Lower-FMR payment standards - Toledo, OH MSA
HUD FY2026 2-BR Fair Market Rent for Toledo, OH MSA is $1,076/month - 15th percentile of 396 published metro FMR areas (#60 cheapest→expensive) ; voucher vs ACS median: 13.3% above market ; FMR rows touch Fulton County, Lucas County, Wood County .
Low-FMR rung around Toledo, OH MSA
Among the lower published 2-BR amounts nationally. Closest: Dubuque, IA MSA ($1,077), St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA ($1,077), Casper, WY MSA ($1,082) .
Top-quartile contrast metros: Trenton-Princeton, NJ MSA, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA, Urban Honolulu, HI MSA, Vallejo, CA MSA, Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA, Vineland, NJ MSA - use only for national scale, not local negotiation.
OH-state FMR neighbors for Toledo, OH MSA
Closest 2-BR amounts inside OH: Canton-Massillon, OH MSA ($1,086); Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area ($1,106); Springfield, OH MSA ($1,106); Lima, OH MSA ($1,108); 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 Toledo, OH MSA?
| Size | HUD FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $769/mo |
| 1-BR | $820/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,076/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,380/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,454/mo |
Section 8 payment standard range for Toledo, 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 Toledo, 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 | $769/mo | $692/mo | $846/mo |
| 1-BR | $820/mo | $738/mo | $902/mo |
| 2-BR | $1,076/mo | $968/mo | $1,184/mo |
| 3-BR | $1,380/mo | $1,242/mo | $1,518/mo |
| 4-BR | $1,454/mo | $1,309/mo | $1,599/mo |
For a 2-bedroom in Toledo, OH MSA, the HUD reference rent is $1,076/month, so the lawful payment-standard band runs $968–$1,184/month before any tenant income share.
ACS median 2-BR rent $950/mo → 13.3% above market (generous). Detail: gap analysis for Toledo, 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):
- Coshocton Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Henry Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Harrison Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Seneca Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Belmont Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Adams Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Logan County Metropolitan Housing Authority
- Clinton Metropolitian Housing Authority
- Perry County Metropolitan Housing Authority
Full near-amount ladder
- Dubuque, IA MSA · $1,077
- St. Joseph, MO-KS MSA · $1,077
- Casper, WY MSA · $1,082
- Mobile, AL MSA · $1,083
- Farmington, NM MSA · $1,085
- Canton-Massillon, OH MSA · $1,086
- Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,088
- Decatur, IL MSA · $1,063
- Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA · $1,089
- Hot Springs, AR MSA · $1,090
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA · $1,060
- Floyd County, VA HUD Metro FMR Area · $1,094
What to do with this FMR desk
Toledo, OH HUD FY2026 2-BR FMR is $1,076/mo; use the schedule as a source desk, not a lease quote.
- Open the voucher-vs-market gap board for this CBSA (13.3% 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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