Columbus, OH: 2-bedroom payment standards across 97 ZIP codes
HUD's FY2026 Small Area Fair Market Rents for Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area range from $1,070 to $2,150 for a 2-bedroom. The 90th-percentile ZIP code runs 1.57× the 10th — a gap of $624 a month — which ranks 36th widest of the 247 HUD metro areas we compare.
median 2-bedroom SAFMR across the area's 97 ZIP codes. Each ZIP code carries its own standard here; your PHA sets a figure within 90–110% of that ZIP's SAFMR.
monthly gap between the 90th- and 10th-percentile ZIP code ($1,096 to $1,720).
of the area's ZIP codes (26 of 97) sit above $1,474 — 110% of the area median. Because ZIP-level standards are required here, that is a measure of the area's rent spread, not of ZIP codes left behind by a ceiling.
Highest-rent ZIP codes in Columbus, OH
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, which here simply marks the top of the area's rent range — ZIP-level standards are required in this area, so no ZIP is capped by an area-wide figure.
| # | ZIP code | 2 BR SAFMR ▾ | Payment standard (90–110%) | vs area median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43215 | $2,150 | $1,935–$2,365 | above 110% |
| 2 | 43054 | $2,040 | $1,836–$2,244 | above 110% |
| 3 | 43082 | $1,890 | $1,701–$2,079 | above 110% |
| 4 | 43002 | $1,870 | $1,683–$2,057 | above 110% |
| 5 | 43065 | $1,830 | $1,647–$2,013 | above 110% |
| 6 | 43147 | $1,830 | $1,647–$2,013 | above 110% |
| 7 | 43074 | $1,820 | $1,638–$2,002 | above 110% |
| 8 | 43035 | $1,790 | $1,611–$1,969 | above 110% |
| 9 | 43221 | $1,750 | $1,575–$1,925 | above 110% |
| 10 | 43240 | $1,750 | $1,575–$1,925 | above 110% |
| 11 | 43081 | $1,700 | $1,530–$1,870 | above 110% |
| 12 | 43230 | $1,700 | $1,530–$1,870 | above 110% |
| 13 | 43235 | $1,690 | $1,521–$1,859 | above 110% |
| 14 | 43026 | $1,680 | $1,512–$1,848 | above 110% |
| 15 | 43116 | $1,670 | $1,503–$1,837 | above 110% |
| 16 | 43032 | $1,640 | $1,476–$1,804 | above 110% |
| 17 | 43085 | $1,620 | $1,458–$1,782 | above 110% |
| 18 | 43004 | $1,610 | $1,449–$1,771 | above 110% |
| 19 | 43212 | $1,580 | $1,422–$1,738 | above 110% |
| 20 | 43086 | $1,560 | $1,404–$1,716 | above 110% |
| 21 | 43018 | $1,550 | $1,395–$1,705 | above 110% |
| 22 | 43062 | $1,550 | $1,395–$1,705 | above 110% |
| 23 | 43201 | $1,540 | $1,386–$1,694 | above 110% |
| 24 | 43021 | $1,520 | $1,368–$1,672 | above 110% |
| 25 | 43119 | $1,520 | $1,368–$1,672 | above 110% |
| 26 | 43220 | $1,480 | $1,332–$1,628 | above 110% |
| 27 | 43068 | $1,470 | $1,323–$1,617 | 110% |
| 28 | 43194 | $1,450 | $1,305–$1,595 | 108% |
| 29 | 43195 | $1,450 | $1,305–$1,595 | 108% |
| 30 | 43206 | $1,450 | $1,305–$1,595 | 108% |
| 31 | 43216 | $1,450 | $1,305–$1,595 | 108% |
| 32 | 43218 | $1,450 | $1,305–$1,595 | 108% |
| 33 | 43226 | $1,450 | $1,305–$1,595 | 108% |
| 34 | 43234 | $1,450 | $1,305–$1,595 | 108% |
| 35 | 43236 | $1,450 | $1,305–$1,595 | 108% |
| 36 | 43110 | $1,430 | $1,287–$1,573 | 107% |
| 37 | 43123 | $1,430 | $1,287–$1,573 | 107% |
| 38 | 43136 | $1,430 | $1,287–$1,573 | 107% |
| 39 | 43214 | $1,430 | $1,287–$1,573 | 107% |
| 40 | 43125 | $1,420 | $1,278–$1,562 | 106% |
| 41 | 43219 | $1,420 | $1,278–$1,562 | 106% |
| 42 | 43033 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 103% |
| 43 | 43137 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 103% |
| 44 | 43202 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 103% |
| 45 | 43350 | $1,380 | $1,242–$1,518 | 103% |
| 46 | 43227 | $1,350 | $1,215–$1,485 | 101% |
| 47 | 43228 | $1,350 | $1,215–$1,485 | 101% |
| 48 | 43231 | $1,350 | $1,215–$1,485 | 101% |
| 49 | 43126 | $1,340 | $1,206–$1,474 | 100% |
| 50 | 43209 | $1,340 | $1,206–$1,474 | 100% |
| 51 | 43217 | $1,330 | $1,197–$1,463 | 99% |
| 52 | 43013 | $1,320 | $1,188–$1,452 | 99% |
| 53 | 43109 | $1,320 | $1,188–$1,452 | 99% |
| 54 | 43031 | $1,310 | $1,179–$1,441 | 98% |
| 55 | 43001 | $1,300 | $1,170–$1,430 | 97% |
| 56 | 43204 | $1,300 | $1,170–$1,430 | 97% |
| 57 | 43229 | $1,300 | $1,170–$1,430 | 97% |
| 58 | 43023 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | 96% |
| 59 | 43066 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | 96% |
| 60 | 43213 | $1,290 | $1,161–$1,419 | 96% |
| 61 | 43027 | $1,280 | $1,152–$1,408 | 96% |
| 62 | 43046 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 94% |
| 63 | 43154 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 94% |
| 64 | 43223 | $1,260 | $1,134–$1,386 | 94% |
| 65 | 43232 | $1,250 | $1,125–$1,375 | 93% |
| 66 | 43112 | $1,240 | $1,116–$1,364 | 93% |
| 67 | 43157 | $1,240 | $1,116–$1,364 | 93% |
| 68 | 43207 | $1,240 | $1,116–$1,364 | 93% |
| 69 | 43058 | $1,210 | $1,089–$1,331 | 90% |
| 70 | 43073 | $1,210 | $1,089–$1,331 | 90% |
| 71 | 43205 | $1,210 | $1,089–$1,331 | 90% |
| 72 | 43317 | $1,210 | $1,089–$1,331 | 90% |
| 73 | 43003 | $1,190 | $1,071–$1,309 | 89% |
| 74 | 43224 | $1,190 | $1,071–$1,309 | 89% |
| 75 | 43320 | $1,190 | $1,071–$1,309 | 89% |
| 76 | 43721 | $1,190 | $1,071–$1,309 | 89% |
| 77 | 43030 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 88% |
| 78 | 43151 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 88% |
| 79 | 43211 | $1,180 | $1,062–$1,298 | 88% |
| 80 | 43103 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 87% |
| 81 | 43162 | $1,170 | $1,053–$1,287 | 87% |
| 82 | 43203 | $1,140 | $1,026–$1,254 | 85% |
| 83 | 43334 | $1,130 | $1,017–$1,243 | 84% |
| 84 | 43055 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 84% |
| 85 | 43113 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 84% |
| 86 | 43338 | $1,120 | $1,008–$1,232 | 84% |
| 87 | 43321 | $1,100 | $990–$1,210 | 82% |
| 88 | 43071 | $1,090 | $981–$1,199 | 81% |
| 89 | 43117 | $1,090 | $981–$1,199 | 81% |
| 90 | 43146 | $1,090 | $981–$1,199 | 81% |
| 91 | 43222 | $1,080 | $972–$1,188 | 81% |
| 92 | 43008 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 80% |
| 93 | 43025 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 80% |
| 94 | 43105 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 80% |
| 95 | 43156 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 80% |
| 96 | 43210 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 80% |
| 97 | 43325 | $1,070 | $963–$1,177 | 80% |
How Columbus, OH compares
Its internal spread of 1.57× (p90 ÷ p10) ranks 36 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 1.28×. 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.