The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Ohio is $1,219.
HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.
Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html
| Union County | $1,113 | $1,125 | $1,433 | $1,718 | $1,897 | 9 |
| Delaware County | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 | 11 |
| Fairfield County | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 | 13 |
| Franklin County | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 | 54 |
| Licking County | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 | 19 |
| Madison County | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 | 6 |
| Morrow County | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 | 9 |
| Pickaway County | $1,111 | $1,194 | $1,430 | $1,715 | $1,927 | 9 |
| Butler County | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 | 19 |
| Clermont County | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 | 16 |
| Hamilton County | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 | 64 |
| Warren County | $958 | $1,051 | $1,353 | $1,785 | $1,976 | 12 |
| Cuyahoga County | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 | 55 |
| Geauga County | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 | 13 |
| Lake County | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 | 10 |
| Lorain County | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 | 16 |
| Medina County | $933 | $1,058 | $1,279 | $1,646 | $1,760 | 15 |
| Greene County | $928 | $1,009 | $1,273 | $1,651 | $1,817 | 17 |
| Miami County | $928 | $1,009 | $1,273 | $1,651 | $1,817 | 12 |
| Montgomery County | $928 | $1,009 | $1,273 | $1,651 | $1,817 | 44 |
| Portage County | $904 | $985 | $1,268 | $1,547 | $1,681 | 19 |
| Summit County | $904 | $985 | $1,268 | $1,547 | $1,681 | 45 |
| Hancock County | $777 | $859 | $1,127 | $1,484 | $1,693 | 13 |
| Allen County | $839 | $844 | $1,108 | $1,338 | $1,493 | 14 |
| Clark County | $763 | $843 | $1,106 | $1,355 | $1,572 | 15 |
| Erie County | $854 | $886 | $1,106 | $1,384 | $1,557 | 9 |
| Ottawa County | $807 | $843 | $1,106 | $1,326 | $1,696 | 15 |
| Athens County | $902 | $907 | $1,092 | $1,338 | $1,491 | 16 |
| Carroll County | $749 | $846 | $1,086 | $1,371 | $1,451 | 8 |
| Stark County | $749 | $846 | $1,086 | $1,371 | $1,451 | 41 |
| Knox County | $824 | $862 | $1,078 | $1,408 | $1,427 | 9 |
| Fulton County | $769 | $820 | $1,076 | $1,380 | $1,454 | 8 |
| Lucas County | $769 | $820 | $1,076 | $1,380 | $1,454 | 36 |
| Wood County | $769 | $820 | $1,076 | $1,380 | $1,454 | 31 |
| Marion County | $806 | $811 | $1,064 | $1,276 | $1,409 | 8 |
| Ross County | $785 | $882 | $1,057 | $1,335 | $1,399 | 11 |
| Putnam County | $797 | $808 | $1,053 | $1,263 | $1,394 | 14 |
| Champaign County | $737 | $818 | $1,046 | $1,333 | $1,470 | 11 |
| Wayne County | $718 | $816 | $1,041 | $1,269 | $1,491 | 16 |
| Ashtabula County | $715 | $840 | $1,037 | $1,257 | $1,429 | 16 |
| Shelby County | $720 | $787 | $1,033 | $1,384 | $1,448 | 12 |
| Clinton County | $778 | $838 | $1,029 | $1,349 | $1,696 | 9 |
| Logan County | $777 | $783 | $1,027 | $1,251 | $1,360 | 13 |
| Tuscarawas County | $775 | $780 | $1,023 | $1,316 | $1,484 | 18 |
| Brown County | $797 | $802 | $1,008 | $1,361 | $1,691 | 11 |
| Seneca County | $762 | $767 | $1,007 | $1,226 | $1,333 | 14 |
| Auglaize County | $757 | $762 | $1,000 | $1,391 | $1,668 | 10 |
| Fayette County | $750 | $836 | $992 | $1,273 | $1,415 | 4 |
| Belmont County | $683 | $816 | $991 | $1,277 | $1,413 | 26 |
| Mercer County | $747 | $788 | $987 | $1,287 | $1,307 | 10 |
| Noble County | $744 | $749 | $983 | $1,210 | $1,386 | 6 |
| Henry County | $761 | $766 | $982 | $1,303 | $1,647 | 11 |
| Defiance County | $754 | $799 | $980 | $1,239 | $1,408 | 8 |
| Pike County | $738 | $744 | $976 | $1,214 | $1,446 | 7 |
| Adams County | $736 | $785 | $973 | $1,220 | $1,288 | 9 |
| Ashland County | $677 | $779 | $973 | $1,280 | $1,472 | 10 |
| Columbiana County | $693 | $779 | $973 | $1,218 | $1,288 | 20 |
| Coshocton County | $736 | $824 | $973 | $1,254 | $1,632 | 10 |
| Crawford County | $780 | $811 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 | 9 |
| Darke County | $801 | $806 | $973 | $1,290 | $1,295 | 16 |
| Gallia County | $736 | $871 | $973 | $1,240 | $1,632 | 9 |
| Guernsey County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,280 | $1,574 | 14 |
| Hardin County | $806 | $811 | $973 | $1,230 | $1,373 | 10 |
| Harrison County | $744 | $749 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 | 10 |
| Highland County | $736 | $845 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,492 | 7 |
| Hocking County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,338 | $1,383 | 9 |
| Holmes County | $736 | $742 | $973 | $1,197 | $1,288 | 15 |
| Huron County | $737 | $742 | $973 | $1,212 | $1,521 | 11 |
| Jackson County | $736 | $762 | $973 | $1,256 | $1,344 | 5 |
| Jefferson County | $752 | $757 | $973 | $1,285 | $1,482 | 23 |
| Lawrence County | $848 | $853 | $973 | $1,249 | $1,410 | 10 |
| Mahoning County | $735 | $771 | $973 | $1,270 | $1,345 | 32 |
| Meigs County | $722 | $758 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,552 | 12 |
| Monroe County | $736 | $742 | $973 | $1,283 | $1,288 | 12 |
| Morgan County | $736 | $875 | $973 | $1,193 | $1,462 | 4 |
| Muskingum County | $815 | $820 | $973 | $1,324 | $1,438 | 18 |
| Paulding County | $736 | $780 | $973 | $1,343 | $1,530 | 9 |
| Perry County | $786 | $790 | $973 | $1,202 | $1,429 | 11 |
| Preble County | $736 | $742 | $973 | $1,298 | $1,424 | 12 |
| Richland County | $671 | $773 | $973 | $1,315 | $1,530 | 13 |
| Sandusky County | $671 | $799 | $973 | $1,214 | $1,313 | 9 |
| Scioto County | $671 | $808 | $973 | $1,328 | $1,466 | 15 |
| Trumbull County | $735 | $771 | $973 | $1,270 | $1,345 | 26 |
| Van Wert County | $724 | $762 | $973 | $1,218 | $1,323 | 9 |
| Vinton County | $736 | $792 | $973 | $1,167 | $1,372 | 5 |
| Washington County | $756 | $760 | $973 | $1,313 | $1,449 | 20 |
| Williams County | $736 | $761 | $973 | $1,208 | $1,288 | 10 |
| Wyandot County | $736 | $800 | $973 | $1,242 | $1,422 | 8 |
HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,219. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).
The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Ohio is $1,219.
The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Ohio is $1,433 in Union County.
HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,219. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).