Metro FMR · CBSA 10420 · HUD FY2026

Akron, OH MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Akron, OH MSA metro area - 3% above the US average.

$985
1-bedroom FMR
$1,268
2-bedroom FMR
+11.9%
YoY change
+3%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Akron, OH MSA area rents at $1,268 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 8% above the US average, lower than 55% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#175
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
+8%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$50,720
income to afford it (30% rule)
+11.9%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Akron: #175 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $71,312, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 16.6% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Akron in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 700,578 residents, this is a major regional metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

Observed renter burden: 45.1% of the 94,348 renter households counted by ACS paid at least 30% of income in gross rent. This ACS 2023 household measure is distinct from the FY2026 HUD FMR benchmark.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$904/mo

15.2% of median income

1 Bedroom

$985/mo

16.6% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,268/mo

21.3% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,547/mo

26.0% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,681/mo

28.3% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·10420

Akron: $985/mo 1BR · #175 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 10420

  • CBSA 10420
  • 1BR-FMR $985
  • 2BR-FMR $1,268
  • RANK-MID #175
  • YOY-SURGE +11.9%
  • VSUS-NEAR +3%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #9 OH
  • INC-ROOM 17%
  • POP-MAJOR 701K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Ashtabula County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $887–$1,084
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Ashtabula County ($145 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Akron sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,268 higher than 45% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 10420

Counties inside Akron

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 10420, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,268–$1,268, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Summit County 2BR $1,268 · 539K Portage County 2BR $1,268 · 161K

Akron studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #175 most affordable

1BR $985 (+3% vs US, +11.9% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 10420.

Studio
$904
US avg $893
↑13.1% YoY +1% vs US
1 Bedroom
$985
US avg $959
↑11.9% YoY +3% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,268
US avg $1,175
↑12.1% YoY +8% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,547
US avg $1,525
↑10.7% YoY +1% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,681
US avg $1,756
↑11.8% YoY -4% vs US

How Akron compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other OH metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Akron highlighted among 4 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Akron: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Akron with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside OH (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside OH

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Lansing-East Lansing
MI · 2 BR $1,268/mo
Pueblo
CO · 2 BR $1,269/mo
Birmingham-Hoover
AL · 2 BR $1,266/mo
Sebring
FL · 2 BR $1,271/mo

Burden % · outside OH

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Staunton-Stuarts Draft
VA · 21.3% of income · 2 BR $1,261/mo
Springfield
MO · 21.4% of income · 2 BR $1,095/mo
Hattiesburg
MS · 21.3% of income · 2 BR $1,047/mo
New Bedford
MA · 21.4% of income · 2 BR $1,527/mo

Akron: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Akron, OH MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Akron, OH MSA is $985 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,268 and a studio is $904.
How does Akron, OH MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Akron, OH MSA metro area is 3% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $985 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Akron rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,268 ranks #175 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Akron metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 10420, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,268–$1,268 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Akron vs Ashtabula County →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $985/mo · 1BR OH

Every figure on PlainRent is rendered directly from HUD's published Fair Market Rent records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of FY 2026.