Below-median FMR - Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA

HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,279/month - 49th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#193 cheapest→expensive) ; FMR rows touch Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Lorain County, Medina County .

Geography note: HUD recoded this metro. The current Fair Market Rent area is Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area; the amounts above are that area's own schedule, not a neighbour's.

Lower-half placement for Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA

Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Abilene, TX MSA; Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area; Sumter, SC MSA; Elmira, NY MSA .

High-FMR contrast (not peers): Colorado Springs, CO HUD Metro FMR Area, Chico, CA MSA, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, Charlottesville, VA MSA, Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA, Corvallis, OR MSA .

OH-state FMR neighbors for Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA

Closest 2-BR amounts inside OH: Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA ($1,273); Akron, OH MSA ($1,268); Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,353); Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,430); Lima, OH MSA ($1,108); 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 Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA?

Size HUD FMR
Studio$933/mo
1-BR$1,058/mo
2-BR$1,279/mo
3-BR$1,646/mo
4-BR$1,760/mo

Section 8 payment standard range for Cleveland, 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 Cleveland, 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 $933/mo $840/mo $1,026/mo
1-BR $1,058/mo $952/mo $1,164/mo
2-BR $1,279/mo $1,151/mo $1,407/mo
3-BR $1,646/mo $1,481/mo $1,811/mo
4-BR $1,760/mo $1,584/mo $1,936/mo

For a 2-bedroom in Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,279/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,151–$1,407/month before any tenant income share.

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):

Full near-amount ladder

What to do with this FMR desk

Cleveland-Elyria, OH HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,279/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.

  • Browse metros ranked by voucher-vs-market gap when you need a Census ACS contrast. Gap board
  • 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) . Confirm the live PHA figure before leasing. Methodology.

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Source and method. PlainVoucher compiles public HUD and U.S. Census release data into a searchable reference. Release periods and source boundaries are identified on each data surface; PlainVoucher does not determine eligibility, waitlist status, payment standards, or local PHA rules. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy, methodology, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-02.