Market Rent for every one of them. For FY 2026 the median two-bedroom is $1,016. The highest is Union County at $1,433, the lowest Wyandot County at $973.

Median 2BR

$1,016

Highest 2BR

$1,433

Union County

Lowest 2BR

$973

Wyandot County

Counties

88

41 in metro areas

Ohio's two-bedroom fair market rent lands at $1,016 for FY 2026. Union County tops the list at $1,433, and it's a little unusual since it's a small county of about 63,000 people that gets its own HUD Metro FMR Area rather than riding along with a bigger neighbor. Wyandot County sits at the bottom at $973, nearly 47% less, despite being just two hours up the road. Seven counties share the Columbus metro rate, so the base number looks flat if you only check the county page. Zoom into the ZIP-level Small Area FMRs and Franklin County, Columbus's own county, spreads from $1,070 to $2,150 depending on which side of town you're renting in. That's the widest ZIP-level range in the state.

41 of the 88 counties sit inside a HUD metro area and share that metro's rate. The other 47 get a county rate built from their own rents. The Ohio median of $1,016 is within a couple percent of the national median county ($1,018). HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area FMRs covering 88 of the 88 counties, which is where the real variation shows up. Pick a county below for the full studio-to-four-bedroom table, payment standard ranges and ZIP rates.

The median two-bedroom moved up 9% from FY 2025. 81 counties went up, 7 went down, and the rest held.

HUD has already published FY 2027, effective October 1, 2026. Two-bedroom rates go up in 75 counties, down in 13, and hold in the rest. The table shows both years.

Fair Market Rent by county

County
Area
Studio
1 BR
2 BR
3 BR
4 BR
YoYFY 2027 2BR
Population
Union CountyMetro$1,113$1,125$1,433$1,718$1,897+0.6%$1,60763,411
Delaware CountyMetro$1,111$1,194$1,430$1,715$1,927-1.0%$1,602216,074
Fairfield CountyMetro$1,111$1,194$1,430$1,715$1,927-1.0%$1,602159,371
Franklin CountyMetro$1,111$1,194$1,430$1,715$1,927-1.0%$1,6021,318,149
Licking CountyMetro$1,111$1,194$1,430$1,715$1,927-1.0%$1,602178,844
Madison CountyMetro$1,111$1,194$1,430$1,715$1,927-1.0%$1,60243,961
Morrow CountyMetro$1,111$1,194$1,430$1,715$1,927-1.0%$1,60235,049
Pickaway CountyMetro$1,111$1,194$1,430$1,715$1,927-1.0%$1,60258,809
Butler CountyMetro$958$1,051$1,353$1,785$1,976+5.1%$1,442388,327
Clermont CountyMetro$958$1,051$1,353$1,785$1,976+5.1%$1,442208,851
Hamilton CountyMetro$958$1,051$1,353$1,785$1,976+5.1%$1,442827,671
Warren CountyMetro$958$1,051$1,353$1,785$1,976+5.1%$1,442243,189
Cuyahoga CountyMetro$933$1,058$1,279$1,646$1,760+5.9%$1,2741,256,620
Geauga CountyMetro$933$1,058$1,279$1,646$1,760+5.9%$1,27495,455
Lake CountyMetro$933$1,058$1,279$1,646$1,760+5.9%$1,274232,236
Lorain CountyMetro$933$1,058$1,279$1,646$1,760+5.9%$1,274313,101
Medina CountyMetro$933$1,058$1,279$1,646$1,760+5.9%$1,274182,347
Greene CountyMetro$928$1,009$1,273$1,651$1,817+18.2%$1,248167,567
Miami CountyMetro$928$1,009$1,273$1,651$1,817+18.2%$1,248108,818
Montgomery CountyMetro$928$1,009$1,273$1,651$1,817+18.2%$1,248536,121
Portage CountyMetro$904$985$1,268$1,547$1,681+12.1%$1,231161,217
Summit CountyMetro$904$985$1,268$1,547$1,681+12.1%$1,231539,361
Hancock CountyRural$777$859$1,127$1,484$1,693+13.2%$1,18975,072
Allen CountyMetro$839$844$1,108$1,338$1,493+6.5%$1,179102,087
Clark CountyMetro$763$843$1,106$1,355$1,572+4.2%$1,160135,877
Erie CountyMetro$854$886$1,106$1,384$1,557+10.3%$1,22175,299
Ottawa CountyMetro$807$843$1,106$1,326$1,696+11.9%$1,20940,367
Athens CountyRural$902$907$1,092$1,338$1,491+4.7%$1,12961,276
Carroll CountyMetro$749$846$1,086$1,371$1,451+11.0%$1,04926,761
Stark CountyMetro$749$846$1,086$1,371$1,451+11.0%$1,049374,199
Knox CountyRural$824$862$1,078$1,408$1,427+9.2%$1,13662,657
Fulton CountyMetro$769$820$1,076$1,380$1,454+1.9%$1,14542,602
Lucas CountyMetro$769$820$1,076$1,380$1,454+1.9%$1,145430,014
Wood CountyMetro$769$820$1,076$1,380$1,454+1.9%$1,145131,564
Marion CountyRural$806$811$1,064$1,276$1,409+9.5%$1,08365,366
Ross CountyRural$785$882$1,057$1,335$1,399+8.9%$1,09376,957
Putnam CountyRural$797$808$1,053$1,263$1,394+14.6%$1,09534,400
Champaign CountyRural$737$818$1,046$1,333$1,470+15.6%$1,04738,715
Wayne CountyRural$718$816$1,041$1,269$1,491+9.6%$1,082116,680
Ashtabula CountyMetro$715$840$1,037$1,257$1,429+12.5%$1,00397,666
Shelby CountyRural$720$787$1,033$1,384$1,448+7.9%$1,07648,145
Clinton CountyRural$778$838$1,029$1,349$1,696+11.0%$1,07142,077
Logan CountyRural$777$783$1,027$1,251$1,360+8.1%$1,06446,098
Tuscarawas CountyRural$775$780$1,023$1,316$1,484+9.9%$1,10692,840
Brown CountyMetro$797$802$1,008$1,361$1,691+6.4%$1,03043,715
Seneca CountyRural$762$767$1,007$1,226$1,333+9.7%$1,05755,062
Auglaize CountyRural$757$762$1,000$1,391$1,668+13.1%$1,01646,263
Fayette CountyRural$750$836$992$1,273$1,415+11.2%$1,01728,901
Belmont CountyMetro$683$816$991$1,277$1,413+3.9%$1,00966,554
Mercer CountyRural$747$788$987$1,287$1,307+11.7%$1,00842,321
Noble CountyRural$744$749$983$1,210$1,386+11.2%$1,00314,216
Henry CountyRural$761$766$982$1,303$1,647+11.1%$1,01127,601
Defiance CountyRural$754$799$980$1,239$1,408+9.6%$1,01738,300
Pike CountyRural$738$744$976$1,214$1,446+10.4%$1,07927,151
Adams CountyRural$736$785$973$1,220$1,288+10.1%$1,00327,509
Ashland CountyRural$677$779$973$1,280$1,472+10.1%$1,00352,522
Columbiana CountyRural$693$779$973$1,218$1,288+10.1%$1,003101,723
Coshocton CountyRural$736$824$973$1,254$1,632+10.1%$1,00336,629
Crawford CountyRural$780$811$973$1,283$1,288+10.1%$1,00341,861
Darke CountyRural$801$806$973$1,290$1,295+10.1%$1,00351,751
Gallia CountyRural$736$871$973$1,240$1,632+10.1%$1,00329,276
Guernsey CountyRural$737$742$973$1,280$1,574+10.1%$1,00338,409
Hardin CountyRural$806$811$973$1,230$1,373+10.1%$1,00330,622
Harrison CountyRural$744$749$973$1,283$1,288+10.1%$1,00314,528
Highland CountyRural$736$845$973$1,167$1,492+10.1%$1,00343,285
Hocking CountyMetro$737$742$973$1,338$1,383+4.8%$1,01828,104
Holmes CountyRural$736$742$973$1,197$1,288+10.1%$1,00344,273
Huron CountyRural$737$742$973$1,212$1,521+10.1%$1,00358,518
Jackson CountyRural$736$762$973$1,256$1,344+10.1%$1,00332,563
Jefferson CountyMetro$752$757$973$1,285$1,482+8.2%$1,00765,280
Lawrence CountyMetro$848$853$973$1,249$1,410+0.2%$1,00657,994
Mahoning CountyMetro$735$771$973$1,270$1,345+10.1%$1,003227,979
Meigs CountyRural$722$758$973$1,167$1,552+10.1%$1,00322,242
Monroe CountyRural$736$742$973$1,283$1,288+10.1%$1,00313,401
Morgan CountyRural$736$875$973$1,193$1,462+10.1%$1,00313,851
Muskingum CountyRural$815$820$973$1,324$1,438+10.1%$1,00386,393
Paulding CountyRural$736$780$973$1,343$1,530+10.1%$1,00318,827
Perry CountyMetro$786$790$973$1,202$1,429+4.2%$1,00635,451
Preble CountyRural$736$742$973$1,298$1,424+10.1%$1,00340,929
Richland CountyMetro$671$773$973$1,315$1,530+5.3%$1,035125,008
Sandusky CountyRural$671$799$973$1,214$1,313+10.1%$1,00358,885
Scioto CountyRural$671$808$973$1,328$1,466+10.1%$1,00373,716
Trumbull CountyMetro$735$771$973$1,270$1,345+10.1%$1,003201,749
Van Wert CountyRural$724$762$973$1,218$1,323+10.1%$1,00328,833
Vinton CountyRural$736$792$973$1,167$1,372+10.1%$1,00312,790
Washington CountyRural$756$760$973$1,313$1,449+9.1%$1,00359,639
Williams CountyRural$736$761$973$1,208$1,288+10.1%$1,00336,973
Wyandot CountyRural$736$800$973$1,242$1,422+10.1%$1,00521,818

88 counties. HUD publishes studio through 4 bedroom rates. Tap a county for payment standards, ZIP-level rates and income needed.

Questions people ask

It depends on the county. For FY 2026 the median two-bedroom FMR across Ohio's 88 counties is $1,016, ranging from $973 in Wyandot County to $1,433 in Union County. Every county's full table is linked on this page.

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