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3-bedroom gross-rent benchmark

$1,715 / month

-1.5% from FY2025.

FY2026 · effective Oct 1, 2025

Includes tenant-paid utilities. A benchmark, not an approved rent or property-specific estimate.

Published rent benchmarks

FY2025

$1,741

FY2026

$1,715

FY2027

$1,909

HUD schedules for the selected bedroom count. Changes are not a rent forecast.

Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area · Monthly gross rents
Bedroom count	FY2025	FY2026 · current	FY2027 · upcoming
Studio	$1,104	$1,111	$1,258
1 bedroom	$1,194	$1,194	$1,346
2 bedrooms	$1,445	$1,430	$1,602
3 bedrooms	$1,741	$1,715	$1,909
4 bedrooms	$1,939	$1,927	$2,172

FY2026 HUD area coverage: Delaware County, OH; Fairfield County, OH; Franklin County, OH; Licking County, OH; Madison County, OH; Morrow County, OH; Pickaway County, OH. ZIP schedules may cover portions of this area.

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143 ZIP codes across published schedules

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FY2026 monthly gross rents by ZIP.
ZIP	Studio	1 bedroom	2 bedrooms	3 bedrooms	4 bedrooms
43001	$1,010	$1,090	$1,300	$1,560	$1,750
43002	$1,450	$1,560	$1,870	$2,240	$2,510
43003	$920	$990	$1,190	$1,430	$1,600
43004	$1,250	$1,340	$1,610	$1,930	$2,170
43008	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430
43011	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430
43013	$1,030	$1,100	$1,320	$1,580	$1,780
43015	$1,100	$1,180	$1,410	$1,690	$1,900
43016	$1,490	$1,600	$1,920	$2,300	$2,580
43017	$1,350	$1,450	$1,740	$2,090	$2,340
43018	$1,200	$1,290	$1,550	$1,860	$2,090
43019	$830	$870	$1,080	$1,380	$1,440
43021	$1,180	$1,270	$1,520	$1,820	$2,050
43023	$1,000	$1,080	$1,290	$1,550	$1,740
43025	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430
43026	$1,310	$1,400	$1,680	$2,010	$2,260
43027	$990	$1,060	$1,280	$1,570	$1,720
43029	$970	$1,010	$1,280	$1,560	$1,730
43030	$930	$980	$1,180	$1,430	$1,640
43031	$1,020	$1,090	$1,310	$1,570	$1,770
43032	$1,270	$1,370	$1,640	$1,970	$2,210
43033	$1,070	$1,150	$1,380	$1,650	$1,860
43035	$1,390	$1,490	$1,790	$2,150	$2,410
43040	$1,110	$1,120	$1,430	$1,710	$1,890
43044	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,330	$1,480
43046	$980	$1,050	$1,260	$1,510	$1,700
43050	$810	$870	$1,070	$1,380	$1,430
43054	$1,580	$1,700	$2,040	$2,450	$2,750
43055	$870	$930	$1,120	$1,340	$1,510
43056	$1,020	$1,090	$1,310	$1,570	$1,770
43058	$940	$1,010	$1,210	$1,450	$1,630
43061	$1,100	$1,140	$1,410	$1,680	$1,880
43062	$1,200	$1,290	$1,550	$1,860	$2,090
43064	$1,240	$1,290	$1,600	$1,920	$2,140
43065	$1,420	$1,530	$1,830	$2,190	$2,470
43066	$990	$1,070	$1,290	$1,550	$1,730
43068	$1,140	$1,230	$1,470	$1,760	$1,980
43071	$850	$910	$1,090	$1,310	$1,470
43073	$940	$1,010	$1,210	$1,450	$1,630
43074	$1,410	$1,520	$1,820	$2,180	$2,450
43076	$940	$980	$1,190	$1,450	$1,680
43077	Not available	Not available	Not available	Not available	Not available
43080	$990	$1,060	$1,280	$1,570	$1,720
43081	$1,320	$1,420	$1,700	$2,040	$2,290
43082	$1,470	$1,580	$1,890	$2,270	$2,550
43085	$1,260	$1,350	$1,620	$1,940	$2,180
43086	$1,210	$1,300	$1,560	$1,870	$2,100
43101	$800	$880	$1,070	$1,340	$1,430
43102	$840	$900	$1,080	$1,310	$1,460
43103	$910	$980	$1,170	$1,400	$1,580
43105	$810	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430
43107	$890	$950	$1,140	$1,370	$1,540
43109	$1,030	$1,100	$1,320	$1,580	$1,780
43110	$1,110	$1,190	$1,430	$1,710	$1,930
43112	$960	$1,040	$1,240	$1,490	$1,670
43113	$870	$930	$1,120	$1,340	$1,510
43115	$1,040	$1,160	$1,390	$1,740	$1,850
43116	$1,300	$1,390	$1,670	$2,000	$2,250
43117	$850	$910	$1,090	$1,310	$1,470
43119	$1,180	$1,270	$1,520	$1,820	$2,050
43123	$1,110	$1,190	$1,430	$1,710	$1,930
43125	$1,100	$1,190	$1,420	$1,700	$1,910
43126	$1,040	$1,120	$1,340	$1,610	$1,810
43130	$910	$980	$1,170	$1,400	$1,580
43135	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,310	$1,430
43136	$1,110	$1,190	$1,430	$1,710	$1,930
43137	$1,070	$1,150	$1,380	$1,650	$1,860
43140	$900	$970	$1,160	$1,390	$1,560
43143	$920	$990	$1,180	$1,430	$1,600
43145	$880	$960	$1,150	$1,410	$1,580
43146	$850	$910	$1,090	$1,310	$1,470
43147	$1,420	$1,530	$1,830	$2,190	$2,470
43148	$960	$1,030	$1,230	$1,480	$1,680
43150	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430
43151	$920	$980	$1,180	$1,410	$1,590
43153	$1,010	$1,090	$1,330	$1,610	$1,820
43154	$980	$1,050	$1,260	$1,510	$1,700
43155	$860	$900	$1,120	$1,450	$1,560
43156	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430
43157	$960	$1,040	$1,240	$1,490	$1,670
43162	$910	$980	$1,170	$1,400	$1,580
43164	$960	$1,040	$1,240	$1,490	$1,670
43194	$1,130	$1,210	$1,450	$1,740	$1,950
43195	$1,130	$1,210	$1,450	$1,740	$1,950
43201	$1,200	$1,290	$1,540	$1,850	$2,080
43202	$1,070	$1,150	$1,380	$1,650	$1,860
43203	$890	$950	$1,140	$1,370	$1,540
43204	$1,010	$1,090	$1,300	$1,560	$1,750
43205	$940	$1,010	$1,210	$1,450	$1,630
43206	$1,130	$1,210	$1,450	$1,740	$1,950
43207	$960	$1,040	$1,240	$1,490	$1,670
43209	$1,040	$1,120	$1,340	$1,610	$1,810
43210	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430
43211	$920	$980	$1,180	$1,410	$1,590
43212	$1,230	$1,320	$1,580	$1,890	$2,130
43213	$1,000	$1,080	$1,290	$1,550	$1,740
43214	$1,110	$1,190	$1,430	$1,710	$1,930
43215	$1,670	$1,790	$2,150	$2,580	$2,900
43216	$1,130	$1,210	$1,450	$1,740	$1,950
43217	$1,030	$1,110	$1,330	$1,590	$1,790
43218	$1,130	$1,210	$1,450	$1,740	$1,950
43219	$1,100	$1,190	$1,420	$1,700	$1,910
43220	$1,150	$1,240	$1,480	$1,770	$1,990
43221	$1,360	$1,460	$1,750	$2,100	$2,360
43222	$840	$900	$1,080	$1,290	$1,460
43223	$980	$1,050	$1,260	$1,510	$1,700
43224	$920	$990	$1,190	$1,430	$1,600
43226	$1,130	$1,210	$1,450	$1,740	$1,950
43227	$1,050	$1,130	$1,350	$1,620	$1,820
43228	$1,050	$1,130	$1,350	$1,620	$1,820
43229	$1,010	$1,090	$1,300	$1,560	$1,750
43230	$1,320	$1,420	$1,700	$2,040	$2,290
43231	$1,050	$1,130	$1,350	$1,620	$1,820
43232	$970	$1,040	$1,250	$1,500	$1,680
43234	$1,130	$1,210	$1,450	$1,740	$1,950
43235	$1,310	$1,410	$1,690	$2,030	$2,280
43236	$1,130	$1,210	$1,450	$1,740	$1,950
43240	$1,360	$1,460	$1,750	$2,100	$2,360
43314	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430
43315	$900	$960	$1,160	$1,390	$1,560
43317	$940	$1,010	$1,210	$1,450	$1,630
43320	$910	$990	$1,190	$1,440	$1,600
43321	$850	$920	$1,100	$1,320	$1,480
43325	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,300	$1,430
43334	$880	$940	$1,130	$1,350	$1,520
43338	$870	$930	$1,120	$1,340	$1,510
43342	$950	$950	$1,250	$1,500	$1,660
43344	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430
43350	$1,070	$1,150	$1,380	$1,650	$1,860
43356	$880	$890	$1,160	$1,390	$1,540
43721	$950	$980	$1,190	$1,460	$1,690
43739	$960	$990	$1,200	$1,470	$1,700
43740	$920	$970	$1,150	$1,450	$1,610
43746	$920	$940	$1,130	$1,470	$1,610
43760	$900	$930	$1,120	$1,400	$1,610
43822	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430
43830	$940	$940	$1,120	$1,520	$1,650
44813	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,370	$1,590
44833	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,300	$1,430
44903	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,350	$1,570
44904	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,290	$1,500
45369	$800	$870	$1,120	$1,370	$1,590
45644	$800	$870	$1,070	$1,280	$1,430

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Local rental households

2020–2024 ACS 5-year. Figures cover the selected county, which may be only part of the current HUD rental area.

County or county-equivalent

Delaware County, Ohio

Rental households

Rental households: 17,680
Share of occupied homes rented: 21.5%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent: 42.1%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent: 18.7%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes: 27.4%
Buildings with 2–4 units: 18.2%
Buildings with 5+ units: 52.3%
Other rental homes: 2.1%

Estimates & margins of error

Delaware County, Ohio · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
Measure	Estimate	Margin of error
Rental households	17,680	±1,161
Share of occupied homes rented	21.5%	±1.4 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent	42.1%	±3.8 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent	18.7%	±2.4 percentage points
Single-unit homes	27.4%	±3.1 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units	18.2%	±2.7 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units	52.3%	±3.6 percentage points
Other rental homes	2.1%	±0.8 percentage points

These are survey estimates. Margins of error for percentages follow Census guidance; small differences may not be meaningful.

Fairfield County, Ohio

Rental households

Rental households: 15,139
Share of occupied homes rented: 25.1%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent: 48.1%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent: 19.6%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes: 44.7%
Buildings with 2–4 units: 21.2%
Buildings with 5+ units: 33.0%
Other rental homes: 1.1%

Estimates & margins of error

Fairfield County, Ohio · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
Measure	Estimate	Margin of error
Rental households	15,139	±843
Share of occupied homes rented	25.1%	±1.4 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent	48.1%	±4.3 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent	19.6%	±2.9 percentage points
Single-unit homes	44.7%	±3.6 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units	21.2%	±2.8 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units	33.0%	±2.9 percentage points
Other rental homes	1.1%	±0.6 percentage points

These are survey estimates. Margins of error for percentages follow Census guidance; small differences may not be meaningful.

Franklin County, Ohio

Rental households

Rental households: 260,976
Share of occupied homes rented: 47.2%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent: 46.3%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent: 22.8%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes: 29.2%
Buildings with 2–4 units: 20.3%
Buildings with 5+ units: 49.9%
Other rental homes: 0.6%

Estimates & margins of error

Franklin County, Ohio · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
Measure	Estimate	Margin of error
Rental households	260,976	±2,907
Share of occupied homes rented	47.2%	±0.5 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent	46.3%	±1.0 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent	22.8%	±0.7 percentage points
Single-unit homes	29.2%	±0.7 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units	20.3%	±0.8 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units	49.9%	±1.1 percentage points
Other rental homes	0.6%	±0.1 percentage points

These are survey estimates. Margins of error for percentages follow Census guidance; small differences may not be meaningful.

Licking County, Ohio

Rental households

Rental households: 18,017
Share of occupied homes rented: 26.3%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent: 41.4%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent: 21.9%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes: 40.8%
Buildings with 2–4 units: 23.7%
Buildings with 5+ units: 32.1%
Other rental homes: 3.4%

Estimates & margins of error

Licking County, Ohio · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
Measure	Estimate	Margin of error
Rental households	18,017	±926
Share of occupied homes rented	26.3%	±1.3 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent	41.4%	±3.6 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent	21.9%	±2.8 percentage points
Single-unit homes	40.8%	±3.3 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units	23.7%	±2.3 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units	32.1%	±3.2 percentage points
Other rental homes	3.4%	±1.1 percentage points

These are survey estimates. Margins of error for percentages follow Census guidance; small differences may not be meaningful.

Madison County, Ohio

Rental households

Rental households: 3,524
Share of occupied homes rented: 22.5%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent: 42.3%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent: 13.8%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes: 47.5%
Buildings with 2–4 units: 24.0%
Buildings with 5+ units: 27.6%
Other rental homes: 0.9%

Estimates & margins of error

Madison County, Ohio · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
Measure	Estimate	Margin of error
Rental households	3,524	±368
Share of occupied homes rented	22.5%	±2.3 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent	42.3%	±8.6 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent	13.8%	±5.0 percentage points
Single-unit homes	47.5%	±7.2 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units	24.0%	±6.0 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units	27.6%	±6.3 percentage points
Other rental homes	0.9%	±1.0 percentage points

These are survey estimates. Margins of error for percentages follow Census guidance; small differences may not be meaningful.

Morrow County, Ohio

Rental households

Rental households: 2,529
Share of occupied homes rented: 18.8%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent: 41.5%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent: 20.6%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes: 45.9%
Buildings with 2–4 units: 22.7%
Buildings with 5+ units: 16.0%
Other rental homes: 15.4%

Estimates & margins of error

Morrow County, Ohio · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
Measure	Estimate	Margin of error
Rental households	2,529	±393
Share of occupied homes rented	18.8%	±2.9 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent	41.5%	±7.0 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent	20.6%	±7.5 percentage points
Single-unit homes	45.9%	±7.0 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units	22.7%	±8.2 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units	16.0%	±4.7 percentage points
Other rental homes	15.4%	±5.6 percentage points

These are survey estimates. Margins of error for percentages follow Census guidance; small differences may not be meaningful.

Pickaway County, Ohio

Rental households

Rental households: 5,685
Share of occupied homes rented: 26.0%

Rent burden

Spend 30%+ of income on rent: 43.0%
Spend 50%+ of income on rent: 22.4%

Among renter households with a calculated rent-to-income ratio.

Rental housing types

Single-unit homes: 54.3%
Buildings with 2–4 units: 19.6%
Buildings with 5+ units: 20.9%
Other rental homes: 5.2%

Estimates & margins of error

Pickaway County, Ohio · 2020–2024 ACS 5-year · 90% margins of error
Measure	Estimate	Margin of error
Rental households	5,685	±486
Share of occupied homes rented	26.0%	±2.2 percentage points
Spend 30%+ of income on rent	43.0%	±5.5 percentage points
Spend 50%+ of income on rent	22.4%	±4.9 percentage points
Single-unit homes	54.3%	±7.0 percentage points
Buildings with 2–4 units	19.6%	±4.5 percentage points
Buildings with 5+ units	20.9%	±5.2 percentage points
Other rental homes	5.2%	±1.8 percentage points

These are survey estimates. Margins of error for percentages follow Census guidance; small differences may not be meaningful.

Census sources & definitions

2020–2024 ACS 5-year combines five years of survey responses. These describe the survey period, not today’s market. Rental households are renter-occupied homes. Housing types refer to the building containing each rental; “other” includes mobile homes, boats, RVs and similar housing.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, tables B25003, B25070 and B25032. Statistical guidance. Data checked Sep 22, 2026. Rental Wire is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Census Bureau.

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Lease rent used: $1,565
Upfront cash: $53,500

Sources, dates & coverage

Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area. HUD area ID: METRO18140M18140. Coverage: Delaware County, OH; Fairfield County, OH; Franklin County, OH; Licking County, OH; Madison County, OH; Morrow County, OH; Pickaway County, OH.

HUD gross-rent benchmarks include tenant-paid basic utilities, excluding phone, cable and internet. They are not asking-rent quotes, approved Section 8 rents or housing-authority payment standards.

FY2025 area source (effective Oct 1, 2024; source version Apr 28, 2025) · FY2026 area source (effective Oct 1, 2025; source version May 21, 2026) · FY2027 area source (effective Oct 1, 2026).

ZIP schedules: FY2025 · FY2026 · FY2027. SAFMR methodology.

HUD data checked Sep 22, 2026. Changes can reflect methodology and geographic coverage as well as rents. Missing data and figures that cannot be compared are marked unavailable. Future schedules are labelled upcoming.

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