Below-median FMR - Akron, OH MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Akron, OH MSA is $1,268/month - 46th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#181 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 23.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Portage County, Summit County .
Lower-half placement for Akron, OH MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA; Pueblo, CO MSA; Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area; Sebring, FL MSA .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA, Warren County, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area, Amherst Town-Northampton, MA MSA, Anchorage, AK HUD Metro FMR Area, Ann Arbor, MI MSA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HUD Metro FMR Area .
OH-state FMR neighbors for Akron, OH MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OH: Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA ($1,273); Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA ($1,279); Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,353); Lima, OH MSA ($1,108); Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,430); Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Springfield, OH MSA ($1,106); Canton-Massillon, OH MSA ($1,086) . Alphabetical “nearby” lists are intentionally not used here - amount proximity is the comparison that matters for payment standards.
What are the HUD FY2026 bedroom FMRs for Akron, OH MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $904/mo |
| 1-BR | $985/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,268/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,547/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,681/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Akron, OH MSA
HUD lets each Public Housing Authority set its payment standard between 90% and 110% of the published Fair Market Rent for the bedroom size served. These dollar amounts are derived from HUD FY2026 FMR for Akron, OH MSA; your PHA may choose a figure inside this band. This is not a quote for a specific unit, availability, or waitlist status.
| Size | HUD FMR | 90% floor | 110% ceiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $904/mo | $814/mo | $994/mo |
| 1-BR | $985/mo | $887/mo | $1,084/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,268/mo | $1,141/mo | $1,395/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,547/mo | $1,392/mo | $1,702/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,681/mo | $1,513/mo | $1,849/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Akron, OH MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,268/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,141–$1,395/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Akron, OH MSA
Published two-bedroom Fair Market Rent for this HUD area across FY2022-2026. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent fiscal years only. This is a historical HUD reference-rent series, not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result.
- Latest 2-BR
- $1,268
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +12.1%
- from FY2025 $1,131
- Span change
- +42.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $890/mo | - |
| 2023 | $1,027/mo | +15.4% |
| 2024 | $1,039/mo | +1.2% |
| 2025 | $1,131/mo | +8.9% |
| 2026 | $1,268/mo | +12.1% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Akron, OH MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,029/mo → 23.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Akron, OH MSA.
PHAs naming Akron, OH MSA
- Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority · 5,436 HCV units
Need the full directory? Browse all HUD PHA records in Ohio . The directory does not report current availability or waitlists.
OH agencies near this metro's scale key
Housing authorities in OH whose HCV caseload sits closest to a CBSA-stable scale target (not the statewide giants list - that list was identical across siblings):
- Hancock Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Athens Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Wayne Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Warren Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Jefferson Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Miami Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Clermont Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Parma Public Housing Agency
- Knox Metropolitan Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA · $1,268
- Pueblo, CO MSA · $1,269
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,266
- Sebring, FL MSA · $1,271
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · $1,272
- Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA · $1,273
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Hagerstown, MD HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,261
- Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA · $1,261
What to do with this FMR desk
Akron, OH HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,268/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+42.5% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Cross-check the 1 PHA record tied to this market against the HUD directory profile. Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (23.2% above market). Metro gap page
- Confirm how PHAs may set payment standards at 90-110% of FMR, and why the two figures are not interchangeable. FMR vs payment standard
FMR is HUD's published Fair Market Rent for this FMR area. It is not a PHA payment standard, unit quote, eligibility result, or waitlist status. Confirm any leasing figure with the PHA that serves the unit.
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent (FY2026) ; Census ACS median gross rent. Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.
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