Akron, OH: 2-bedroom payment standards across 45 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Akron, OH MSA range from $990 to $1,900 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.37× the 10th — a gap of $410 a month — which ranks 123th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 45 ZIP codes. Each ZIP code carries its own standard here; your PHA sets a figure within 90–110% of that ZIP's SAFMR.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,120 to $1,530).
of the area's ZIP codes (8 of 45) sit above $1,386 — 110% of the area median. Because ZIP-level standards are required here, that is a measure of the area's rent spread, not of ZIP codes left behind by a ceiling.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Akron, OH
Every ZIP code, ranked
The payment-standard column is HUD's published 90–110% band for that ZIP code — the range a housing authority may adopt without HUD approval. Your PHA sets the exact figure. The final column compares each ZIP to the area median; ZIP codes marked above 110% exceed 110% of that median, which here simply marks the top of the area's rent range — ZIP-level standards are required in this area, so no ZIP is capped by an area-wide figure.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44056 | $1,900 | $1,710–$2,090 | above 110% |
| 2 | 44236 | $1,900 | $1,710–$2,090 | above 110% |
| 3 | 44241 | $1,630 | $1,467–$1,793 | above 110% |
| 4 | 44087 | $1,600 | $1,440–$1,760 | above 110% |
| 5 | 44067 | $1,550 | $1,395–$1,705 | above 110% |
| 6 | 44224 | $1,500 | $1,350–$1,650 | above 110% |
| 7 | 44286 | $1,470 | $1,323–$1,617 | above 110% |
| 8 | 44264 | $1,430 | $1,287–$1,573 | above 110% |
| 9 | 44221 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 110% |
| 10 | 44411 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 110% |
| 11 | 44319 | $1,340 | $1,206–$1,474 | 106% |
| 12 | 44223 | $1,310 | $1,179–$1,441 | 104% |
| 13 | 44211 | $1,300 | $1,170–$1,430 | 103% |
| 14 | 44242 | $1,300 | $1,170–$1,430 | 103% |
| 15 | 44265 | $1,300 | $1,170–$1,430 | 103% |
| 16 | 44301 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | 102% |
| 17 | 44313 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | 102% |
| 18 | 44240 | $1,280 | $1,152–$1,408 | 102% |
| 19 | 44243 | $1,280 | $1,152–$1,408 | 102% |
| 20 | 44278 | $1,280 | $1,152–$1,408 | 102% |
| 21 | 44272 | $1,270 | $1,143–$1,397 | 101% |
| 22 | 44305 | $1,270 | $1,143–$1,397 | 101% |
| 23 | 44210 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 100% |
| 24 | 44222 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 100% |
| 25 | 44232 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 100% |
| 26 | 44255 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 100% |
| 27 | 44309 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 100% |
| 28 | 44316 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 100% |
| 29 | 44334 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 100% |
| 30 | 44312 | $1,250 | $1,125–$1,375 | 99% |
| 31 | 44250 | $1,200 | $1,080–$1,320 | 95% |
| 32 | 44266 | $1,200 | $1,080–$1,320 | 95% |
| 33 | 44285 | $1,200 | $1,080–$1,320 | 95% |
| 34 | 44304 | $1,200 | $1,080–$1,320 | 95% |
| 35 | 44306 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 94% |
| 36 | 44310 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 93% |
| 37 | 44325 | $1,160 | $1,044–$1,276 | 92% |
| 38 | 44320 | $1,150 | $1,035–$1,265 | 91% |
| 39 | 44314 | $1,140 | $1,026–$1,254 | 90% |
| 40 | 44303 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 89% |
| 41 | 44307 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 89% |
| 42 | 44308 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 89% |
| 43 | 44311 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 85% |
| 44 | 44262 | $1,020 | $918–$1,122 | 81% |
| 45 | 44302 | $990 | $891–$1,089 | 79% |
How Akron, OH compares
Its internal spread of 1.37× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 123 of 247 HUD metro FMR areas, against a median of 1.37× and a national high of 1.77×. On the steadier p75 ÷ p25 measure it is 1.09×. See the full ranking and how it was measured →
A note on what this does not mean: a higher payment standard does not increase the assistance a household receives. It raises the ceiling on the rent a voucher can cover, while the household still pays roughly 30% of adjusted income. Figures are ZIP-weighted, not renter-weighted, and rest on 2019–2023 American Community Survey data trended forward.