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79,666 Ohio households rented with a tenant-based voucher at the end of 2025; Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority ran 14,564. The average household paid $400 a month toward rent and utilities.
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Who runs vouchers in Ohio
Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority is the largest voucher agency in Ohio, ahead of Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (9,124 households) and 71 smaller agencies.
Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority is a Moving to Work agency and can set its own rent rules; check its rent policy against this estimate.
Waits before admission averaged 2 months at Vinton Metropolitan Housing Authority and 92 at Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority.
Average family payments ran from $314 at Noble Metropolitan Housing Authority to $499 at Clermont Metropolitian Housing Authority.
- Households
- 79,666
- Avg. family payment
- $400
- Avg. yearly income
- $14,917
- Avg. wait
- 30 months
- 2-bed / 3+ bed units
- 37% / 39%
| Agency | Households | Avg. family payment | Avg. wait |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority OH003 | 14,564 | $375 | 18 mo |
| Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority OH001 | 9,124 | $422 | 92 mo |
| Cincinnati Metropolitian Housing Authority OH004 | 8,955 | $433 | 11 mo |
| Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority OH007 | 4,630 | $422 | 74 mo |
| Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority OH006 | 3,257 | $350 | 37 mo |
| Greater Dayton Premier Management OH005 | 3,156 | $351 | 13 mo |
| Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority OH012 | 2,696 | $413 | 10 mo |
| Mansfield Metropolitan Housing Authority OH016 | 1,696 | $346 | 20 mo |
| Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority OH002 | 1,599 | $417 | 42 mo |
| Portage Metropolitan Housing Authority MTWOH031 | 1,424 | $381 | 20 mo |
| Butler Metropolitian Housing Authority OH015 | 1,322 | $433 | 11 mo |
| Greene Metropolitian Housing Authority OH022 | 1,214 | $437 | 42 mo |
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households 2025; field notes.
FY2027 rent references for Ohio
HUD’s county workbook contains 88 location rows across 68 FMR areas in Ohio. The two-bedroom references range from $1,003 in Adams County (Adams County, OH) to $1,607 in Union County (Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area). These are area references including utilities, not a statewide voucher amount.
Ohio metropolitan HUD areas
| HUD area | Rows | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $1,119 | $1,228 | $1,607 | $1,915 | $2,112 |
| Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 7 | $1,258 | $1,346 | $1,602 | $1,909 | $2,172 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | 4 | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 |
| Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 5 | $924 | $1,050 | $1,274 | $1,628 | $1,756 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA | 3 | $909 | $1,008 | $1,248 | $1,623 | $1,774 |
| Akron, OH MSA | 2 | $886 | $952 | $1,231 | $1,474 | $1,618 |
| Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $927 | $977 | $1,221 | $1,531 | $1,702 |
| Ottawa County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $869 | $924 | $1,209 | $1,441 | $1,923 |
| Lima, OH MSA | 1 | $895 | $901 | $1,179 | $1,418 | $1,571 |
| Springfield, OH MSA | 1 | $808 | $887 | $1,160 | $1,434 | $1,648 |
| Toledo, OH MSA | 3 | $822 | $875 | $1,145 | $1,461 | $1,558 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | 2 | $734 | $827 | $1,049 | $1,327 | $1,421 |
| Mansfield, OH MSA | 1 | $721 | $822 | $1,035 | $1,370 | $1,595 |
| Brown County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $844 | $849 | $1,030 | $1,425 | $1,722 |
| Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $799 | $848 | $1,018 | $1,386 | $1,478 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | 1 | $703 | $822 | $1,009 | $1,300 | $1,436 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | 1 | $771 | $776 | $1,007 | $1,298 | $1,514 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $858 | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | $1,393 |
| Perry County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $854 | $859 | $1,006 | $1,267 | $1,609 |
| Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | 1 | $698 | $810 | $1,003 | $1,225 | $1,402 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA | 2 | $755 | $801 | $1,003 | $1,295 | $1,374 |
The other 47 Ohio rows use 47 nonmetropolitan references, with two-bedroom amounts from $1,003 to $1,189; $1,003 applies to 27 of them.
88 location rows
| Location / HUD area | Studio | 1 bed | 2 beds | 3 beds | 4 beds |
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| Adams County Adams County, OH | $758 | $849 | $1,003 | $1,251 | $1,318 |
| Allen County Lima, OH MSA | $895 | $901 | $1,179 | $1,418 | $1,571 |
| Ashland County Ashland County, OH | $758 | $846 | $1,003 | $1,340 | $1,443 |
| Ashtabula County Ashtabula County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $698 | $810 | $1,003 | $1,225 | $1,402 |
| Athens County Athens County, OH | $965 | $992 | $1,129 | $1,415 | $1,484 |
| Auglaize County Auglaize County, OH | $772 | $777 | $1,016 | $1,407 | $1,603 |
| Belmont County Wheeling, WV-OH MSA | $703 | $822 | $1,009 | $1,300 | $1,436 |
| Brown County Brown County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $844 | $849 | $1,030 | $1,425 | $1,722 |
| Butler County Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 |
| Carroll County Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | $734 | $827 | $1,049 | $1,327 | $1,421 |
| Champaign County Champaign County, OH | $732 | $830 | $1,047 | $1,361 | $1,473 |
| Clark County Springfield, OH MSA | $808 | $887 | $1,160 | $1,434 | $1,648 |
| Clermont County Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 |
| Clinton County Clinton County, OH | $809 | $843 | $1,071 | $1,386 | $1,694 |
| Columbiana County Columbiana County, OH | $778 | $793 | $1,003 | $1,290 | $1,318 |
| Coshocton County Coshocton County, OH | $758 | $878 | $1,003 | $1,248 | $1,676 |
| Crawford County Crawford County, OH | $830 | $841 | $1,003 | $1,322 | $1,327 |
| Cuyahoga County Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $924 | $1,050 | $1,274 | $1,628 | $1,756 |
| Darke County Darke County, OH | $827 | $832 | $1,003 | $1,350 | $1,352 |
| Defiance County Defiance County, OH | $804 | $851 | $1,017 | $1,215 | $1,511 |
| Delaware County Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,258 | $1,346 | $1,602 | $1,909 | $2,172 |
| Erie County Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $927 | $977 | $1,221 | $1,531 | $1,702 |
| Fairfield County Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,258 | $1,346 | $1,602 | $1,909 | $2,172 |
| Fayette County Fayette County, OH | $769 | $874 | $1,017 | $1,302 | $1,460 |
| Franklin County Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,258 | $1,346 | $1,602 | $1,909 | $2,172 |
| Fulton County Toledo, OH MSA | $822 | $875 | $1,145 | $1,461 | $1,558 |
| Gallia County Gallia County, OH | $758 | $898 | $1,003 | $1,320 | $1,676 |
| Geauga County Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $924 | $1,050 | $1,274 | $1,628 | $1,756 |
| Greene County Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA | $909 | $1,008 | $1,248 | $1,623 | $1,774 |
| Guernsey County Guernsey County, OH | $762 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,339 | $1,621 |
| Hamilton County Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 |
| Hancock County Hancock County, OH | $828 | $909 | $1,189 | $1,546 | $1,752 |
| Hardin County Hardin County, OH | $873 | $878 | $1,003 | $1,288 | $1,448 |
| Harrison County Harrison County, OH | $758 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,333 | $1,338 |
| Henry County Henry County, OH | $811 | $816 | $1,011 | $1,350 | $1,690 |
| Highland County Highland County, OH | $698 | $902 | $1,003 | $1,195 | $1,525 |
| Hocking County Hocking County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $799 | $848 | $1,018 | $1,386 | $1,478 |
| Holmes County Holmes County, OH | $758 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,250 | $1,318 |
| Huron County Huron County, OH | $784 | $789 | $1,003 | $1,258 | $1,535 |
| Jackson County Jackson County, OH | $758 | $772 | $1,003 | $1,246 | $1,333 |
| Jefferson County Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA | $771 | $776 | $1,007 | $1,298 | $1,514 |
| Knox County Knox County, OH | $814 | $927 | $1,136 | $1,444 | $1,498 |
| Lake County Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $924 | $1,050 | $1,274 | $1,628 | $1,756 |
| Lawrence County Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $858 | $864 | $1,006 | $1,287 | $1,393 |
| Licking County Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,258 | $1,346 | $1,602 | $1,909 | $2,172 |
| Logan County Logan County, OH | $808 | $813 | $1,064 | $1,268 | $1,398 |
| Lorain County Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $924 | $1,050 | $1,274 | $1,628 | $1,756 |
| Lucas County Toledo, OH MSA | $822 | $875 | $1,145 | $1,461 | $1,558 |
| Madison County Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,258 | $1,346 | $1,602 | $1,909 | $2,172 |
| Mahoning County Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA | $755 | $801 | $1,003 | $1,295 | $1,374 |
| Marion County Marion County, OH | $822 | $828 | $1,083 | $1,290 | $1,423 |
| Medina County Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $924 | $1,050 | $1,274 | $1,628 | $1,756 |
| Meigs County Meigs County, OH | $758 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,195 | $1,529 |
| Mercer County Mercer County, OH | $762 | $807 | $1,008 | $1,258 | $1,394 |
| Miami County Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA | $909 | $1,008 | $1,248 | $1,623 | $1,774 |
| Monroe County Monroe County, OH | $758 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,313 | $1,318 |
| Montgomery County Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA | $909 | $1,008 | $1,248 | $1,623 | $1,774 |
| Morgan County Morgan County, OH | $758 | $888 | $1,003 | $1,195 | $1,396 |
| Morrow County Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,258 | $1,346 | $1,602 | $1,909 | $2,172 |
| Muskingum County Muskingum County, OH | $862 | $867 | $1,003 | $1,355 | $1,496 |
| Noble County Noble County, OH | $758 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,309 | $1,396 |
| Ottawa County Ottawa County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $869 | $924 | $1,209 | $1,441 | $1,923 |
| Paulding County Paulding County, OH | $758 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,319 | $1,676 |
| Perry County Perry County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $854 | $859 | $1,006 | $1,267 | $1,609 |
| Pickaway County Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,258 | $1,346 | $1,602 | $1,909 | $2,172 |
| Pike County Pike County, OH | $815 | $825 | $1,079 | $1,300 | $1,418 |
| Portage County Akron, OH MSA | $886 | $952 | $1,231 | $1,474 | $1,618 |
| Preble County Preble County, OH | $758 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,332 | $1,412 |
| Putnam County Putnam County, OH | $827 | $837 | $1,095 | $1,305 | $1,452 |
| Richland County Mansfield, OH MSA | $721 | $822 | $1,035 | $1,370 | $1,595 |
| Ross County Ross County, OH | $868 | $920 | $1,093 | $1,399 | $1,436 |
| Sandusky County Sandusky County, OH | $698 | $838 | $1,003 | $1,233 | $1,324 |
| Scioto County Scioto County, OH | $698 | $817 | $1,003 | $1,347 | $1,495 |
| Seneca County Seneca County, OH | $803 | $808 | $1,057 | $1,267 | $1,389 |
| Shelby County Shelby County, OH | $804 | $823 | $1,076 | $1,446 | $1,485 |
| Stark County Canton-Massillon, OH MSA | $734 | $827 | $1,049 | $1,327 | $1,421 |
| Summit County Akron, OH MSA | $886 | $952 | $1,231 | $1,474 | $1,618 |
| Trumbull County Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA | $755 | $801 | $1,003 | $1,295 | $1,374 |
| Tuscarawas County Tuscarawas County, OH | $840 | $845 | $1,106 | $1,373 | $1,619 |
| Union County Union County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,119 | $1,228 | $1,607 | $1,915 | $2,112 |
| Van Wert County Van Wert County, OH | $770 | $795 | $1,003 | $1,261 | $1,358 |
| Vinton County Vinton County, OH | $758 | $767 | $1,003 | $1,195 | $1,396 |
| Warren County Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area | $1,052 | $1,128 | $1,442 | $1,897 | $2,141 |
| Washington County Washington County, OH | $809 | $814 | $1,003 | $1,359 | $1,521 |
| Wayne County Wayne County, OH | $753 | $846 | $1,082 | $1,310 | $1,530 |
| Williams County Williams County, OH | $758 | $780 | $1,003 | $1,294 | $1,318 |
| Wood County Toledo, OH MSA | $822 | $875 | $1,145 | $1,461 | $1,558 |
| Wyandot County Wyandot County, OH | $759 | $789 | $1,005 | $1,302 | $1,323 |
Source: HUD FY2027 county and town workbook, effective October 1, 2026 (notice); scope and dates. Section 8 fair market rents by ZIP code.
Ohio housing agency directory
The HUD Ohio contact report lists 75 agencies; these 74 run Section 8 or combined programs.
- Akron Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH007 · Combined
- Ashtabula Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH029 · Combined
- Athens Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH041 · Combined
- Clermont Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH038 · Combined
- Logan County Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH072 · Combined
- Gallia Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH047 · Combined
- Harrison Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH067 · Combined
- Monroe Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH058 · Section 8
- Cambridge Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH033 · Combined
- Noble Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH069 · Combined
- Stark Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH018 · Combined
- Geauga Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH042 · Combined
- Chillicothe Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH024 · Combined
- Cincinnati Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH004 · Combined
- Pickaway Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH059 · Combined
- Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH003 · Combined
- Emerald Development and Economic NetworkOH882 · Section 8
- Columbus Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH001 · Combined
- Coshocton Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH037 · Combined
- Perry County Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH034 · Combined
- Greater Dayton Premier ManagementOH005 · Combined
- Delaware Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH079 · Section 8
- Columbiana Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH026 · Combined
- Preble Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH080 · Section 8
- Hancock Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH082 · Section 8
- Sandusky Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH054 · Combined
- Brown Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH081 · Combined
- Darke County Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH045 · Section 8
- Butler Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH015 · Combined
- Ironton Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH019 · Combined
- Fairfield Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH070 · Section 8
- Warren Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH049 · Combined
- Allen Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH044 · Combined
- Hocking Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH032 · Combined
- Lorain Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH012 · Combined
- Adams Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH046 · Combined
- Mansfield Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH016 · Section 8
- Huron Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH030 · Section 8
- Crawford Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH039 · Section 8
- Seneca Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH075 · Section 8
- City of MariettaOH077 · Section 8
- Marion Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH076 · Section 8
- Belmont Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH020 · Combined
- Morgan Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH066 · Combined
- Vinton Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH078 · Section 8
- Medina Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH027 · Section 8
- Meigs Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH035 · Section 8
- Morrow Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH083 · Section 8
- Knox Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH050 · Section 8
- Henry Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH071 · Section 8
- Williams Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH074 · Section 8
- Bowling Green Housing AgencyOH085 · Section 8
- Tuscarawas Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH063 · Section 8
- Licking Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH043 · Combined
- Lake Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH025 · Combined
- Parma Public Housing AgencyOH073 · Section 8
- Pike Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH060 · Section 8
- Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH010 · Combined
- Portage Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH031 · Combined
- Erie Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH028 · Combined
- Shelby Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH061 · Combined
- Springfield Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH021 · Combined
- Jefferson Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH014 · Combined
- Lucas Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH006 · Combined
- Miami Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH062 · Combined
- Trumbull Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH008 · Combined
- Highland Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH086 · Section 8
- Fayette Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH056 · Section 8
- Jackson County Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH040 · Combined
- Clinton Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH053 · Section 8
- Wayne Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH036 · Combined
- Greene Metropolitian Housing AuthorityOH022 · Combined
- Youngstown Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH002 · Combined
- Zanesville Metropolitan Housing AuthorityOH009 · Combined
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