Metro FMR · CBSA 15940 · HUD FY2026

Canton-Massillon, OH MSA Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Canton-Massillon, OH MSA metro area - 12% below the US average.

$846
1-bedroom FMR
$1,086
2-bedroom FMR
+12.1%
YoY change
-12%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Canton-Massillon, OH MSA area rents at $1,086 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 8% below the US average, lower than 85% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#59
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-8%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$43,440
income to afford it (30% rule)
+12.1%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Canton-Massillon: #59 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $65,666, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 15.5% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

The 2-bedroom figure places Canton-Massillon in the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 400,960 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the lower-rent quarter 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: 39.0% of the 51,360 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

$749/mo

13.7% of median income

1 Bedroom

$846/mo

15.5% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,086/mo

19.8% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,371/mo

25.1% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,451/mo

26.5% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·15940

Canton-Massillon: $846/mo 1BR · #59 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 15940

  • CBSA 15940
  • 1BR-FMR $846
  • 2BR-FMR $1,086
  • RANK-MID #59
  • YOY-SURGE +12.1%
  • VSUS-BELOW -12%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #7 OH
  • INC-ROOM 15%
  • POP-MAJOR 401K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Akron
  • VOUCH-90-110 $761–$931
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Akron ($139 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent trends

Where Canton-Massillon sits among every US metro

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

$1,086 higher than 15% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). This entry sits in this band. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). Above this entry. $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 15940

Counties inside Canton-Massillon

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 15940, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,086–$1,086, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Stark County 2BR $1,086 · 374K Carroll County 2BR $1,086 · 27K

Canton-Massillon studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #59 most affordable

1BR $846 (-12% vs US, +12.1% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 15940.

Studio
$749
US avg $893
↑11.6% YoY -16% vs US
1 Bedroom
$846
US avg $959
↑12.1% YoY -12% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,086
US avg $1,175
↑11.0% YoY -8% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,371
US avg $1,525
↑11.6% YoY -10% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,451
US avg $1,756
↑11.9% YoY -17% vs US

How Canton-Massillon compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other OH metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Canton-Massillon highlighted among 4 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

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

Canton-Massillon: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Canton-Massillon 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).

Farmington
NM · 2 BR $1,085/mo
Columbus
GA · 2 BR $1,088/mo
Mobile
AL · 2 BR $1,083/mo
Grand Forks
ND · 2 BR $1,089/mo

Burden % · outside OH

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

Fort Smith
AR · 19.8% of income · 2 BR $937/mo
Parkersburg-Vienna
WV · 19.9% of income · 2 BR $928/mo
Kansas City
MO · 19.9% of income · 2 BR $1,358/mo
Omaha-Council Bluffs
NE · 19.8% of income · 2 BR $1,368/mo

Canton-Massillon: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Canton-Massillon, OH MSA metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Canton-Massillon, OH MSA is $846 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,086 and a studio is $749.
How does Canton-Massillon, OH MSA rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Canton-Massillon, OH MSA metro area is 12% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $846 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Canton-Massillon rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,086 ranks #59 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Canton-Massillon metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 15940, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,086–$1,086 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

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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 $846/mo · 1BR OH

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