Lower-FMR payment standards - Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,037/month - 11th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#45 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 0.6% above market ; FMR rows touch Ashtabula County .
Geography note: HUD divides this CBSA into 2 separate Fair Market Rent areas, each with its own rent schedule. The amounts above are for Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Johnstown, PA MSA ($1,035), Peoria, IL MSA ($1,039), Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,040) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Chico, CA MSA, Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Charlottesville, VA MSA, Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA, Corvallis, OR MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
OH-state FMR neighbors for Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OH: Toledo, OH MSA ($1,076); Canton-Massillon, OH MSA ($1,086); Mansfield, OH MSA ($973); Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA ($973); Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Springfield, OH MSA ($1,106); Lima, OH MSA ($1,108); Akron, OH MSA ($1,268) . 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 Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $715/mo |
| 1-BR | $840/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,037/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,257/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,429/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area
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 Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area; 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 | $715/mo | $644/mo | $787/mo |
| 1-BR | $840/mo | $756/mo | $924/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,037/mo | $933/mo | $1,141/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,257/mo | $1,131/mo | $1,383/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,429/mo | $1,286/mo | $1,572/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,037/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $933–$1,141/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $1,031/mo → 0.6% above market (covers market). Detail: gap analysis for Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area.
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):
- Medina Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Pickaway Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Marion Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Cambridge Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Huron Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Tuscarawas Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Knox Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Columbiana Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Parma Public Housing Agency
Full near-amount ladder
- Johnstown, PA MSA · $1,035
- Peoria, IL MSA · $1,039
- Jonesboro, AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,040
- Flint, MI MSA · $1,033
- Callaway County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,042
- Las Cruces, NM MSA · $1,042
- Muncie, IN MSA · $1,043
- Bay City, MI MSA · $1,030
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA · $1,044
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA · $1,047
- Enid, OK MSA · $1,027
- Hattiesburg, MS MSA · $1,047
What to do with this FMR desk
Ashtabula County, OH HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,037/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (0.6% 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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