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 2026, at $1,194. Preble County had the lowest, at $742. The median was $819. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest1,194Delaware County
Lowest742Preble County
Median81988 counties

Map of counties, 2026

Adams County: 785 USDAllen County: 844 USDAshland County: 779 USDAshtabula County: 840 USDAthens County: 907 USDAuglaize County: 762 USDBelmont County: 816 USDBrown County: 802 USDButler County: 1,051 USDCarroll County: 846 USDChampaign County: 818 USDClark County: 843 USDClermont County: 1,051 USDClinton County: 838 USDColumbiana County: 779 USDCoshocton County: 824 USDCrawford County: 811 USDCuyahoga County: 1,058 USDDarke County: 806 USDDefiance County: 799 USDDelaware County: 1,194 USDErie County: 886 USDFairfield County: 1,194 USDFayette County: 836 USDFranklin County: 1,194 USDFulton County: 820 USDGallia County: 871 USDGeauga County: 1,058 USDGreene County: 1,009 USDGuernsey County: 742 USDHamilton County: 1,051 USDHancock County: 859 USDHardin County: 811 USDHarrison County: 749 USDHenry County: 766 USDHighland County: 845 USDHocking County: 742 USDHolmes County: 742 USDHuron County: 742 USDJackson County: 762 USDJefferson County: 757 USDKnox County: 862 USDLake County: 1,058 USDLawrence County: 853 USDLicking County: 1,194 USDLogan County: 783 USDLorain County: 1,058 USDLucas County: 820 USDMadison County: 1,194 USDMahoning County: 771 USDMarion County: 811 USDMedina County: 1,058 USDMeigs County: 758 USDMercer County: 788 USDMiami County: 1,009 USDMonroe County: 742 USDMontgomery County: 1,009 USDMorgan County: 875 USDMorrow County: 1,194 USDMuskingum County: 820 USDNoble County: 749 USDOttawa County: 843 USDPaulding County: 780 USDPerry County: 790 USDPickaway County: 1,194 USDPike County: 744 USDPortage County: 985 USDPreble County: 742 USDPutnam County: 808 USDRichland County: 773 USDRoss County: 882 USDSandusky County: 799 USDScioto County: 808 USDSeneca County: 767 USDShelby County: 787 USDStark County: 846 USDSummit County: 985 USDTrumbull County: 771 USDTuscarawas County: 780 USDUnion County: 1,125 USDVan Wert County: 762 USDVinton County: 792 USDWarren County: 1,051 USDWashington County: 760 USDWayne County: 816 USDWilliams County: 761 USDWood County: 820 USDWyandot County: 800 USD
  • Under 760
  • 760 to 790
  • 790 to 820
  • 820 to 850
  • 850 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
USD, 2026. 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, 2026

Delaware County: 1,194 USDDelaware County1,194Fairfield County: 1,194 USDFairfield County1,194Franklin County: 1,194 USDFranklin County1,194Licking County: 1,194 USDLicking County1,194Madison County: 1,194 USDMadison County1,194Morrow County: 1,194 USDMorrow County1,194Pickaway County: 1,194 USDPickaway County1,194Union County: 1,125 USDUnion County1,125Cuyahoga County: 1,058 USDCuyahoga County1,058Geauga County: 1,058 USDGeauga County1,058Lake County: 1,058 USDLake County1,058Lorain County: 1,058 USDLorain County1,058Medina County: 1,058 USDMedina County1,058Butler County: 1,051 USDButler County1,051Clermont County: 1,051 USDClermont County1,051Hamilton County: 1,051 USDHamilton County1,051Warren County: 1,051 USDWarren County1,051Greene County: 1,009 USDGreene County1,009Miami County: 1,009 USDMiami County1,009Montgomery County: 1,009 USDMontgomery County1,009Portage County: 985 USDPortage County985Summit County: 985 USDSummit County985Athens County: 907 USDAthens County907Erie County: 886 USDErie County886Ross County: 882 USDRoss County882Morgan County: 875 USDMorgan County875Gallia County: 871 USDGallia County871Knox County: 862 USDKnox County862Hancock County: 859 USDHancock County859Lawrence County: 853 USDLawrence County853Carroll County: 846 USDCarroll County846Stark County: 846 USDStark County846Highland County: 845 USDHighland County845Allen County: 844 USDAllen County844Clark County: 843 USDClark County843Ottawa County: 843 USDOttawa County843Ashtabula County: 840 USDAshtabula County840Clinton County: 838 USDClinton County838Fayette County: 836 USDFayette County836Coshocton County: 824 USDCoshocton County824Delaware County: 1,194 USDDelaware County1,194Fairfield County: 1,194 USDFairfield County1,194Franklin County: 1,194 USDFranklin County1,194Licking County: 1,194 USDLicking County1,194Madison County: 1,194 USDMadison County1,194Morrow County: 1,194 USDMorrow County1,194Pickaway County: 1,194 USDPickaway County1,194Union County: 1,125 USDUnion County1,125Cuyahoga County: 1,058 USDCuyahoga County1,058Geauga County: 1,058 USDGeauga County1,058Lake County: 1,058 USDLake County1,058Lorain County: 1,058 USDLorain County1,058Medina County: 1,058 USDMedina County1,058Butler County: 1,051 USDButler County1,051Clermont County: 1,051 USDClermont County1,051Hamilton County: 1,051 USDHamilton County1,051Warren County: 1,051 USDWarren County1,051Greene County: 1,009 USDGreene County1,009Miami County: 1,009 USDMiami County1,009Montgomery County: 1,009 USDMontgomery County1,009Portage County: 985 USDPortage County985Summit County: 985 USDSummit County985Athens County: 907 USDAthens County907Erie County: 886 USDErie County886Ross County: 882 USDRoss County882Morgan County: 875 USDMorgan County875Gallia County: 871 USDGallia County871Knox County: 862 USDKnox County862Hancock County: 859 USDHancock County859Lawrence County: 853 USDLawrence County853Carroll County: 846 USDCarroll County846Stark County: 846 USDStark County846Highland County: 845 USDHighland County845Allen County: 844 USDAllen County844Clark County: 843 USDClark County843Ottawa County: 843 USDOttawa County843Ashtabula County: 840 USDAshtabula County840Clinton County: 838 USDClinton County838Fayette County: 836 USDFayette County836Coshocton County: 824 USDCoshocton County824
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2026
USD
Change on 2025
1Delaware County1,1940%
1Fairfield County1,1940%
1Franklin County1,1940%
1Licking County1,1940%
1Madison County1,1940%
1Morrow County1,1940%
1Pickaway County1,1940%
8Union County1,125+1.4%
9Cuyahoga County1,058+6.3%
9Geauga County1,058+6.3%
9Lake County1,058+6.3%
9Lorain County1,058+6.3%
9Medina County1,058+6.3%
14Butler County1,051+5.8%
14Clermont County1,051+5.8%
14Hamilton County1,051+5.8%
14Warren County1,051+5.8%
18Greene County1,009+19.4%
18Miami County1,009+19.4%
18Montgomery County1,009+19.4%
21Portage County985+11.9%
21Summit County985+11.9%
23Athens County907+9.4%
24Erie County886+11.4%
25Ross County882+9.3%
26Morgan County875+9.6%
27Gallia County871+10.4%
28Knox County862+13.3%
29Hancock County859+12.9%
30Lawrence County853+0.4%
31Carroll County846+12.1%
31Stark County846+12.1%
33Highland County845+12.5%
34Allen County844+6.4%
35Clark County843+4.2%
35Ottawa County843+12%
37Ashtabula County840+12%
38Clinton County838+10.1%
39Fayette County836+11.3%
40Coshocton County824+11.7%
41Fulton County820+1.9%
41Lucas County820+1.9%
41Muskingum County820+14.5%
41Wood County820+1.9%
45Champaign County818+13.6%
46Belmont County816+3.8%
46Wayne County816+10.6%
48Crawford County811+11.2%
48Hardin County811+15.4%
48Marion County811+9.4%
51Putnam County808+11.6%
51Scioto County808+6.9%
53Darke County806+7.9%
54Brown County802+9.7%
55Wyandot County800+8.5%
56Defiance County799+14.5%
56Sandusky County799+11%
58Vinton County792+13.3%
59Perry County790+11%
60Mercer County788+10.4%
61Shelby County787+8%
62Adams County785+16.5%
63Logan County783+8.1%
64Paulding County780+4.8%
64Tuscarawas County780+9.9%
66Ashland County779+15.6%
66Columbiana County779+9.6%
68Richland County773+4.7%
69Mahoning County771+9.8%
69Trumbull County771+9.8%
71Seneca County767+9.6%
72Henry County766+7%
73Auglaize County762+9.3%
73Jackson County762+7.9%
73Van Wert County762+12.9%
76Williams County761+5.1%
77Washington County760+11.8%
78Meigs County758+7.5%
79Jefferson County757+6.5%
80Harrison County749+11.1%
80Noble County749+8.6%
82Pike County744+10.4%
83Guernsey County742+10.1%
83Hocking County742+5%
83Holmes County742+10.1%
83Huron County742+10.1%
83Monroe County742+10.1%
83Preble County742+10.1%

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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/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.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), 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 21 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/ohio-counties?period=2026. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/ohio-counties?period=2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: one bedroom, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, one bedroom (HUD, monthly), 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2026/FY26_FMRs_revised.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-one-bedroom/ohio-counties?period=2026 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Delaware County, with $1,194 in 2026, 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)?

Preble County, with $742 in 2026.

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