ZIP 43201 fair market rent
HUD rent benchmarks, FY2025–2027. Compare bedrooms and ZIPs.
3-bedroom gross-rent benchmark
$2,010 / month
+8.6% from FY2026
FY2027 · current · effective Oct 1, 2026
Includes tenant-paid basic utilities. HUD benchmarks are not asking rents or approved voucher payments.
Published HUD schedules
HUD schedule changes, not observed rent growth.
Rent by bedroom
| Bedrooms | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,330 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,300 | $1,290 | $1,420 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,570 | $1,540 | $1,690 |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,890 | $1,850 | $2,010 |
| 4 bedrooms | $2,110 | $2,080 | $2,290 |
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Rental housing in ZCTA 43201
2020–2024 ACS 5-year. Census ZCTAs approximate postal ZIP codes; their boundaries are not identical.
Renter-occupied homes
12,833
83.4% of occupied homes are rented.
Rental home types
- Single-unit houses
- 20.5%
- Buildings with 2–4 units
- 22.5%
- Buildings with 5+ units
- 56.2%
- Other rental housing
- 0.7%
Rent as a share of income
60.8%
Spend at least 30% of household income on gross rent.
41.1% spend at least half.
Estimates, margins of error & definitions
These are pooled 2020–2024 survey estimates, not current listing data. Single-unit houses include detached and attached homes. Rent-burden percentages exclude households for which the ratio could not be calculated.
| Measure | Estimate | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|
| Renter-occupied homes | 12,833 | ± 702 |
| Renter share of occupied homes | 83.4% | ± 2.3 pp |
| Single-unit houses | 20.5% | ± 3.0 pp |
| Buildings with 2–4 units | 22.5% | ± 3.1 pp |
| Buildings with 5+ units | 56.2% | ± 3.9 pp |
| Other rental housing | 0.7% | ± 0.9 pp |
| Rent is 30% or more of income | 60.8% | ± 4.3 pp |
| Rent is 50% or more of income | 41.1% | ± 4.1 pp |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020–2024 ACS 5-year tables B25003, B25032 and B25070. Statistical guidance.
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HUD sources, dates & coverage
HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents are monthly gross-rent benchmarks for postal ZIP codes. They include basic tenant-paid utilities, excluding phone, cable and internet. They do not determine an individual housing authority's payment standard, approved rent or a tenant's subsidy.
Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area. FY2025 ZIP schedule (effective Oct 1, 2024; source file revised Apr 28, 2025) · FY2026 ZIP schedule (effective Oct 1, 2025; source file revised May 21, 2026) · FY2027 ZIP schedule (effective Oct 1, 2026).
HUD data checked Sep 22, 2026. Census context: 2020–2024 ACS 5-year. How Census ZCTAs differ from postal ZIP codes.