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Ohio Fair Market Rents

2023 Fair Market Rents

2023 FMRs in Ohio by county. Click on the map below to view FMRs for a particular county.

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FMRs vary across Ohio based on County and ZIP code as well as number of bedrooms. The average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Ohio is $886.

The highest average FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,951 in Hawaii. The lowest for a two-bedroom apartment is $519 in Puerto Rico.

FMRs in Ohio are based on the price of monthly rent plus the cost of essential utilities. FMRs vary by county or ZIP Code. Generally areas with a lower population density have a lower gross rent (lower FMRs) but there are exceptions.

View the Fair Market Rents Overview for detailed information on how FMRs are calculated. Click on a specific county on the map or from the table below for detailed FMR information including Small Area FMRs.

How does Ohio compare?

The highest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment in Ohio is $1,185 in Union County. The lowest FMR for a two-bedroom apartment is $794 in Holmes County.

Ohio ($886) has a 19.1% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of the US ($1,095) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Ohio is rank 45th out of 56 States and territories. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 44 other States and territories. Ohio is the 12th cheapest State or territory in terms of FMRs.

Average FMRs for Ohio

45th
Rank
$640
Studio
$706
1-person
$886
2-person
$1,141
3-person
$1,265
4-person
Counties in Ohio (88)
County Rank Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
Union County 1st $859 $900 $1,185 $1,442 $1,592
Pickaway County 2nd $842 $941 $1,163 $1,426 $1,577
Madison County 2nd $842 $941 $1,163 $1,426 $1,577
Delaware County 2nd $842 $941 $1,163 $1,426 $1,577
Fairfield County 2nd $842 $941 $1,163 $1,426 $1,577
Morrow County 2nd $842 $941 $1,163 $1,426 $1,577
Franklin County 2nd $842 $941 $1,163 $1,426 $1,577
Licking County 2nd $842 $941 $1,163 $1,426 $1,577
Butler County 9th $731 $839 $1,093 $1,464 $1,645
Clermont County 9th $731 $839 $1,093 $1,464 $1,645
Hamilton County 9th $731 $839 $1,093 $1,464 $1,645
Warren County 9th $731 $839 $1,093 $1,464 $1,645
Portage County 13th $712 $809 $1,027 $1,297 $1,380
Summit County 13th $712 $809 $1,027 $1,297 $1,380
Medina County 15th $719 $820 $998 $1,296 $1,369
Geauga County 15th $719 $820 $998 $1,296 $1,369
Lorain County 15th $719 $820 $998 $1,296 $1,369
Lake County 15th $719 $820 $998 $1,296 $1,369
Cuyahoga County 15th $719 $820 $998 $1,296 $1,369
Miami County 20th $684 $757 $969 $1,271 $1,385
Montgomery County 20th $684 $757 $969 $1,271 $1,385
Greene County 20th $684 $757 $969 $1,271 $1,385
Athens County 23rd $779 $792 $926 $1,127 $1,303
Hancock County 24th $605 $709 $905 $1,170 $1,477
Erie County 25th $726 $731 $912 $1,110 $1,375
Lucas County 26th $637 $698 $906 $1,218 $1,310
Fulton County 26th $637 $698 $906 $1,218 $1,310
Wood County 26th $637 $698 $906 $1,218 $1,310
Ottawa County 29th $619 $703 $926 $1,127 $1,276
Brown County 30th $666 $670 $882 $1,104 $1,247
Clark County 31st $609 $691 $909 $1,108 $1,221
Lawrence County 32nd $648 $706 $829 $1,102 $1,248
Allen County 33rd $657 $680 $854 $1,086 $1,246
Clinton County 34th $618 $684 $837 $1,092 $1,288
Auglaize County 35th $641 $645 $794 $1,128 $1,310
Marion County 36th $657 $675 $889 $1,082 $1,194
Tuscarawas County 37th $651 $655 $862 $1,076 $1,243
Knox County 38th $635 $686 $859 $1,149 $1,154
Guernsey County 39th $571 $649 $854 $1,069 $1,301
Wayne County 40th $611 $654 $861 $1,103 $1,205
Champaign County 41st $643 $647 $822 $1,128 $1,193
Preble County 42nd $619 $623 $820 $1,066 $1,301
Scioto County 43rd $589 $703 $794 $1,109 $1,213
Sandusky County 44th $594 $648 $804 $1,143 $1,203
Defiance County 45th $626 $631 $831 $1,117 $1,180
Ross County 46th $624 $690 $856 $1,045 $1,168
Shelby County 47th $566 $660 $811 $1,102 $1,204
Jackson County 48th $587 $607 $794 $1,091 $1,260
Belmont County 49th $563 $647 $827 $1,074 $1,227
Meigs County 49th $531 $693 $794 $968 $1,352
Carroll County 51st $576 $654 $861 $1,086 $1,157
Stark County 51st $576 $654 $861 $1,086 $1,157
Paulding County 53rd $587 $691 $794 $1,079 $1,182
Coshocton County 54th $587 $637 $794 $1,098 $1,214
Henry County 54th $552 $703 $794 $1,053 $1,228
Richland County 56th $554 $620 $794 $1,073 $1,258
Darke County 57th $587 $682 $794 $1,084 $1,137
Morgan County 58th $587 $703 $794 $966 $1,232
Logan County 59th $615 $632 $832 $1,068 $1,118
Jefferson County 60th $619 $623 $794 $1,072 $1,151
Hocking County 61st $602 $606 $794 $1,114 $1,118
Highland County 62nd $587 $646 $794 $1,018 $1,187
Ashland County 63rd $531 $603 $794 $1,010 $1,288
Muskingum County 64th $615 $619 $806 $1,062 $1,122
Huron County 65th $599 $615 $810 $1,050 $1,143
Fayette County 66th $566 $655 $807 $1,026 $1,144
Gallia County 67th $587 $680 $794 $966 $1,155
Noble County 68th $587 $703 $794 $966 $1,119
Hardin County 69th $587 $655 $794 $1,021 $1,105
Mahoning County 69th $573 $632 $794 $1,050 $1,113
Trumbull County 69th $573 $632 $794 $1,050 $1,113
Columbiana County 72nd $531 $662 $794 $1,048 $1,116
Wyandot County 73rd $587 $652 $794 $966 $1,148
Washington County 74th $610 $614 $794 $991 $1,130
Monroe County 75th $587 $651 $794 $1,007 $1,095
Mercer County 76th $599 $603 $794 $1,063 $1,067
Seneca County 77th $585 $624 $794 $989 $1,133
Harrison County 78th $587 $603 $794 $1,063 $1,067
Pike County 79th $587 $606 $794 $978 $1,146
Van Wert County 80th $587 $612 $794 $1,036 $1,067
Crawford County 81st $541 $655 $794 $1,033 $1,067
Ashtabula County 82nd $531 $617 $794 $1,021 $1,119
Putnam County 83rd $587 $665 $794 $966 $1,067
Williams County 84th $531 $669 $794 $1,007 $1,067
Vinton County 85th $587 $618 $794 $966 $1,102
Adams County 86th $587 $603 $794 $999 $1,067
Perry County 87th $578 $606 $798 $983 $1,072
Holmes County 88th $587 $603 $794 $978 $1,067

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