Metro FMR · CBSA 41780 · HUD FY2026

Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 8% below the US average.

$886
1-bedroom FMR
$1,106
2-bedroom FMR
-8%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,106 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 6% below the US average, lower than 80% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#78
most affordable of 387 US metros (2BR)
-6%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$44,240
income to afford it (30% rule)

Affordability & income context

Erie County: #78 most affordable nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $70,687, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 15.0% of annual income. It is well below the 30% affordability guide for a median-income household.

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

With 115,666 residents, this is a smaller-metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Population grew 53.2% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents.

The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 7.3%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

The Census ACS median gross rent across all rental units here is $889/month - the FY2026 HUD two-bedroom FMR of $1,106 runs 24.4% above that all-unit-types median. The two figures measure different things (ACS covers every rented unit; FMR targets a specific bedroom count), so a gap is expected, not an error.

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: 38.2% of the 12,252 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

$854/mo

14.5% of median income

1 Bedroom

$886/mo

15.0% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,106/mo

18.8% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,384/mo

23.5% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,557/mo

26.4% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·41780

Erie County: $886/mo 1BR · #78 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 41780

  • CBSA 41780
  • 1BR-FMR $886
  • 2BR-FMR $1,106
  • RANK-MID #78
  • YOY-NA YoY pending
  • VSUS-NEAR -8%
  • IN-ST-HIGH #8 OH
  • INC-ROOM 15%
  • POP-MID 116K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Akron
  • VOUCH-90-110 $797–$975
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Akron ($99 1BR gap)

Read with: How Fair Market Rent works

Where Erie County sits among every US metro

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

$1,106 higher than 20% 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.

What this shows #78 of 387 HUD-tracked metro areas, 6% below the national 2-bedroom average. 113 other metro areas fall in this same rent band.

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

CBSA 41780

Counties inside Erie County

Across 2 HUD counties in CBSA 41780, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,106–$1,106, 0% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Erie County 2BR $1,106 · 75K Ottawa County 2BR $1,106 · 40K

Erie County studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #78 most affordable

Each bedroom band is FY2026 HUD Fair Market Rent for CBSA 41780 (115,666 residents).

Studio
$854
US avg $893
-4% vs US
1 Bedroom
$886
US avg $959
-8% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,106
US avg $1,175
-6% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,384
US avg $1,525
-9% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,557
US avg $1,756
-11% vs US

How Erie County compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other OH metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

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

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

Erie County: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Erie County 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).

Amarillo
TX · 2 BR $1,106/mo
Baker County
FL · 2 BR $1,103/mo
Beaumont-Port Arthur
TX · 2 BR $1,103/mo
Binghamton
NY · 2 BR $1,103/mo

Burden % · outside OH

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

Des Moines-West Des Moines
IA · 18.8% of income · 2 BR $1,318/mo
Mankato
MN · 18.8% of income · 2 BR $1,171/mo
Cochran County
TX · 18.7% of income · 2 BR $973/mo
Elizabethtown
KY · 18.7% of income · 2 BR $1,056/mo

Erie County: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area is $886 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,106 and a studio is $854.
How does Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Erie County, OH HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 8% below the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $886 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Erie County rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,106 ranks #78 most affordable among 387 US metro areas (the lower-rent quarter of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Erie County metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 41780, but 2 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,106–$1,106 for a 2-bedroom (0% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.
Is Erie County's population growing, and how tight is its rental market? ▼
Population grew 53.2% over the past five years (Census ACS) - among the faster-growing metros nationally, a trend that typically adds upward pressure on rents. The ACS rental vacancy rate here is 7.3%, close to the range where market rents and HUD's FMR benchmark tend to track each other.

Compare Erie County vs Akron →

What this means for renters

Treat Erie County's FY2026 Fair Market Rent as HUD's affordability benchmark, not a single market quote.

  • Budget to roughly 30% of income: the FY2026 1-bedroom FMR of $886 implies about $35,440/yr to rent without being cost-burdened. Run your numbers
  • See how Erie County stacks up against a comparable metro before assuming this figure applies elsewhere. Compare vs Akron
  • See where Erie County ranks nationally on rent. National rankings

Fair Market Rent is HUD's 40th-percentile policy benchmark used to set Housing Choice Voucher payment standards. This is a metro-wide figure across 2 counties; actual asking rents in any specific county can run higher or lower, and HUD updates FMRs once a year. This site is informational and not financial or relocation advice.

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 $886/mo · 1BR OH

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