Cleveland, OH: 2-bedroom payment standards across 103 ZIP codes

HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Cleveland, OH HUD Metro FMR Area range from $970 to $1,920 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.69× the 10th — a gap of $750 a month — which ranks 8th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.

HUD requires ZIP-level payment standards here. Cleveland, OH is one of the 65 designated Small Area FMR areas, so housing authorities in this area set payment standards from each ZIP code's own SAFMR rather than one area-wide figure. The spread below is policy, not a gap — though your PHA still chooses a figure within 90–110% of each ZIP's SAFMR, and may group ZIP codes together.

$1,320

median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 103 ZIP codes. Each ZIP code carries its own standard here; your PHA sets a figure within 90–110% of that ZIP's SAFMR.

$750

monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,090 to $1,840).

28.2%

of the area's ZIP codes (29 of 103) sit above $1,452 — 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 Cleveland, OH

2 BR Small Area FMR area median across all 103 ZIPs

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.

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Showing 103 of 103 ZIP codes

#	ZIP code	2 BR SAFMR ▾	Payment standard (90–110%)	vs area median
1	44023	$1,920	$1,728–$2,112	above 110%
2	44040	$1,920	$1,728–$2,112	above 110%
3	44113	$1,920	$1,728–$2,112	above 110%
4	44251	$1,920	$1,728–$2,112	above 110%
5	44280	$1,920	$1,728–$2,112	above 110%
6	44202	$1,900	$1,710–$2,090	above 110%
7	44028	$1,890	$1,701–$2,079	above 110%
8	44072	$1,870	$1,683–$2,057	above 110%
9	44012	$1,860	$1,674–$2,046	above 110%
10	44022	$1,850	$1,665–$2,035	above 110%
11	44122	$1,840	$1,656–$2,024	above 110%
12	44131	$1,840	$1,656–$2,024	above 110%
13	44011	$1,780	$1,602–$1,958	above 110%
14	44114	$1,780	$1,602–$1,958	above 110%
15	44139	$1,780	$1,602–$1,958	above 110%
16	44141	$1,760	$1,584–$1,936	above 110%
17	44145	$1,760	$1,584–$1,936	above 110%
18	44140	$1,750	$1,575–$1,925	above 110%
19	44321	$1,700	$1,530–$1,870	above 110%
20	44101	$1,610	$1,449–$1,771	above 110%
21	44137	$1,610	$1,449–$1,771	above 110%
22	44149	$1,570	$1,413–$1,727	above 110%
23	44026	$1,560	$1,404–$1,716	above 110%
24	44115	$1,540	$1,386–$1,694	above 110%
25	44136	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	above 110%
26	44138	$1,500	$1,350–$1,650	above 110%
27	44118	$1,490	$1,341–$1,639	above 110%
28	44094	$1,480	$1,332–$1,628	above 110%
29	44124	$1,480	$1,332–$1,628	above 110%
30	44106	$1,450	$1,305–$1,595	110%
31	44060	$1,440	$1,296–$1,584	109%
32	44212	$1,440	$1,296–$1,584	109%
33	44121	$1,420	$1,278–$1,562	108%
34	44256	$1,420	$1,278–$1,562	108%
35	44116	$1,410	$1,269–$1,551	107%
36	44134	$1,410	$1,269–$1,551	107%
37	44125	$1,390	$1,251–$1,529	105%
38	44130	$1,380	$1,242–$1,518	105%
39	44050	$1,370	$1,233–$1,507	104%
40	44258	$1,370	$1,233–$1,507	104%
41	44275	$1,370	$1,233–$1,507	104%
42	44282	$1,370	$1,233–$1,507	104%
43	44054	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	103%
44	44107	$1,360	$1,224–$1,496	103%
45	44024	$1,350	$1,215–$1,485	102%
46	44070	$1,350	$1,215–$1,485	102%
47	44142	$1,350	$1,215–$1,485	102%
48	44147	$1,350	$1,215–$1,485	102%
49	44215	$1,350	$1,215–$1,485	102%
50	44061	$1,340	$1,206–$1,474	102%
51	44096	$1,340	$1,206–$1,474	102%
52	44039	$1,320	$1,188–$1,452	100%
53	44092	$1,320	$1,188–$1,452	100%
54	44133	$1,320	$1,188–$1,452	100%
55	44333	$1,320	$1,188–$1,452	100%
56	44017	$1,280	$1,152–$1,408	97%
57	44123	$1,280	$1,152–$1,408	97%
58	44135	$1,280	$1,152–$1,408	97%
59	44181	$1,280	$1,152–$1,408	97%
60	44199	$1,280	$1,152–$1,408	97%
61	44274	$1,280	$1,152–$1,408	97%
62	44132	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	96%
63	44253	$1,270	$1,143–$1,397	96%
64	44044	$1,260	$1,134–$1,386	95%
65	44033	$1,250	$1,125–$1,375	95%
66	44095	$1,250	$1,125–$1,375	95%
67	44128	$1,250	$1,125–$1,375	95%
68	44129	$1,250	$1,125–$1,375	95%
69	44146	$1,240	$1,116–$1,364	94%
70	44077	$1,230	$1,107–$1,353	93%
71	44120	$1,210	$1,089–$1,331	92%
72	44126	$1,210	$1,089–$1,331	92%
73	44143	$1,200	$1,080–$1,320	91%
74	44001	$1,190	$1,071–$1,309	90%
75	44021	$1,190	$1,071–$1,309	90%
76	44036	$1,190	$1,071–$1,309	90%
77	44074	$1,180	$1,062–$1,298	89%
78	44111	$1,180	$1,062–$1,298	89%
79	44119	$1,180	$1,062–$1,298	89%
80	44233	$1,170	$1,053–$1,287	89%
81	44108	$1,160	$1,044–$1,276	88%
82	44035	$1,150	$1,035–$1,265	87%
83	44144	$1,150	$1,035–$1,265	87%
84	44045	$1,140	$1,026–$1,254	86%
85	44052	$1,140	$1,026–$1,254	86%
86	44234	$1,140	$1,026–$1,254	86%
87	44055	$1,130	$1,017–$1,243	86%
88	44102	$1,130	$1,017–$1,243	86%
89	44081	$1,100	$990–$1,210	83%
90	44110	$1,100	$990–$1,210	83%
91	44049	$1,090	$981–$1,199	83%
92	44065	$1,090	$981–$1,199	83%
93	44080	$1,090	$981–$1,199	83%
94	44254	$1,090	$981–$1,199	83%
95	44053	$1,080	$972–$1,188	82%
96	44109	$1,080	$972–$1,188	82%
97	44112	$1,080	$972–$1,188	82%
98	44117	$1,080	$972–$1,188	82%
99	44103	$1,070	$963–$1,177	81%
100	44105	$1,070	$963–$1,177	81%
101	44090	$1,010	$909–$1,111	77%
102	44104	$980	$882–$1,078	74%
103	44127	$970	$873–$1,067	73%

Heads up: The figure above is the HUD Fair Market Rent. Your local Public Housing Authority (PHA) sets the actual payment standard — usually between 90% and 110% of it — so confirm your exact amount with the PHA that issued the voucher.

How Cleveland, OH compares

Its internal spread of 1.69× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 8 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 1.27×. 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.

This page shows official HUD Fair Market Rent data for general educational use — it is not legal, financial, or housing advice, and is not a guarantee of any voucher amount. Your local Public Housing Authority sets the actual payment standard and approves rents. Always confirm with your PHA and the official HUD FMR data.

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