Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)

Delaware County had the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly) of 88 counties in 2024, at $970. Williams County had the lowest, at $583. The median was $650. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest970Delaware County
Median65088 counties

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 639 USDAllen County: 716 USDAshland County: 583 USDAshtabula County: 583 USDAthens County: 804 USDAuglaize County: 684 USDBelmont County: 607 USDBrown County: 668 USDButler County: 810 USDCarroll County: 613 USDChampaign County: 676 USDClark County: 650 USDClermont County: 810 USDClinton County: 646 USDColumbiana County: 583 USDCoshocton County: 639 USDCrawford County: 605 USDCuyahoga County: 811 USDDarke County: 639 USDDefiance County: 642 USDDelaware County: 970 USDErie County: 767 USDFairfield County: 970 USDFayette County: 611 USDFranklin County: 970 USDFulton County: 691 USDGallia County: 639 USDGeauga County: 811 USDGreene County: 743 USDGuernsey County: 639 USDHamilton County: 810 USDHancock County: 650 USDHardin County: 639 USDHarrison County: 639 USDHenry County: 595 USDHighland County: 639 USDHocking County: 650 USDHolmes County: 639 USDHuron County: 650 USDJackson County: 639 USDJefferson County: 660 USDKnox County: 722 USDLake County: 811 USDLawrence County: 793 USDLicking County: 970 USDLogan County: 639 USDLorain County: 811 USDLucas County: 691 USDMadison County: 970 USDMahoning County: 633 USDMarion County: 723 USDMedina County: 811 USDMeigs County: 602 USDMercer County: 639 USDMiami County: 743 USDMonroe County: 639 USDMontgomery County: 743 USDMorgan County: 639 USDMorrow County: 970 USDMuskingum County: 678 USDNoble County: 639 USDOttawa County: 641 USDPaulding County: 639 USDPerry County: 648 USDPickaway County: 970 USDPike County: 639 USDPortage County: 728 USDPreble County: 650 USDPutnam County: 639 USDRichland County: 609 USDRoss County: 667 USDSandusky County: 587 USDScioto County: 624 USDSeneca County: 679 USDShelby County: 599 USDStark County: 613 USDSummit County: 728 USDTrumbull County: 633 USDTuscarawas County: 688 USDUnion County: 933 USDVan Wert County: 639 USDVinton County: 639 USDWarren County: 810 USDWashington County: 654 USDWayne County: 634 USDWilliams County: 583 USDWood County: 691 USDWyandot County: 639 USD
  • Under 630
  • 630 to 640
  • 640 to 650
  • 650 to 690
  • 690 to 810
  • 810 and over
USD, 2024. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Delaware County: 970 USDDelaware County970Fairfield County: 970 USDFairfield County970Franklin County: 970 USDFranklin County970Licking County: 970 USDLicking County970Madison County: 970 USDMadison County970Morrow County: 970 USDMorrow County970Pickaway County: 970 USDPickaway County970Union County: 933 USDUnion County933Cuyahoga County: 811 USDCuyahoga County811Geauga County: 811 USDGeauga County811Lake County: 811 USDLake County811Lorain County: 811 USDLorain County811Medina County: 811 USDMedina County811Butler County: 810 USDButler County810Clermont County: 810 USDClermont County810Hamilton County: 810 USDHamilton County810Warren County: 810 USDWarren County810Athens County: 804 USDAthens County804Lawrence County: 793 USDLawrence County793Erie County: 767 USDErie County767Greene County: 743 USDGreene County743Miami County: 743 USDMiami County743Montgomery County: 743 USDMontgomery County743Portage County: 728 USDPortage County728Summit County: 728 USDSummit County728Marion County: 723 USDMarion County723Knox County: 722 USDKnox County722Allen County: 716 USDAllen County716Fulton County: 691 USDFulton County691Lucas County: 691 USDLucas County691Wood County: 691 USDWood County691Tuscarawas County: 688 USDTuscarawas County688Auglaize County: 684 USDAuglaize County684Seneca County: 679 USDSeneca County679Muskingum County: 678 USDMuskingum County678Champaign County: 676 USDChampaign County676Brown County: 668 USDBrown County668Ross County: 667 USDRoss County667Jefferson County: 660 USDJefferson County660Washington County: 654 USDWashington County654Delaware County: 970 USDDelaware County970Fairfield County: 970 USDFairfield County970Franklin County: 970 USDFranklin County970Licking County: 970 USDLicking County970Madison County: 970 USDMadison County970Morrow County: 970 USDMorrow County970Pickaway County: 970 USDPickaway County970Union County: 933 USDUnion County933Cuyahoga County: 811 USDCuyahoga County811Geauga County: 811 USDGeauga County811Lake County: 811 USDLake County811Lorain County: 811 USDLorain County811Medina County: 811 USDMedina County811Butler County: 810 USDButler County810Clermont County: 810 USDClermont County810Hamilton County: 810 USDHamilton County810Warren County: 810 USDWarren County810Athens County: 804 USDAthens County804Lawrence County: 793 USDLawrence County793Erie County: 767 USDErie County767Greene County: 743 USDGreene County743Miami County: 743 USDMiami County743Montgomery County: 743 USDMontgomery County743Portage County: 728 USDPortage County728Summit County: 728 USDSummit County728Marion County: 723 USDMarion County723Knox County: 722 USDKnox County722Allen County: 716 USDAllen County716Fulton County: 691 USDFulton County691Lucas County: 691 USDLucas County691Wood County: 691 USDWood County691Tuscarawas County: 688 USDTuscarawas County688Auglaize County: 684 USDAuglaize County684Seneca County: 679 USDSeneca County679Muskingum County: 678 USDMuskingum County678Champaign County: 676 USDChampaign County676Brown County: 668 USDBrown County668Ross County: 667 USDRoss County667Jefferson County: 660 USDJefferson County660Washington County: 654 USDWashington County654
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Delaware County970+15.2%
1Fairfield County970+15.2%
1Franklin County970+15.2%
1Licking County970+15.2%
1Madison County970+15.2%
1Morrow County970+15.2%
1Pickaway County970+15.2%
8Union County933+8.6%
9Cuyahoga County811+12.8%
9Geauga County811+12.8%
9Lake County811+12.8%
9Lorain County811+12.8%
9Medina County811+12.8%
14Butler County810+10.8%
14Clermont County810+10.8%
14Hamilton County810+10.8%
14Warren County810+10.8%
18Athens County804+3.2%
19Lawrence County793+22.4%
20Erie County767+5.6%
21Greene County743+8.6%
21Miami County743+8.6%
21Montgomery County743+8.6%
24Portage County728+2.2%
24Summit County728+2.2%
26Marion County723+10%
27Knox County722+13.7%
28Allen County716+9%
29Fulton County691+8.5%
29Lucas County691+8.5%
29Wood County691+8.5%
32Tuscarawas County688+5.7%
33Auglaize County684+6.7%
34Seneca County679+16.1%
35Muskingum County678+10.2%
36Champaign County676+5.1%
37Brown County668+0.3%
38Ross County667+6.9%
39Jefferson County660+6.6%
40Washington County654+7.2%
41Clark County650+6.7%
41Hancock County650+7.4%
41Hocking County650+8%
41Huron County650+8.5%
41Preble County650+5%
46Perry County648+12.1%
47Clinton County646+4.5%
48Defiance County642+2.6%
49Ottawa County641+3.6%
50Adams County639+8.9%
50Coshocton County639+8.9%
50Darke County639+8.9%
50Gallia County639+8.9%
50Guernsey County639+11.9%
50Hardin County639+8.9%
50Harrison County639+8.9%
50Highland County639+8.9%
50Holmes County639+8.9%
50Jackson County639+8.9%
50Logan County639+3.9%
50Mercer County639+6.7%
50Monroe County639+8.9%
50Morgan County639+8.9%
50Noble County639+8.9%
50Paulding County639+8.9%
50Pike County639+8.9%
50Putnam County639+8.9%
50Van Wert County639+8.9%
50Vinton County639+8.9%
50Wyandot County639+8.9%
71Wayne County634+3.8%
72Mahoning County633+10.5%
72Trumbull County633+10.5%
74Scioto County624+5.9%
75Carroll County613+6.4%
75Stark County613+6.4%
77Fayette County611+8%
78Richland County609+9.9%
79Belmont County607+7.8%
80Crawford County605+11.8%
81Meigs County602+13.4%
82Shelby County599+5.8%
83Henry County595+7.8%
84Sandusky County587-1.2%
85Ashland County583+9.8%
85Ashtabula County583+9.8%
85Columbiana County583+9.8%
85Williams County583+9.8%

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About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for an efficiency (a unit with no separate bedroom) in the HUD area that contains the county.

More on how it is measured
  • Gross rent is the rent plus all utilities paid by the tenant except telephone, cable or satellite television and internet.
  • HUD sets Fair Market Rents at the 40th percentile of gross rents paid by recent movers for standard-quality rental units, from American Community Survey data brought forward to the fiscal year; until 2018 a few metropolitan areas were set at the 50th percentile.
  • They set payment standards for Housing Choice Vouchers and rent ceilings in other HUD programs.

A policy benchmark, not a measured rent: it is lower than the median rent by design and differs from the Census Bureau median gross rent. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2024). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 4 Mar. 2024, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/ohio-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2024. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/ohio-counties?period=2024.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2024) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: efficiency, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2024/FMR2024_final_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-efficiency/ohio-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Delaware County, with $970 in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Which county has the lowest fair Market Rent, efficiency (HUD, monthly)?

Williams County, with $583 in 2024.

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