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

Delaware County had the highest fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly) of 88 counties in 2018, at $910. Wyandot County had the lowest, at $695. The median was $710. Source: the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research.

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Highest910Delaware County
Median71088 counties

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 695 USDAllen County: 695 USDAshland County: 714 USDAshtabula County: 695 USDAthens County: 768 USDAuglaize County: 711 USDBelmont County: 695 USDBrown County: 700 USDButler County: 845 USDCarroll County: 717 USDChampaign County: 695 USDClark County: 731 USDClermont County: 845 USDClinton County: 741 USDColumbiana County: 695 USDCoshocton County: 695 USDCrawford County: 695 USDCuyahoga County: 785 USDDarke County: 695 USDDefiance County: 705 USDDelaware County: 910 USDErie County: 777 USDFairfield County: 910 USDFayette County: 753 USDFranklin County: 910 USDFulton County: 726 USDGallia County: 695 USDGeauga County: 785 USDGreene County: 765 USDGuernsey County: 695 USDHamilton County: 845 USDHancock County: 726 USDHardin County: 702 USDHarrison County: 695 USDHenry County: 695 USDHighland County: 695 USDHocking County: 695 USDHolmes County: 695 USDHuron County: 695 USDJackson County: 695 USDJefferson County: 695 USDKnox County: 715 USDLake County: 785 USDLawrence County: 696 USDLicking County: 910 USDLogan County: 756 USDLorain County: 785 USDLucas County: 726 USDMadison County: 910 USDMahoning County: 695 USDMarion County: 772 USDMedina County: 785 USDMeigs County: 695 USDMercer County: 695 USDMiami County: 765 USDMonroe County: 695 USDMontgomery County: 765 USDMorgan County: 695 USDMorrow County: 910 USDMuskingum County: 700 USDNoble County: 695 USDOttawa County: 737 USDPaulding County: 695 USDPerry County: 695 USDPickaway County: 910 USDPike County: 695 USDPortage County: 826 USDPreble County: 714 USDPutnam County: 708 USDRichland County: 695 USDRoss County: 753 USDSandusky County: 695 USDScioto County: 695 USDSeneca County: 695 USDShelby County: 724 USDStark County: 717 USDSummit County: 826 USDTrumbull County: 695 USDTuscarawas County: 750 USDUnion County: 889 USDVan Wert County: 695 USDVinton County: 695 USDWarren County: 845 USDWashington County: 695 USDWayne County: 723 USDWilliams County: 695 USDWood County: 726 USDWyandot County: 695 USD
  • Under 700
  • 700 to 710
  • 710 to 740
  • 740 to 790
  • 790 and over
USD, 2018. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Delaware County: 910 USDDelaware County910Fairfield County: 910 USDFairfield County910Franklin County: 910 USDFranklin County910Licking County: 910 USDLicking County910Madison County: 910 USDMadison County910Morrow County: 910 USDMorrow County910Pickaway County: 910 USDPickaway County910Union County: 889 USDUnion County889Butler County: 845 USDButler County845Clermont County: 845 USDClermont County845Hamilton County: 845 USDHamilton County845Warren County: 845 USDWarren County845Portage County: 826 USDPortage County826Summit County: 826 USDSummit County826Cuyahoga County: 785 USDCuyahoga County785Geauga County: 785 USDGeauga County785Lake County: 785 USDLake County785Lorain County: 785 USDLorain County785Medina County: 785 USDMedina County785Erie County: 777 USDErie County777Marion County: 772 USDMarion County772Athens County: 768 USDAthens County768Greene County: 765 USDGreene County765Miami County: 765 USDMiami County765Montgomery County: 765 USDMontgomery County765Logan County: 756 USDLogan County756Fayette County: 753 USDFayette County753Ross County: 753 USDRoss County753Tuscarawas County: 750 USDTuscarawas County750Clinton County: 741 USDClinton County741Ottawa County: 737 USDOttawa County737Clark County: 731 USDClark County731Fulton County: 726 USDFulton County726Hancock County: 726 USDHancock County726Lucas County: 726 USDLucas County726Wood County: 726 USDWood County726Shelby County: 724 USDShelby County724Wayne County: 723 USDWayne County723Carroll County: 717 USDCarroll County717Stark County: 717 USDStark County717Delaware County: 910 USDDelaware County910Fairfield County: 910 USDFairfield County910Franklin County: 910 USDFranklin County910Licking County: 910 USDLicking County910Madison County: 910 USDMadison County910Morrow County: 910 USDMorrow County910Pickaway County: 910 USDPickaway County910Union County: 889 USDUnion County889Butler County: 845 USDButler County845Clermont County: 845 USDClermont County845Hamilton County: 845 USDHamilton County845Warren County: 845 USDWarren County845Portage County: 826 USDPortage County826Summit County: 826 USDSummit County826Cuyahoga County: 785 USDCuyahoga County785Geauga County: 785 USDGeauga County785Lake County: 785 USDLake County785Lorain County: 785 USDLorain County785Medina County: 785 USDMedina County785Erie County: 777 USDErie County777Marion County: 772 USDMarion County772Athens County: 768 USDAthens County768Greene County: 765 USDGreene County765Miami County: 765 USDMiami County765Montgomery County: 765 USDMontgomery County765Logan County: 756 USDLogan County756Fayette County: 753 USDFayette County753Ross County: 753 USDRoss County753Tuscarawas County: 750 USDTuscarawas County750Clinton County: 741 USDClinton County741Ottawa County: 737 USDOttawa County737Clark County: 731 USDClark County731Fulton County: 726 USDFulton County726Hancock County: 726 USDHancock County726Lucas County: 726 USDLucas County726Wood County: 726 USDWood County726Shelby County: 724 USDShelby County724Wayne County: 723 USDWayne County723Carroll County: 717 USDCarroll County717Stark County: 717 USDStark County717
USD. Source: HUD, HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD
Change on 2017
1Delaware County910+2.7%
1Fairfield County910+2.7%
1Franklin County910+2.7%
1Licking County910+2.7%
1Madison County910+2.7%
1Morrow County910+2.7%
1Pickaway County910+2.7%
8Union County889+3.4%
9Butler County845+4.8%
9Clermont County845+4.8%
9Hamilton County845+4.8%
9Warren County845+4.8%
13Portage County826+4.6%
13Summit County826+4.6%
15Cuyahoga County785+0.5%
15Geauga County785+0.5%
15Lake County785+0.5%
15Lorain County785+0.5%
15Medina County785+0.5%
20Erie County777-10%
21Marion County772+4.5%
22Athens County768+1.9%
23Greene County765+0.1%
23Miami County765+0.1%
23Montgomery County765+0.1%
26Logan County756+0.9%
27Fayette County753-0.4%
27Ross County753-5.3%
29Tuscarawas County750-0.5%
30Clinton County741-0.3%
31Ottawa County737+3.2%
32Clark County731+5.8%
33Fulton County726-0.5%
33Hancock County726+3.7%
33Lucas County726-0.5%
33Wood County726-0.5%
37Shelby County724+0.1%
38Wayne County723-1.8%
39Carroll County717-5.8%
39Stark County717-5.8%
41Knox County715-2.1%
42Ashland County714+2.9%
42Preble County714+0.3%
44Auglaize County711+0.1%
45Putnam County708-4.3%
46Defiance County705+3.5%
47Hardin County702+3.1%
48Brown County700+2.8%
48Muskingum County700-3.4%
50Lawrence County696-0.1%
51Adams County695+2.1%
51Allen County695+2.1%
51Ashtabula County695+2.1%
51Belmont County695-8.1%
51Champaign County695+1%
51Columbiana County695+1%
51Coshocton County695+2.1%
51Crawford County695+2.1%
51Darke County695+2.1%
51Gallia County695+2.1%
51Guernsey County695+2.1%
51Harrison County695+2.1%
51Henry County695+2.1%
51Highland County695+2.1%
51Hocking County695+2.1%
51Holmes County695+2.1%
51Huron County695+2.1%
51Jackson County695+2.1%
51Jefferson County695-2.5%
51Mahoning County695+2.1%
51Meigs County695+2.1%
51Mercer County695+2.1%
51Monroe County695+2.1%
51Morgan County695+2.1%
51Noble County695+1.3%
51Paulding County695+2.1%
51Perry County695+2.1%
51Pike County695+2.1%
51Richland County695+2.1%
51Sandusky County695+2.1%
51Scioto County695+2.1%
51Seneca County695+2.1%
51Trumbull County695+2.1%
51Van Wert County695+2.1%
51Vinton County695+2.1%
51Washington County695+2.1%
51Williams County695+2.1%
51Wyandot County695+2.1%

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 two-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: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2018). HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars (Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx

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HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 13 Feb. 2018, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/ohio-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2018. HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars. Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/ohio-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2018) HUD Fair Market Rents by county: two bedrooms, monthly gross rent in dollars, Counties in Ohio by fair Market Rent, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly), 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr/fmr2018/FY18_4050_FMRs_rev.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/fair-market-rent-two-bedroom/ohio-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Delaware County, with $910 in 2018, 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, two bedrooms (HUD, monthly)?

Wyandot County, with $695 in 2018.

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