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2026 conforming loan limits · Ohio

All 88 counties in Ohio use the same one-unit conforming limit of $832,750.

CY2026 Showing the 2026 FHFA dataset, effective 2026-01-01. Figures change only when FHFA publishes a new file.

Ohio at a glance

FHFA 2026 conforming loan limit summary for Ohio
MetricValue
Counties88
Lowest one-unit conforming limit$832,750
Highest one-unit conforming limit$832,750
Distinct one-unit limits1
Applicable baseline$832,750
Above the applicable baseline0 of 88 (0.0%)
At the applicable ceiling0
Dataset yearCY2026

Every county in Ohio carries the same one-unit limit, so there is no high-cost ranking to show.

Conforming and FHA limits by county

Two federal programs, two agencies, two different limits. The conforming figure is FHFA’s cap on what Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may buy; the FHA figure is HUD’s cap on what FHA will insure. Neither governs the other.

Conforming and FHA one-unit limits by county · Ohio
CountyMetroConforming 1-unit (2026)FHA 1-unit (2026)Difference
Adams CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Allen CountyLIMA, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Ashland CountyASHLAND, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Ashtabula CountyCLEVELAND, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Athens CountyATHENS, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Auglaize CountyWAPAKONETA, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Belmont CountyWHEELING, WV-OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Brown CountyCINCINNATI, OH-KY-IN$832,750$541,287$291,463
Butler CountyCINCINNATI, OH-KY-IN$832,750$541,287$291,463
Carroll CountyCANTON-MASSILLON, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Champaign CountyURBANA, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Clark CountySPRINGFIELD, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Clermont CountyCINCINNATI, OH-KY-IN$832,750$541,287$291,463
Clinton CountyWILMINGTON, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Columbiana CountySALEM, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Coshocton CountyCOSHOCTON, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Crawford CountyBUCYRUS, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Cuyahoga CountyCLEVELAND, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Darke CountyGREENVILLE, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Defiance CountyDEFIANCE, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Delaware CountyCOLUMBUS, OH$832,750$591,100$241,650
Erie CountySANDUSKY, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Fairfield CountyCOLUMBUS, OH$832,750$591,100$241,650
Fayette CountyWASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Franklin CountyCOLUMBUS, OH$832,750$591,100$241,650
Fulton CountyTOLEDO, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Gallia CountyGALLIPOLIS, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Geauga CountyCLEVELAND, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Greene CountyDAYTON-KETTERING-BEAVERCREEK, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Guernsey CountyCAMBRIDGE, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Hamilton CountyCINCINNATI, OH-KY-IN$832,750$541,287$291,463
Hancock CountyFINDLAY, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Hardin CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Harrison CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Henry CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Highland CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Hocking CountyCOLUMBUS, OH$832,750$591,100$241,650
Holmes CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Huron CountyNORWALK, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Jackson CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Jefferson CountyWEIRTON-STEUBENVILLE, WV-OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Knox CountyMOUNT VERNON, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Lake CountyCLEVELAND, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Lawrence CountyHUNTINGTON-ASHLAND, WV-KY-OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Licking CountyCOLUMBUS, OH$832,750$591,100$241,650
Logan CountyBELLEFONTAINE, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Lorain CountyCLEVELAND, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Lucas CountyTOLEDO, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Madison CountyCOLUMBUS, OH$832,750$591,100$241,650
Mahoning CountyYOUNGSTOWN-WARREN, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Marion CountyMARION, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Medina CountyCLEVELAND, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Meigs CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Mercer CountyCELINA, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Miami CountyDAYTON-KETTERING-BEAVERCREEK, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Monroe CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Montgomery CountyDAYTON-KETTERING-BEAVERCREEK, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Morgan CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Morrow CountyCOLUMBUS, OH$832,750$591,100$241,650
Muskingum CountyZANESVILLE, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Noble CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Ottawa CountySANDUSKY, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Paulding CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Perry CountyCOLUMBUS, OH$832,750$591,100$241,650
Pickaway CountyCOLUMBUS, OH$832,750$591,100$241,650
Pike CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Portage CountyAKRON, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Preble CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Putnam CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Richland CountyMANSFIELD, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Ross CountyCHILLICOTHE, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Sandusky CountyFREMONT, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Scioto CountyPORTSMOUTH, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Seneca CountyTIFFIN, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Shelby CountySIDNEY, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Stark CountyCANTON-MASSILLON, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Summit CountyAKRON, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Trumbull CountyYOUNGSTOWN-WARREN, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Tuscarawas CountyNEW PHILADELPHIA-DOVER, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Union CountyCOLUMBUS, OH$832,750$591,100$241,650
Van Wert CountyVAN WERT, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Vinton CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Warren CountyCINCINNATI, OH-KY-IN$832,750$541,287$291,463
Washington CountyMARIETTA, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Wayne CountyWOOSTER, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Williams CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463
Wood CountyTOLEDO, OH$832,750$541,287$291,463
Wyandot CountyRural / Non-metro$832,750$541,287$291,463

Two-, three- and four-unit conforming limits

FHFA publishes a separate limit for each property size. These are its published figures, not multiples of the one-unit limit.

Conforming limits for one to four units by county · Ohio
County1 unit2 units3 units4 units
Adams County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Allen County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Ashland County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Ashtabula County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Athens County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Auglaize County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Belmont County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Brown County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Butler County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Carroll County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Champaign County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Clark County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Clermont County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Clinton County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Columbiana County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Coshocton County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Crawford County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Cuyahoga County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Darke County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Defiance County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Delaware County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Erie County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Fairfield County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Fayette County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Franklin County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Fulton County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Gallia County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Geauga County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Greene County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Guernsey County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Hamilton County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Hancock County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Hardin County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Harrison County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Henry County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Highland County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Hocking County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Holmes County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Huron County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Jackson County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Jefferson County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Knox County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Lake County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Lawrence County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Licking County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Logan County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Lorain County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Lucas County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Madison County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Mahoning County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Marion County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Medina County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Meigs County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Mercer County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Miami County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Monroe County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Montgomery County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Morgan County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Morrow County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Muskingum County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Noble County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Ottawa County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Paulding County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Perry County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Pickaway County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Pike County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Portage County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Preble County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Putnam County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Richland County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Ross County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Sandusky County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Scioto County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Seneca County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Shelby County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Stark County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Summit County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Trumbull County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Tuscarawas County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Union County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Van Wert County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Vinton County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Warren County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Washington County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Wayne County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Williams County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Wood County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750
Wyandot County$832,750$1,066,250$1,288,800$1,601,750

Government sources

  • Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Conforming Loan Limits by County (HERA-based)

    Dataset year
    2026 (CY2026)
    Effective
    January 1, 2026
    Retrieved
    December 12, 2025

    Fields used: FIPS State Code; FIPS County Code; County Name; State; CBSA Number; One-Unit Limit; Two-Unit Limit; Three-Unit Limit; Four-Unit Limit

  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) FHA Single Family Forward Mortgage Limits

    Dataset year
    2026 (CY2026)
    Effective
    January 1, 2026
    Retrieved
    December 12, 2025

    Fields used: cols 073-079: one-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 080-086: two-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 087-093: three-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 094-100: four-unit forward mortgage limit; cols 101-102: state postal code; cols 103-105: county FIPS code; cols 000-009: CBSA/metro code (9999900000 = non-metro)