ZIP 43232 fair market rent
HUD rent benchmarks, FY2025–2027. Compare bedrooms and ZIPs.
3-bedroom gross-rent benchmark
$1,690 / month
+12.7% 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 | $950 | $970 | $1,120 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,020 | $1,040 | $1,190 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,240 | $1,250 | $1,420 |
| 3 bedrooms | $1,490 | $1,500 | $1,690 |
| 4 bedrooms | $1,660 | $1,680 | $1,930 |
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Rental housing in ZCTA 43232
2020–2024 ACS 5-year. Census ZCTAs approximate postal ZIP codes; their boundaries are not identical.
Renter-occupied homes
11,210
60.6% of occupied homes are rented.
Rental home types
- Single-unit houses
- 29.7%
- Buildings with 2–4 units
- 19.3%
- Buildings with 5+ units
- 51.1%
- Other rental housing
- 0.0%
Rent as a share of income
51.2%
Spend at least 30% of household income on gross rent.
23.7% 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 | 11,210 | ± 843 |
| Renter share of occupied homes | 60.6% | ± 3.8 pp |
| Single-unit houses | 29.7% | ± 4.1 pp |
| Buildings with 2–4 units | 19.3% | ± 3.3 pp |
| Buildings with 5+ units | 51.1% | ± 5.4 pp |
| Other rental housing | 0.0% | ± 0.3 pp |
| Rent is 30% or more of income | 51.2% | ± 6.8 pp |
| Rent is 50% or more of income | 23.7% | ± 4.6 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.