Columbus, GA-AL: 2-bedroom payment standards across 38 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Columbus, GA-AL HUD Metro FMR Area range from $1,000 to $1,630 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.38× the 10th — a gap of $381 a month — which ranks 111th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 38 ZIP codes. Where a housing authority sets a single metro-wide standard, it could reach $1,232 at 110%.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,000 to $1,381).
of the area's ZIP codes (8 of 38) sit above $1,232 — 110% of the area median.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Columbus, GA-AL
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 — where a housing authority sets a single area-wide standard, those sit above the highest ceiling basic policy reaches.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31820 | $1,630 | $1,467–$1,793 | above 110% |
| 2 | 31905 | $1,630 | $1,467–$1,793 | above 110% |
| 3 | 31808 | $1,560 | $1,404–$1,716 | above 110% |
| 4 | 31909 | $1,500 | $1,350–$1,650 | above 110% |
| 5 | 31995 | $1,330 | $1,197–$1,463 | above 110% |
| 6 | 31907 | $1,270 | $1,143–$1,397 | above 110% |
| 7 | 36856 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | above 110% |
| 8 | 36877 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | above 110% |
| 9 | 31829 | $1,190 | $1,071–$1,309 | 106% |
| 10 | 31807 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 104% |
| 11 | 31904 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 104% |
| 12 | 36874 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 104% |
| 13 | 31811 | $1,160 | $1,044–$1,276 | 104% |
| 14 | 31823 | $1,150 | $1,035–$1,265 | 103% |
| 15 | 36870 | $1,150 | $1,035–$1,265 | 103% |
| 16 | 31902 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 100% |
| 17 | 31908 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 100% |
| 18 | 31914 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 100% |
| 19 | 31917 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 100% |
| 20 | 31998 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 100% |
| 21 | 31999 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 100% |
| 22 | 31804 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 96% |
| 23 | 31826 | $1,060 | $954–$1,166 | 95% |
| 24 | 36804 | $1,060 | $954–$1,166 | 95% |
| 25 | 36867 | $1,060 | $954–$1,166 | 95% |
| 26 | 31801 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 27 | 31805 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 28 | 31830 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 29 | 31831 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 30 | 31901 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 31 | 31903 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 32 | 31906 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 33 | 36851 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 34 | 36858 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 35 | 36868 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 36 | 36869 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 37 | 36871 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
| 38 | 36875 | $1,000 | $900–$1,100 | 89% |
How Columbus, GA-AL compares
Its internal spread of 1.38× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 111 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 1.17×. Note that this area's 90th or 10th percentile lands exactly on its highest or lowest ZIP code, so a single ZIP is carrying the p90/p10 figure — the p75/p25 measure is the better read here. 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.