Delaware County, OH: Fair Market Rent 2027 and Income Limits

Official HUD figures for landlords and renters, effective October 1, 2026 (rents) and May 1, 2026 (income limits).

$1,6022-bedroom FMR, FY2027

$1,3461-bedroom FMR, FY2027

$89,20080% income limit, family of 4 (FY2026)

$111,500Median family income (FY2026)

The FY2027 Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit in Delaware County is $1,602 a month, up 12.0% from $1,430 in FY2026. Delaware County belongs to the Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area FMR area, so the same figures apply across that area. FMRs are gross rents: rent plus all tenant-paid utilities except phone, cable and internet.

Fair market rent in Delaware County by bedroom count

Unit size	FY2027 FMR	FY2026 FMR	Change	Payment standard range (90–110%)
Studio	$1,258	$1,111	+13.2%	$1,133 – $1,383
1 bedroom	$1,346	$1,194	+12.7%	$1,212 – $1,480
2 bedrooms	$1,602	$1,430	+12.0%	$1,442 – $1,762
3 bedrooms	$1,909	$1,715	+11.3%	$1,719 – $2,099
4 bedrooms	$2,172	$1,927	+12.7%	$1,955 – $2,389

Source: HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) and FY2026 (revised file), details.

What can a landlord charge a Section 8 tenant here?

The FMR is not a cap on what you can ask on the open market. For a Housing Choice Voucher tenant, the local housing authority sets a payment standard, normally between 90% and 110% of the FMR (or of the ZIP-level Small Area FMR where those apply). For a two-bedroom unit in Delaware County that is typically $1,442 to $1,762 including utilities. You can charge more than the payment standard if the rent passes the housing authority's rent-reasonableness test and, at move-in, the tenant's share stays within 40% of their adjusted monthly income. Ask the housing authority for its current payment standard schedule.

Can local renters afford the fair market rent?

$68,292median income of renter households

$1,492Median gross rent, all units

26%Rent-to-income ratio (median rent ÷ median renter income)

42%of renter households pay 30% or more of income on rent

At the 30% rule, a renter household earning the local median of $68,292 can afford about $1,707 a month including utilities. The FY2027 two-bedroom Fair Market Rent of $1,602 is $105 (6.2%) less than that. To rent a two-bedroom at the FMR, a household needs $64,080 a year under the 30% rule, or $57,672 under the common landlord rule that income must be three times the rent.

Delaware County, ACS 2020–2024	Estimate ± MOE
Median gross rent (rent + utilities)	$1,492 ±$47
Median income of renter households	$68,292 ±$7,463
Renters paying 30% or more of income (cost-burdened)	42.1% ±3.8
Renters paying 50% or more (severely cost-burdened)	18.7% ±2.4
Renter households (where the share can be computed)	16,611

Change since 2015–2019

	ACS 2015–2019	ACS 2020–2024	Change
Median gross rent	$1,069	$1,492	+39.6%
Median renter household income	$51,291	$68,292	+33.1%
Renters paying 30%+ of income	39.1%	42.1%	+3.0 pts

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates 2020–2024 and 2015–2019 (tables B25064, B25119, B25070). ± = margin of error at 90% confidence. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation.

Small Area FMRs by ZIP code (FY2027)

In metro areas HUD also publishes ZIP-level Small Area Fair Market Rents. Housing authorities in designated areas must use them for voucher payment standards; others may opt in. Here the two-bedroom SAFMR ranges from $1,000 to $2,350 depending on the ZIP code.

All 143 ZIP codes in this FMR area

ZIP	0 BR	1 BR	2 BR	3 BR	4 BR
43001	$1,190	$1,270	$1,510	$1,800	$2,050
43002	$1,660	$1,780	$2,120	$2,530	$2,880
43003	$1,040	$1,120	$1,330	$1,580	$1,800
43004	$1,450	$1,550	$1,850	$2,200	$2,510
43008	$970	$1,040	$1,240	$1,480	$1,680
43011	$760	$850	$1,040	$1,300	$1,380
43013	$1,140	$1,220	$1,450	$1,730	$1,970
43015	$1,260	$1,350	$1,610	$1,920	$2,180
43016	$1,700	$1,820	$2,180	$2,600	$2,950
43017	$1,540	$1,650	$1,970	$2,350	$2,670
43018	$1,390	$1,490	$1,770	$2,110	$2,400
43019	$790	$880	$1,080	$1,340	$1,430
43021	$1,330	$1,430	$1,700	$2,030	$2,300
43023	$1,100	$1,180	$1,400	$1,670	$1,900
43025	$890	$950	$1,130	$1,350	$1,530
43026	$1,510	$1,610	$1,920	$2,290	$2,600
43027	$1,040	$1,130	$1,350	$1,630	$1,820
43029	$1,040	$1,140	$1,460	$1,780	$1,970
43030	$1,040	$1,090	$1,280	$1,560	$1,850
43031	$1,150	$1,230	$1,460	$1,740	$1,980
43032	$1,450	$1,550	$1,850	$2,200	$2,510
43033	$1,260	$1,340	$1,600	$1,910	$2,170
43035	$1,590	$1,700	$2,020	$2,410	$2,740
43040	$1,110	$1,220	$1,590	$1,890	$2,090
43044	$720	$810	$1,030	$1,330	$1,450
43046	$1,060	$1,130	$1,350	$1,610	$1,830
43050	$810	$920	$1,130	$1,440	$1,490
43054	$1,810	$1,930	$2,300	$2,740	$3,120
43055	$980	$1,050	$1,250	$1,490	$1,690
43056	$1,130	$1,210	$1,440	$1,720	$1,950
43058	$1,070	$1,140	$1,360	$1,620	$1,840
43061	$1,030	$1,110	$1,340	$1,600	$1,810
43062	$1,390	$1,490	$1,770	$2,110	$2,400
43064	$1,370	$1,490	$1,880	$2,240	$2,500
43065	$1,710	$1,830	$2,180	$2,600	$2,960
43066	$1,020	$1,080	$1,340	$1,600	$1,790
43068	$1,320	$1,410	$1,680	$2,000	$2,280
43071	$990	$1,070	$1,270	$1,530	$1,720
43073	$1,070	$1,140	$1,360	$1,620	$1,840
43074	$1,600	$1,710	$2,040	$2,430	$2,770
43076	$1,050	$1,090	$1,280	$1,570	$1,900
43077	$960	$1,000	$1,310	$1,560	$1,720
43080	$1,040	$1,130	$1,350	$1,630	$1,820
43081	$1,520	$1,630	$1,940	$2,310	$2,630
43082	$1,630	$1,750	$2,080	$2,480	$2,820
43085	$1,450	$1,550	$1,850	$2,200	$2,510
43086	$1,370	$1,470	$1,750	$2,090	$2,370
43101	$850	$900	$1,070	$1,370	$1,410
43102	$930	$1,000	$1,190	$1,420	$1,610
43103	$1,040	$1,110	$1,320	$1,570	$1,790
43105	$900	$970	$1,150	$1,370	$1,560
43107	$990	$1,060	$1,260	$1,500	$1,710
43109	$1,150	$1,240	$1,470	$1,750	$1,990
43110	$1,260	$1,340	$1,600	$1,910	$2,170
43112	$930	$1,000	$1,190	$1,420	$1,610
43113	$970	$1,030	$1,230	$1,470	$1,670
43115	$1,080	$1,150	$1,360	$1,740	$1,800
43116	$1,530	$1,640	$1,950	$2,320	$2,640
43117	$1,040	$1,120	$1,330	$1,580	$1,800
43119	$1,350	$1,450	$1,720	$2,050	$2,330
43123	$1,270	$1,360	$1,620	$1,930	$2,200
43125	$1,220	$1,300	$1,550	$1,850	$2,100
43126	$950	$1,020	$1,210	$1,450	$1,640
43130	$1,040	$1,120	$1,330	$1,580	$1,800
43135	$790	$840	$1,000	$1,340	$1,430
43136	$1,260	$1,340	$1,600	$1,910	$2,170
43137	$1,130	$1,210	$1,440	$1,710	$1,950
43140	$990	$1,060	$1,260	$1,500	$1,710
43143	$950	$1,020	$1,210	$1,460	$1,650
43145	$940	$1,030	$1,210	$1,480	$1,680
43146	$1,040	$1,120	$1,330	$1,580	$1,800
43147	$1,600	$1,710	$2,040	$2,430	$2,770
43148	$1,060	$1,120	$1,330	$1,600	$1,850
43150	$800	$850	$1,000	$1,210	$1,400
43151	$1,060	$1,130	$1,350	$1,610	$1,830
43153	$1,120	$1,210	$1,470	$1,770	$2,020
43154	$1,110	$1,180	$1,410	$1,680	$1,910
43155	$960	$1,030	$1,220	$1,560	$1,720
43156	$820	$880	$1,050	$1,250	$1,420
43157	$1,100	$1,180	$1,400	$1,670	$1,900
43162	$980	$1,050	$1,250	$1,490	$1,690
43164	$1,070	$1,150	$1,370	$1,630	$1,850
43194	$1,270	$1,360	$1,620	$1,930	$2,200
43195	$1,270	$1,360	$1,620	$1,930	$2,200
43201	$1,330	$1,420	$1,690	$2,010	$2,290
43202	$1,190	$1,270	$1,510	$1,800	$2,050
43203	$1,020	$1,090	$1,300	$1,550	$1,760
43204	$1,160	$1,240	$1,480	$1,760	$2,010
43205	$1,080	$1,160	$1,380	$1,640	$1,870
43206	$1,310	$1,400	$1,670	$1,990	$2,260
43207	$1,120	$1,190	$1,420	$1,690	$1,930
43209	$1,190	$1,270	$1,510	$1,800	$2,050
43210	$790	$840	$1,000	$1,200	$1,360
43211	$1,050	$1,130	$1,340	$1,600	$1,820
43212	$1,380	$1,480	$1,760	$2,100	$2,390
43213	$1,140	$1,220	$1,450	$1,730	$1,970
43214	$1,300	$1,390	$1,650	$1,970	$2,240
43215	$1,850	$1,970	$2,350	$2,800	$3,190
43216	$1,270	$1,360	$1,620	$1,930	$2,200
43217	$1,190	$1,280	$1,520	$1,810	$2,060
43218	$1,270	$1,360	$1,620	$1,930	$2,200
43219	$1,280	$1,370	$1,630	$1,940	$2,210
43220	$1,300	$1,390	$1,650	$1,970	$2,240
43221	$1,550	$1,660	$1,970	$2,350	$2,670
43222	$990	$1,060	$1,260	$1,500	$1,710
43223	$1,130	$1,210	$1,440	$1,720	$1,950
43224	$1,060	$1,130	$1,350	$1,610	$1,830
43226	$1,270	$1,360	$1,620	$1,930	$2,200
43227	$1,220	$1,310	$1,560	$1,860	$2,110
43228	$1,190	$1,280	$1,520	$1,810	$2,060
43229	$1,160	$1,240	$1,480	$1,760	$2,010
43230	$1,540	$1,650	$1,960	$2,340	$2,660
43231	$1,170	$1,250	$1,490	$1,780	$2,020
43232	$1,120	$1,190	$1,420	$1,690	$1,930
43234	$1,270	$1,360	$1,620	$1,930	$2,200
43235	$1,490	$1,600	$1,900	$2,260	$2,580
43236	$1,270	$1,360	$1,620	$1,930	$2,200
43240	$1,500	$1,600	$1,910	$2,280	$2,590
43314	$840	$850	$1,100	$1,310	$1,450
43315	$970	$1,030	$1,240	$1,470	$1,670
43317	$1,040	$1,110	$1,320	$1,570	$1,790
43320	$870	$930	$1,110	$1,320	$1,500
43321	$1,000	$1,070	$1,270	$1,510	$1,720
43325	$840	$860	$1,030	$1,340	$1,380
43334	$1,000	$1,070	$1,270	$1,510	$1,720
43338	$960	$1,030	$1,220	$1,450	$1,650
43342	$920	$930	$1,210	$1,440	$1,590
43344	$770	$840	$1,100	$1,310	$1,450
43350	$1,220	$1,310	$1,560	$1,860	$2,110
43356	$840	$850	$1,110	$1,320	$1,460
43721	$1,060	$1,100	$1,290	$1,590	$1,930
43739	$1,080	$1,110	$1,310	$1,620	$1,980
43740	$890	$930	$1,100	$1,370	$1,540
43746	$990	$1,020	$1,190	$1,530	$1,710
43760	$970	$1,000	$1,170	$1,480	$1,760
43822	$840	$880	$1,020	$1,320	$1,500
43830	$1,000	$1,010	$1,170	$1,560	$1,730
44813	$750	$850	$1,060	$1,380	$1,600
44833	$840	$860	$1,030	$1,340	$1,380
44903	$730	$830	$1,040	$1,370	$1,600
44904	$720	$800	$1,000	$1,310	$1,520
45369	$810	$890	$1,160	$1,430	$1,650
45644	$810	$860	$1,030	$1,290	$1,360

Source: HUD FY2027 Small Area FMRs (effective October 1, 2026).

HUD income limits for Delaware County (FY2026)

Income limits decide who qualifies for Section 8 vouchers, public housing and most HUD-assisted units. The area median family income is $111,500 (FY2025: $109,000, +2.3%). Small figures under each limit show the change from FY2025.

Household size	1 person	2 people	3 people	4 people	5 people	6 people	7 people	8 people
Extremely low income (30%)	$23,450 +2.4%	$26,800 +2.3%	$30,150 +2.4%	$33,450 +2.3%	$38,680 +2.7%	$44,360 +2.8%	$50,040 +2.9%	$55,720 +2.9%
Very low income (50%)	$39,050 +2.4%	$44,600 +2.3%	$50,200 +2.3%	$55,750 +2.3%	$60,250 +2.3%	$64,700 +2.3%	$69,150 +2.3%	$73,600 +2.3%
Low income (80%)	$62,450 +2.3%	$71,400 +2.3%	$80,300 +2.3%	$89,200 +2.3%	$96,350 +2.3%	$103,500 +2.3%	$110,650 +2.3%	$117,750 +2.3%

The 30% limit is HUD's “extremely low income” limit: the higher of 30% of median income or the federal poverty guideline, but never above the 50% limit. That is why it can rise faster than 30% of median for larger households. Tax-credit (LIHTC) properties use separate Multifamily Tax Subsidy Project limits.

Source: HUD Section 8 Income Limits FY2026 (effective May 1, 2026) and FY2025, details.