Ohio, Missouri & Nebraska Section 8 Rent Calculator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Ohio ($1,238 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Ohio, Missouri, Nebraska share this page. Their rules produce the same answer to within a rounding difference, so publishing separate near-identical pages would add URLs without adding information. Every figure below applies to all 3 states.

Ohio Section 8 tenant rent estimator

Uses the HUD Fair Market Rent for Ohio ($1,238 for a 2-bedroom) as the payment standard.

Your share of rent —

Housing authority pays —

Payment standard (FMR) —

Ohio at a glance

Figure	Ohio	Source
Fair Market Rent (2BR)	$1,238	[1]
Fair Market Rent (1BR)	$996	[1]
Fair Market Rent (3BR)	$1,609	[1]
Median 2BR market rent	$1,238	[2]

[1] [2] Sources

Fair Market Rent (2BR) — all 50 states

Ohio highlighted. Same data as the table below, shown as a distribution so the comparison is visible at a glance.

Highlighted: Ohio, ranked 36 of 50. Median $1,504.

Ohio voucher subsidy by income and unit size

Monthly housing-authority subsidy against Ohio payment standards (2BR $1,238).

Monthly income	Studio	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
$500	$722	$846	$1,088	$1,459	$1,679
$650	$677	$801	$1,043	$1,414	$1,634
$800	$632	$756	$998	$1,369	$1,589
$950	$587	$711	$953	$1,324	$1,544
$1,100	$542	$666	$908	$1,279	$1,499
$1,250	$497	$621	$863	$1,234	$1,454
$1,400	$452	$576	$818	$1,189	$1,409
$1,550	$407	$531	$773	$1,144	$1,364
$1,700	$362	$486	$728	$1,099	$1,319
$1,850	$317	$441	$683	$1,054	$1,274
$2,000	$272	$396	$638	$1,009	$1,229
$2,200	$212	$336	$578	$949	$1,169
$2,400	$152	$276	$518	$889	$1,109
$2,650	$77	$201	$443	$814	$1,034
$2,900	$2	$126	$368	$739	$959
$3,200	$0	$36	$278	$649	$869
$3,600	$0	$0	$158	$529	$749
$4,000	$0	$0	$38	$409	$629

Worked figures for Ohio

Ohio values:

Income	Annual	Tenant Rent	Subsidy	Standard
$800	$9,600	$240	$998	$1,238
$1,000	$12,000	$300	$938	$1,238
$1,200	$14,400	$360	$878	$1,238
$1,500	$18,000	$450	$788	$1,238
$1,800	$21,600	$540	$698	$1,238
$2,100	$25,200	$630	$608	$1,238
$2,400	$28,800	$720	$518	$1,238
$2,700	$32,400	$810	$428	$1,238
$3,000	$36,000	$900	$338	$1,238
$3,500	$42,000	$1,050	$188	$1,238

How Ohio compares nationally

On fair market rent (2br), Ohio ranks #36 of 50 at $1,238 — 18% below the median of $1,504. The national range runs from $1,000 (West Virginia) to $2,745 (California).

Rank	State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)
#34	Wisconsin	$1,287
#35	Indiana	$1,255
#36	Ohio	$1,238
#37	Nebraska	$1,200
#38	Missouri	$1,154

Mid-cost FMR areas, ranked

Same rule structure as Ohio:

State	Fair Market Rent (2BR)	vs Ohio
Rhode Island	$1,765	+42.6%
Oregon	$1,738	+40.4%
Virginia	$1,735	+40.1%
Nevada	$1,733	+40.0%
Arizona	$1,709	+38.0%
Vermont	$1,684	+36.0%
Maine	$1,681	+35.8%
Delaware	$1,675	+35.3%
Alaska	$1,591	+28.5%
Utah	$1,582	+27.8%
Illinois	$1,579	+27.5%
Texas	$1,557	+25.8%

Ohio questions, answered with Ohio numbers

What is the Fair Market Rent in Ohio?▾

HUD sets Ohio's two-bedroom FMR at $1,238 a month ($996 for one bedroom, $1,609 for three). FMR is set by metro area, so your local figure may differ from the state number.

What would I pay on $1,800 a month income?▾

Roughly $540 as your share, with the housing authority covering about $698 against a $1,238 payment standard — the federal rule targets 30% of adjusted income.

How does Ohio's FMR compare with market rent?▾

Ohio's $1,238 two-bedroom FMR sits against a median market rent of $1,238, so the voucher generally reaches typical units.

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Last reviewed 2026-08-27. Ohio figures only — verify with the relevant Ohio agency before acting. How this is calculated.