Mercer County, OH

2025 Fair Market Rents

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The top four largest cities in Mercer County are Coldwater, Rockford, Maria Stein, and Willshire. Fair Market Rents on this page may apply depending on whether the county uses SAFMRs or county level FMRs. Cities in multiple SAFMR areas will have different SAFMRS based on ZIP code.

What type of FMR does Mercer County use?

Small Area Fair Market Rents were created by the HUD for this county/Metro Fmr Area however Mercer County is not required to use Small Area FMRs by the HUD. It is at the discretion of the local Housing Authority to determine if SAFMRs or 40th percentile FMRs are used.

To learn more about the criteria the HUD uses to determine if a Metro FMR Area requires Small Area Fair Market Rents click here.

How does Mercer County compare?

Mercer County ($884) has a 12.8% lower FMR for 2-Bedroom housing than the average of Ohio ($1,014) and therefore has a lower gross rent.

Mercer County is rank 56th out of 88 counties. This means the FMRs, or in other words, the gross rent is lower than 55 other counties. Mercer County is the 33rd cheapest county in terms of FMRs.

Rent Tables Mercer County, OH

Fair Market Rent (40th Percentile)

$664
studio
$714
1-Bedroom
$884
2-Bedroom
$1,168
3-Bedroom
$1,172
4-Bedroom

Median Rent (50th Percentile)

$681
studio
$732
1-Bedroom
$907
2-Bedroom
$1,198
3-Bedroom
$1,203
4-Bedroom

Small Market Areas (By Zip Code)

The 90% and 110% SAFMRs represent the minimum and maximum payment standards that can be set by the local Public Housing Authority under regular conditions. The payment standard is the actual value used in Section 8. For more on payment standards click here.

FMRs and SAFMRs are set by the HUD. The local PHA takes these FMR/SAFMR values and may decide to use any value that is within +-10% of the FMR/SAFMR as the payment standard for the areas under their jurisdiction.

For a more in-depth explaination return to the overview page.

ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
45310 $750 $830 $1,000 $1,330 $1,350
45860 $660 $710 $880 $1,180 $1,180
45310 $750 $830 $1,000 $1,330 $1,350
45826 $660 $710 $880 $1,180 $1,180
45828 $660 $710 $880 $1,180 $1,180
45860 $660 $710 $880 $1,180 $1,180
45866 $700 $750 $930 $1,230 $1,230
45882 $680 $730 $910 $1,200 $1,210
45898 $640 $680 $880 $1,110 $1,200
45882 $680 $730 $910 $1,200 $1,210
45898 $640 $680 $880 $1,110 $1,200
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
45310 $675 $747 $900 $1,197 $1,215
45860 $594 $639 $792 $1,062 $1,062
45310 $675 $747 $900 $1,197 $1,215
45826 $594 $639 $792 $1,062 $1,062
45828 $594 $639 $792 $1,062 $1,062
45860 $594 $639 $792 $1,062 $1,062
45866 $630 $675 $837 $1,107 $1,107
45882 $612 $657 $819 $1,080 $1,089
45898 $576 $612 $792 $999 $1,080
45882 $612 $657 $819 $1,080 $1,089
45898 $576 $612 $792 $999 $1,080
ZipCode Studio 1-Bed 2-Bed 3-Bed 4-Bed
45310 $825 $913 $1,100 $1,463 $1,485
45860 $726 $781 $968 $1,298 $1,298
45310 $825 $913 $1,100 $1,463 $1,485
45826 $726 $781 $968 $1,298 $1,298
45828 $726 $781 $968 $1,298 $1,298
45860 $726 $781 $968 $1,298 $1,298
45866 $770 $825 $1,023 $1,353 $1,353
45882 $748 $803 $1,001 $1,320 $1,331
45898 $704 $748 $968 $1,221 $1,320
45882 $748 $803 $1,001 $1,320 $1,331
45898 $704 $748 $968 $1,221 $1,320

Fair Market Rents on this page apply to the following cities in Mercer County, Ohio: Coldwater, Rockford, Maria Stein, Willshire, Burkettsville, Chickasaw, and Montezuma.

These Fair Market Rents also apply to the following ZIP codes in Mercer County, Ohio: 45828, 45882, 45860, 45898, 45310, 45826, and 45866.

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Fair Market Rents are published by the Department of Housing And Urban Development.