Lower-FMR payment standards - Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,106/month - 22nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#86 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 21.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Erie 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 Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area only, not the whole metro.
Low-FMR rung around Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106), Springfield, OH MSA ($1,106), Lima, OH MSA ($1,108) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA, Oakland-Fremont, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Salt Lake City, UT HUD Metro FMR Area, San Benito County, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA, Salinas, CA MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
OH-state FMR neighbors for Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OH: Springfield, OH MSA ($1,106); Lima, OH MSA ($1,108); Canton-Massillon, OH MSA ($1,086); Toledo, OH MSA ($1,076); Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,037); Mansfield, OH MSA ($973); Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA ($973); 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 Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $854/mo |
| 1-BR | $886/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,106/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,384/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,557/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Erie 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 Erie 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 | $854/mo | $769/mo | $939/mo |
| 1-BR | $886/mo | $797/mo | $975/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,106/mo | $995/mo | $1,217/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,384/mo | $1,246/mo | $1,522/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,557/mo | $1,401/mo | $1,713/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area, the HUD reference rent is $1,106/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $995–$1,217/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $912/mo → 21.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Erie 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):
- Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Fairfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Clermont Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Miami Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Wayne Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Erie Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Hancock Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Licking Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Springfield, OH MSA · $1,106
- Lima, OH MSA · $1,108
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA · $1,103
- Binghamton, NY MSA · $1,103
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA · $1,102
- Owensboro, KY MSA · $1,110
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA · $1,111
- Fargo, ND-MN MSA · $1,112
- Evansville, IN MSA · $1,113
- Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,113
What to do with this FMR desk
Erie County, OH HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,106/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (21.3% 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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