Below-median FMR - Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA is $1,273/month - 47th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#188 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 30.7% above market ; FMR rows touch Greene County, Miami County, Montgomery County .
Lower-half placement for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA
Below the national median. Ladder neighbors: Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA; Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area; Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area; Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area .
High-FMR contrast (not peers): Palm Coast, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO MSA, Dallas, TX HUD Metro FMR Area, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area, Corvallis, OR MSA, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC HUD Metro FMR Area .
OH-state FMR neighbors for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OH: Akron, OH MSA ($1,268); Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA ($1,279); 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $928/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,009/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,273/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,651/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,817/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, 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 | $928/mo | $835/mo | $1,021/mo |
| 1-BR | $1,009/mo | $908/mo | $1,110/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,273/mo | $1,146/mo | $1,400/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,651/mo | $1,486/mo | $1,816/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,817/mo | $1,635/mo | $1,999/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,273/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $1,146–$1,400/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $974/mo → 30.7% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA.
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):
- Hocking Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Clinton Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Darke County Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Logan County Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Adams Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Jackson County Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Belmont Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Harrison Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Henry Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA · $1,272
- Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Lyon County, NV HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,272
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,274
- Sebring, FL MSA · $1,271
- Abilene, TX MSA · $1,276
- Columbia, SC HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,276
- Sumter, SC MSA · $1,276
- Pueblo, CO MSA · $1,269
- Akron, OH MSA · $1,268
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA · $1,268
- Cleveland-Elyria, OH MSA · $1,279
What to do with this FMR desk
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,273/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (30.7% 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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