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

Delaware County had the highest fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly) of 88 counties in 2016, at $638. Van Wert County had the lowest, at $492. The median was $534. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest638Delaware County
Median53488 counties

Map of counties, 2016

Adams County: 510 USDAllen County: 509 USDAshland County: 496 USDAshtabula County: 534 USDAthens County: 628 USDAuglaize County: 507 USDBelmont County: 546 USDBrown County: 492 USDButler County: 600 USDCarroll County: 516 USDChampaign County: 518 USDClark County: 523 USDClermont County: 600 USDClinton County: 566 USDColumbiana County: 513 USDCoshocton County: 511 USDCrawford County: 492 USDCuyahoga County: 614 USDDarke County: 540 USDDefiance County: 492 USDDelaware County: 638 USDErie County: 577 USDFairfield County: 638 USDFayette County: 554 USDFranklin County: 638 USDFulton County: 531 USDGallia County: 569 USDGeauga County: 614 USDGreene County: 569 USDGuernsey County: 523 USDHamilton County: 600 USDHancock County: 533 USDHardin County: 504 USDHarrison County: 492 USDHenry County: 524 USDHighland County: 523 USDHocking County: 527 USDHolmes County: 524 USDHuron County: 505 USDJackson County: 565 USDJefferson County: 531 USDKnox County: 508 USDLake County: 614 USDLawrence County: 524 USDLicking County: 638 USDLogan County: 531 USDLorain County: 614 USDLucas County: 531 USDMadison County: 638 USDMahoning County: 530 USDMarion County: 541 USDMedina County: 614 USDMeigs County: 492 USDMercer County: 493 USDMiami County: 569 USDMonroe County: 495 USDMontgomery County: 569 USDMorgan County: 569 USDMorrow County: 638 USDMuskingum County: 547 USDNoble County: 553 USDOttawa County: 534 USDPaulding County: 537 USDPerry County: 513 USDPickaway County: 638 USDPike County: 492 USDPortage County: 587 USDPreble County: 505 USDPutnam County: 522 USDRichland County: 492 USDRoss County: 492 USDSandusky County: 541 USDScioto County: 569 USDSeneca County: 517 USDShelby County: 540 USDStark County: 516 USDSummit County: 587 USDTrumbull County: 530 USDTuscarawas County: 548 USDUnion County: 618 USDVan Wert County: 492 USDVinton County: 569 USDWarren County: 600 USDWashington County: 524 USDWayne County: 542 USDWilliams County: 540 USDWood County: 531 USDWyandot County: 569 USD
  • Under 510
  • 510 to 520
  • 520 to 530
  • 530 to 570
  • 570 to 600
  • 600 and over
USD, 2016. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2016

Delaware County: 638 USDDelaware County638Fairfield County: 638 USDFairfield County638Franklin County: 638 USDFranklin County638Licking County: 638 USDLicking County638Madison County: 638 USDMadison County638Morrow County: 638 USDMorrow County638Pickaway County: 638 USDPickaway County638Athens County: 628 USDAthens County628Union County: 618 USDUnion County618Cuyahoga County: 614 USDCuyahoga County614Geauga County: 614 USDGeauga County614Lake County: 614 USDLake County614Lorain County: 614 USDLorain County614Medina County: 614 USDMedina County614Butler County: 600 USDButler County600Clermont County: 600 USDClermont County600Hamilton County: 600 USDHamilton County600Warren County: 600 USDWarren County600Portage County: 587 USDPortage County587Summit County: 587 USDSummit County587Erie County: 577 USDErie County577Gallia County: 569 USDGallia County569Greene County: 569 USDGreene County569Miami County: 569 USDMiami County569Montgomery County: 569 USDMontgomery County569Morgan County: 569 USDMorgan County569Scioto County: 569 USDScioto County569Vinton County: 569 USDVinton County569Wyandot County: 569 USDWyandot County569Clinton County: 566 USDClinton County566Jackson County: 565 USDJackson County565Fayette County: 554 USDFayette County554Noble County: 553 USDNoble County553Tuscarawas County: 548 USDTuscarawas County548Muskingum County: 547 USDMuskingum County547Belmont County: 546 USDBelmont County546Wayne County: 542 USDWayne County542Marion County: 541 USDMarion County541Sandusky County: 541 USDSandusky County541Darke County: 540 USDDarke County540Delaware County: 638 USDDelaware County638Fairfield County: 638 USDFairfield County638Franklin County: 638 USDFranklin County638Licking County: 638 USDLicking County638Madison County: 638 USDMadison County638Morrow County: 638 USDMorrow County638Pickaway County: 638 USDPickaway County638Athens County: 628 USDAthens County628Union County: 618 USDUnion County618Cuyahoga County: 614 USDCuyahoga County614Geauga County: 614 USDGeauga County614Lake County: 614 USDLake County614Lorain County: 614 USDLorain County614Medina County: 614 USDMedina County614Butler County: 600 USDButler County600Clermont County: 600 USDClermont County600Hamilton County: 600 USDHamilton County600Warren County: 600 USDWarren County600Portage County: 587 USDPortage County587Summit County: 587 USDSummit County587Erie County: 577 USDErie County577Gallia County: 569 USDGallia County569Greene County: 569 USDGreene County569Miami County: 569 USDMiami County569Montgomery County: 569 USDMontgomery County569Morgan County: 569 USDMorgan County569Scioto County: 569 USDScioto County569Vinton County: 569 USDVinton County569Wyandot County: 569 USDWyandot County569Clinton County: 566 USDClinton County566Jackson County: 565 USDJackson County565Fayette County: 554 USDFayette County554Noble County: 553 USDNoble County553Tuscarawas County: 548 USDTuscarawas County548Muskingum County: 547 USDMuskingum County547Belmont County: 546 USDBelmont County546Wayne County: 542 USDWayne County542Marion County: 541 USDMarion County541Sandusky County: 541 USDSandusky County541Darke County: 540 USDDarke County540
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Delaware County638+2.2%
1Fairfield County638+2.2%
1Franklin County638+2.2%
1Licking County638+2.2%
1Madison County638+2.2%
1Morrow County638+2.2%
1Pickaway County638+2.2%
8Athens County628+5.4%
9Union County618+5.8%
10Cuyahoga County614+1.8%
10Geauga County614+1.8%
10Lake County614+1.8%
10Lorain County614+1.8%
10Medina County614+1.8%
15Butler County600+3.6%
15Clermont County600+3.6%
15Hamilton County600+3.6%
15Warren County600+3.6%
19Portage County587+2.3%
19Summit County587+2.3%
21Erie County577-0.5%
22Gallia County569+11.6%
22Greene County569+2.7%
22Miami County569+2.7%
22Montgomery County569+2.7%
22Morgan County569+10.3%
22Scioto County569+6.4%
22Vinton County569+6.4%
22Wyandot County569+6.4%
30Clinton County566+15.7%
31Jackson County565+6.6%
32Fayette County554+5.9%
33Noble County553+11.3%
34Tuscarawas County548+12.3%
35Muskingum County547+5.8%
36Belmont County546+7.3%
37Wayne County542+2.3%
38Marion County541-2%
38Sandusky County541+3.8%
40Darke County540+3.4%
40Shelby County540+8%
40Williams County540+13.7%
43Paulding County537+7%
44Ashtabula County534+7.7%
44Ottawa County534+3.1%
46Hancock County533+3.5%
47Fulton County531+2.5%
47Jefferson County531-0.4%
47Logan County531+6.6%
47Lucas County531+2.5%
47Wood County531+2.5%
52Mahoning County530-0.2%
52Trumbull County530-0.2%
54Hocking County527+6.3%
55Henry County524-2.4%
55Holmes County524+6.7%
55Lawrence County524+1%
55Washington County524+6.7%
59Clark County523+0.2%
59Guernsey County523+5.4%
59Highland County523+8.5%
62Putnam County522+6.5%
63Champaign County518-0.2%
64Seneca County517+5.1%
65Carroll County516-0.6%
65Stark County516-0.6%
67Columbiana County513+2.6%
67Perry County513+9.4%
69Coshocton County511+3%
70Adams County510+1.8%
71Allen County509+7.4%
72Knox County508+0.4%
73Auglaize County507+5.6%
74Huron County505+5.4%
74Preble County505+4.6%
76Hardin County504+1.8%
77Ashland County496-4.8%
78Monroe County495-7.5%
79Mercer County493-0.2%
80Brown County492+0.6%
80Crawford County492+4.9%
80Defiance County492+0.2%
80Harrison County492-6.6%
80Meigs County492+2.9%
80Pike County492-8%
80Richland County492+3.1%
80Ross County492-5.4%
80Van Wert County492+3.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

Monthly gross rent, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets for a one-bedroom unit 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: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2016). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 25 July 2016, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/ohio-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2016. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/ohio-counties?period=2016.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2016) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2016f/FY2016F-4050-RevFinal4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/ohio-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Delaware County, with $638 in 2016, 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, one bedroom (HUD, monthly)?

Van Wert County, with $492 in 2016.

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