2025 FMR and Section 8 Rents in Ohio

Section 8 is a federal program that guarantees monthly rent payments to landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishes Fair Market Rents, which are 40th percentile averages of local rents, to determine their standard payment amount.

Use our Section 8 rents table to find the best market for Section 8 investment. See Section 8 rents in each city and zip code.

Typically, the government guarantees 70% of the rent payment, and the tenant pays the remaining 30%. Section 8 tenants typically stay in their units 6-7x longer than regular tenants.

Click the column header to sort each column. Click state name to explore Section 8 Rents by city.

County Name / City
Studio Rent
1 Bedroom Rent
2 Bedroom Rent
3 Bedroom Rent
4 Bedroom Rent

Adams County

$639$655$860$1,076$1,145

Akron

$1,090$1,230$1,560$1,950$2,090

Ashland County

$583$655$860$1,110$1,397

Ashtabula County

$583$692$860$1,085$1,212

Athens County

$804$809$983$1,189$1,491

Auglaize County

$684$689$860$1,212$1,459

Brown County

$680$760$990$1,320$1,490

Canton Massillon

$680$760$1,000$1,250$1,330

Champaign County

$676$694$879$1,170$1,262

Cincinnati

$810$919$1,195$1,588$1,766

Cleveland Elyria

$811$913$1,110$1,440$1,530

Clinton County

$646$714$870$1,132$1,341

Columbiana County

$583$704$860$1,093$1,164

Columbus

$970$1,065$1,302$1,574$1,745

Coshocton County

$639$707$860$1,206$1,379

Crawford County

$605$708$860$1,143$1,145

Darke County

$639$741$860$1,175$1,214

Dayton Kettering

$743$800$1,023$1,330$1,459

Defiance County

$642$667$876$1,171$1,231

Erie County

$767$772$962$1,163$1,414

Fayette County

$611$722$870$1,128$1,230

Gallia County

$639$755$860$1,041$1,302

Guernsey County

$639$655$860$1,090$1,315

Hancock County

$650$740$959$1,242$1,534

Hardin County

$639$701$860$1,079$1,215

Harrison County

$639$655$860$1,141$1,145

Henry County

$595$737$860$1,130$1,367

Highland County

$639$706$860$1,052$1,318

Hocking County

$880$880$1,160$1,620$1,630

Holmes County

$639$655$860$1,040$1,145

Huntington Ashland

$793$820$940$1,240$1,431

Huron County

$650$665$874$1,115$1,284

Jackson County

$639$666$860$1,190$1,378

Knox County

$722$727$923$1,228$1,229

Lima

$770$790$1,020$1,270$1,430

Logan County

$639$655$860$1,100$1,168

Mansfield

$660$740$930$1,280$1,470

Marion County

$723$728$956$1,156$1,273

Meigs County

$602$707$860$1,040$1,459

Mercer County

$639$676$860$1,141$1,145

Monroe County

$639$655$860$1,191$1,196

Morgan County

$639$766$860$1,068$1,309

Muskingum County

$678$682$873$1,164$1,225

Noble County

$639$766$860$1,040$1,218

Ottawa County

$790$880$1,160$1,400$1,610

Paulding County

$639$745$860$1,178$1,277

Perry County

$820$870$1,100$1,340$1,470

Pike County

$639$655$860$1,059$1,262

Preble County

$650$655$860$1,127$1,321

Putnam County

$639$710$860$1,040$1,145

Ross County

$667$768$934$1,155$1,244

Sandusky County

$587$703$866$1,204$1,259

Scioto County

$624$754$860$1,172$1,288

Seneca County

$679$683$885$1,102$1,287

Shelby County

$599$691$884$1,194$1,292

Springfield

$650$721$948$1,150$1,268

Toledo

$740$810$1,060$1,380$1,480

Tuscarawas County

$688$693$910$1,158$1,319

Union County

$933$951$1,250$1,511$1,665

Van Wert County

$639$665$860$1,077$1,145

Vinton County

$639$659$860$1,040$1,145

Washington County

$654$659$860$1,114$1,224

Wayne County

$634$703$911$1,149$1,292

Weirton Steubenville

$660$680$860$1,180$1,280

Wheeling

$607$714$895$1,163$1,329

Williams County

$583$730$860$1,086$1,145

Wyandot County

$639$712$860$1,040$1,355

Youngstown Warren Boardman

$670$720$910$1,190$1,270

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Frequently Asked Section 8 Investing Questions

Fair Market Rent (FMR): HUD sets FMR by bedroom size for each area.

Payment Standard: The local PHA sets this between 90–110% of the FMR. It's the max PHA assistance.

Gross Rent: Contract rent (charged by landlord) + utility allowance (estimated tenant utility costs). Must fit payment standard limits.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP):

The PHA pays the lower of:

  • Payment standard - Tenant's Total Tenant Payment (TTP).
  • Gross rent - TTP.

Example:

  • Payment standard: $1,500
  • Contract rent: $1,400
  • Utility allowance: $100
  • Tenant's TTP: $400
  • Gross rent: $1,500 ($1,400 + $100).
  • HAP: $1,100 (lower of $1,500 - $400 or $1,500 - $400).

Landlord receives $1,100 (PHA) + $400 (tenant) = $1,500 total.