Lower-FMR payment standards - Lima, OH MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Lima, OH MSA is $1,108/month - 22nd percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#88 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 22.2% above market ; FMR rows touch Allen County .
Low-FMR rung around Lima, OH MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106), Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106), Owensboro, KY MSA ($1,110) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Calvert County, MD HUD Metro FMR Area, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA HUD Metro FMR Area, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV MSA, Nashua, NH HUD Metro FMR Area, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY MSA, Kingston, NY MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
OH-state FMR neighbors for Lima, OH MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OH: Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Springfield, OH MSA ($1,106); 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 Lima, OH MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $839/mo |
| 1-BR | $844/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,108/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,338/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,493/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Lima, 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 Lima, 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 | $839/mo | $755/mo | $923/mo |
| 1-BR | $844/mo | $760/mo | $928/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,108/mo | $997/mo | $1,219/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,338/mo | $1,204/mo | $1,472/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,493/mo | $1,344/mo | $1,642/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Lima, OH MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,108/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $997–$1,219/month before any tenant income share.
HUD FMR filing-year trail · Lima, 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
- $1,108
- FY2026
- vs prior FY
- +6.5%
- from FY2025 $1,040
- Span change
- +44.5%
- FY2022-2026
- Years shown
- 5
- HUD FMR history
| FY | 2-BR FMR | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $767/mo | - |
| 2023 | $854/mo | +11.3% |
| 2024 | $947/mo | +10.9% |
| 2025 | $1,040/mo | +9.8% |
| 2026 | $1,108/mo | +6.5% |
Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rents historical series for Lima, OH MSA, FY2022-2026. Adjacent-year deltas only.
ACS median 2-BR rent $907/mo → 22.2% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Lima, 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):
- Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Stark Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Lake Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Greene Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Licking Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Erie Metropolitian Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Amarillo, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,106
- Owensboro, KY MSA · $1,110
- Springfield, OH MSA · $1,106
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA · $1,111
- Fargo, ND-MN MSA · $1,112
- Baker County, FL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,103
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA · $1,103
- Binghamton, NY MSA · $1,103
- Evansville, IN MSA · $1,113
- Fort Wayne, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,113
- Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA MSA · $1,102
What to do with this FMR desk
Lima, OH HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,108/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Read the FY2022-2026 filing trail (+44.5% across the span) before comparing peers. FMR history on this page
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (22.2% 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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