The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in the Columbus metro is $1,417. That is the 2026 HUD rent on this page, the population-weighted mean of the county Fair Market Rents. Census median gross rent is $1,274 (margin of error $9), from ACS 2024 5-year table B25064.
FY2026 Fair Market Rent by bedroom is studio $1,101, 1-bedroom $1,180, 2-bedroom $1,417, 3-bedroom $1,702, and 4-bedroom $1,911. Census median rent is studio $1,056 (margin of error $50), 1-bedroom $1,088 (margin of error $14), 2-bedroom $1,317 (margin of error $13), 3-bedroom $1,417 (margin of error $20), 4-bedroom $1,647 (margin of error $81), and 5 or more bedrooms $1,618 (margin of error $165).
ZIP Small Area FMRs run from $800 to $1,670 for a studio, $870 to $1,790 for 1 bedroom, $1,070 to $2,150 for 2 bedrooms, $1,280 to $2,580 for 3 bedrooms, and $1,430 to $2,900 for 4 bedrooms.
County 2-bedroom Fair Market Rents: Franklin, Delaware, Licking, Fairfield, Pickaway, Madison, and Morrow counties are $1,430. Union County is $1,433. Perry County and Hocking County are $973. Metro population is 2,242,028 as of July 1, 2025. Gross yield is 5.08%, from median gross rent $1,274 and median home value $300,800. Rent-to-income is 29.07%, from renter income $52,588. Rental vacancy is 3.93%, from 13,682 vacant-for-rent units and 334,230 renter-occupied units. Permits authorized 15,757 housing units in 2025.
Nashville market rent and ZIP HUD range uses the same HUD and Census layout.
| ZIP | County | Studio | 1 BR | 2 BR | 3 BR | 4 BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43001 | Licking County | $1,010 | $1,090 | $1,300 | $1,560 | $1,750 |
| 43002 | Franklin County | $1,450 | $1,560 | $1,870 | $2,240 | $2,510 |
| 43003 | Delaware County | $920 | $990 | $1,190 | $1,430 | $1,600 |
| 43004 | Franklin County | $1,250 | $1,340 | $1,610 | $1,930 | $2,170 |
| 43008 | Licking County | $800 | $870 | $1,070 | $1,280 | $1,430 |
| 43013 | Licking County | $1,030 | $1,100 | $1,320 | $1,580 | $1,780 |
| 43015 | Delaware County | $1,100 | $1,180 | $1,410 | $1,690 | $1,900 |
| 43016 | Franklin County | $1,490 | $1,600 | $1,920 | $2,300 | $2,580 |
| 43017 | Franklin County | $1,350 | $1,450 | $1,740 | $2,090 | $2,340 |
| 43018 | Licking County | $1,200 | $1,290 | $1,550 | $1,860 | $2,090 |
| 43021 | Delaware County | $1,180 | $1,270 | $1,520 | $1,820 | $2,050 |
| 43023 | Licking County | $1,000 | $1,080 | $1,290 | $1,550 | $1,740 |
| 43025 | Licking County | $800 | $870 | $1,070 | $1,280 | $1,430 |
| 43026 | Franklin County | $1,310 | $1,400 | $1,680 | $2,010 | $2,260 |
| 43027 | Licking County | $990 | $1,060 | $1,280 | $1,570 | $1,720 |
| 43029 | Madison County | $970 | $1,010 | $1,280 | $1,560 | $1,730 |
| 43030 | Licking County | $930 | $980 | $1,180 | $1,430 | $1,640 |
| 43031 | Licking County | $1,020 | $1,090 | $1,310 | $1,570 | $1,770 |
| 43033 | Licking County | $1,070 | $1,150 | $1,380 | $1,650 | $1,860 |
| 43035 | Delaware County | $1,390 | $1,490 | $1,790 | $2,150 | $2,410 |
| 43040 | Union County | $1,110 | $1,120 | $1,430 | $1,710 | $1,890 |
| 43046 | Fairfield County | $980 | $1,050 | $1,260 | $1,510 | $1,700 |
| 43054 | Franklin County | $1,580 | $1,700 | $2,040 | $2,450 | $2,750 |
| 43055 | Licking County | $870 | $930 | $1,120 | $1,340 | $1,510 |
| 43056 | Licking County | $1,020 | $1,090 | $1,310 | $1,570 | $1,770 |
| 43058 | Licking County | $940 | $1,010 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,630 |
| 43061 | Delaware County | $1,100 | $1,140 | $1,410 | $1,680 | $1,880 |
| 43062 | Licking County | $1,200 | $1,290 | $1,550 | $1,860 | $2,090 |
| 43064 | Union County | $1,240 | $1,290 | $1,600 | $1,920 | $2,140 |
| 43065 | Delaware County | $1,420 | $1,530 | $1,830 | $2,190 | $2,470 |
| 43066 | Delaware County | $990 | $1,070 | $1,290 | $1,550 | $1,730 |
| 43068 | Franklin County | $1,140 | $1,230 | $1,470 | $1,760 | $1,980 |
| 43071 | Licking County | $850 | $910 | $1,090 | $1,310 | $1,470 |
| 43073 | Licking County | $940 | $1,010 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,630 |
| 43074 | Delaware County | $1,410 | $1,520 | $1,820 | $2,180 | $2,450 |
| 43076 | Perry County | $940 | $980 | $1,190 | $1,450 | $1,680 |
| 43080 | Licking County | $990 | $1,060 | $1,280 | $1,570 | $1,720 |
| 43081 | Franklin County | $1,320 | $1,420 | $1,700 | $2,040 | $2,290 |
| 43082 | Delaware County | $1,470 | $1,580 | $1,890 | $2,270 | $2,550 |
| 43085 | Franklin County | $1,260 | $1,350 | $1,620 | $1,940 | $2,180 |
| 43086 | Delaware County | $1,210 | $1,300 | $1,560 | $1,870 | $2,100 |
| 43102 | Fairfield County | $840 | $900 | $1,080 | $1,310 | $1,460 |
| 43103 | Pickaway County | $910 | $980 | $1,170 | $1,400 | $1,580 |
| 43105 | Fairfield County | $810 | $870 | $1,070 | $1,280 | $1,430 |
| 43107 | Fairfield County | $890 | $950 | $1,140 | $1,370 | $1,540 |
| 43109 | Franklin County | $1,030 | $1,100 | $1,320 | $1,580 | $1,780 |
| 43110 | Franklin County | $1,110 | $1,190 | $1,430 | $1,710 | $1,930 |
| 43112 | Fairfield County | $960 | $1,040 | $1,240 | $1,490 | $1,670 |
| 43113 | Pickaway County | $870 | $930 | $1,120 | $1,340 | $1,510 |
| 43116 | Pickaway County | $1,300 | $1,390 | $1,670 | $2,000 | $2,250 |
| 43117 | Pickaway County | $850 | $910 | $1,090 | $1,310 | $1,470 |
| 43119 | Franklin County | $1,180 | $1,270 | $1,520 | $1,820 | $2,050 |
| 43123 | Franklin County | $1,110 | $1,190 | $1,430 | $1,710 | $1,930 |
| 43125 | Franklin County | $1,100 | $1,190 | $1,420 | $1,700 | $1,910 |
| 43126 | Franklin County | $1,040 | $1,120 | $1,340 | $1,610 | $1,810 |
| 43130 | Fairfield County | $910 | $980 | $1,170 | $1,400 | $1,580 |
| 43135 | Hocking County | $800 | $870 | $1,070 | $1,310 | $1,430 |
| 43136 | Fairfield County | $1,110 | $1,190 | $1,430 | $1,710 | $1,930 |
| 43137 | Pickaway County | $1,070 | $1,150 | $1,380 | $1,650 | $1,860 |
| 43140 | Madison County | $900 | $970 | $1,160 | $1,390 | $1,560 |
| 43143 | Madison County | $920 | $990 | $1,180 | $1,430 | $1,600 |
| 43145 | Pickaway County | $880 | $960 | $1,150 | $1,410 | $1,580 |
| 43146 | Pickaway County | $850 | $910 | $1,090 | $1,310 | $1,470 |
| 43147 | Fairfield County | $1,420 | $1,530 | $1,830 | $2,190 | $2,470 |
| 43148 | Fairfield County | $960 | $1,030 | $1,230 | $1,480 | $1,680 |
| 43150 | Fairfield County | $800 | $870 | $1,070 | $1,280 | $1,430 |
| 43151 | Madison County | $920 | $980 | $1,180 | $1,410 | $1,590 |
| 43153 | Madison County | $1,010 | $1,090 | $1,330 | $1,610 | $1,820 |
| 43154 | Fairfield County | $980 | $1,050 | $1,260 | $1,510 | $1,700 |
| 43155 | Fairfield County | $860 | $900 | $1,120 | $1,450 | $1,560 |
| 43156 | Pickaway County | $800 | $870 | $1,070 | $1,280 | $1,430 |
| 43157 | Fairfield County | $960 | $1,040 | $1,240 | $1,490 | $1,670 |
| 43162 | Madison County | $910 | $980 | $1,170 | $1,400 | $1,580 |
| 43164 | Pickaway County | $960 | $1,040 | $1,240 | $1,490 | $1,670 |
| 43194 | Franklin County | $1,130 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,740 | $1,950 |
| 43195 | Franklin County | $1,130 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,740 | $1,950 |
| 43201 | Franklin County | $1,200 | $1,290 | $1,540 | $1,850 | $2,080 |
| 43202 | Franklin County | $1,070 | $1,150 | $1,380 | $1,650 | $1,860 |
| 43203 | Franklin County | $890 | $950 | $1,140 | $1,370 | $1,540 |
| 43204 | Franklin County | $1,010 | $1,090 | $1,300 | $1,560 | $1,750 |
| 43205 | Franklin County | $940 | $1,010 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,630 |
| 43206 | Franklin County | $1,130 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,740 | $1,950 |
| 43207 | Franklin County | $960 | $1,040 | $1,240 | $1,490 | $1,670 |
| 43209 | Franklin County | $1,040 | $1,120 | $1,340 | $1,610 | $1,810 |
| 43210 | Franklin County | $800 | $870 | $1,070 | $1,280 | $1,430 |
| 43211 | Franklin County | $920 | $980 | $1,180 | $1,410 | $1,590 |
| 43212 | Franklin County | $1,230 | $1,320 | $1,580 | $1,890 | $2,130 |
| 43213 | Franklin County | $1,000 | $1,080 | $1,290 | $1,550 | $1,740 |
| 43214 | Franklin County | $1,110 | $1,190 | $1,430 | $1,710 | $1,930 |
| 43215 | Franklin County | $1,670 | $1,790 | $2,150 | $2,580 | $2,900 |
| 43216 | Franklin County | $1,130 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,740 | $1,950 |
| 43217 | Franklin County | $1,030 | $1,110 | $1,330 | $1,590 | $1,790 |
| 43218 | Franklin County | $1,130 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,740 | $1,950 |
| 43219 | Franklin County | $1,100 | $1,190 | $1,420 | $1,700 | $1,910 |
| 43220 | Franklin County | $1,150 | $1,240 | $1,480 | $1,770 | $1,990 |
| 43221 | Franklin County | $1,360 | $1,460 | $1,750 | $2,100 | $2,360 |
| 43222 | Franklin County | $840 | $900 | $1,080 | $1,290 | $1,460 |
| 43223 | Franklin County | $980 | $1,050 | $1,260 | $1,510 | $1,700 |
| 43224 | Franklin County | $920 | $990 | $1,190 | $1,430 | $1,600 |
| 43226 | Franklin County | $1,130 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,740 | $1,950 |
| 43227 | Franklin County | $1,050 | $1,130 | $1,350 | $1,620 | $1,820 |
| 43228 | Franklin County | $1,050 | $1,130 | $1,350 | $1,620 | $1,820 |
| 43229 | Franklin County | $1,010 | $1,090 | $1,300 | $1,560 | $1,750 |
| 43230 | Franklin County | $1,320 | $1,420 | $1,700 | $2,040 | $2,290 |
| 43231 | Franklin County | $1,050 | $1,130 | $1,350 | $1,620 | $1,820 |
| 43232 | Franklin County | $970 | $1,040 | $1,250 | $1,500 | $1,680 |
| 43234 | Franklin County | $1,130 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,740 | $1,950 |
| 43235 | Franklin County | $1,310 | $1,410 | $1,690 | $2,030 | $2,280 |
| 43236 | Franklin County | $1,130 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,740 | $1,950 |
| 43240 | Delaware County | $1,360 | $1,460 | $1,750 | $2,100 | $2,360 |
| 43315 | Morrow County | $900 | $960 | $1,160 | $1,390 | $1,560 |
| 43317 | Morrow County | $940 | $1,010 | $1,210 | $1,450 | $1,630 |
| 43320 | Morrow County | $910 | $990 | $1,190 | $1,440 | $1,600 |
| 43321 | Morrow County | $850 | $920 | $1,100 | $1,320 | $1,480 |
| 43325 | Morrow County | $800 | $870 | $1,070 | $1,300 | $1,430 |
| 43334 | Morrow County | $880 | $940 | $1,130 | $1,350 | $1,520 |
| 43338 | Morrow County | $870 | $930 | $1,120 | $1,340 | $1,510 |
| 43344 | Union County | $800 | $870 | $1,070 | $1,280 | $1,430 |
| 43350 | Morrow County | $1,070 | $1,150 | $1,380 | $1,650 | $1,860 |
| 43721 | Licking County | $950 | $980 | $1,190 | $1,460 | $1,690 |
| 43739 | Perry County | $960 | $990 | $1,200 | $1,470 | $1,700 |
| 43740 | Licking County | $920 | $970 | $1,150 | $1,450 | $1,610 |
| 43760 | Perry County | $900 | $930 | $1,120 | $1,400 | $1,610 |
The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,417. Census median gross rent is $1,274. Open the rent estimator, then the cash flow analyzer.
| Bedrooms | Fair Market Rent | Census median | Margin of error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,101 | $1,056 | $50 |
| 1 BR | $1,180 | $1,088 | $14 |
| 2 BR | $1,417 | $1,317 | $13 |
| 3 BR | $1,702 | $1,417 | $20 |
| 4 BR | $1,911 | $1,647 | $81 |
| 5+ BR | $1,618 | $165 |
| Bedrooms | Small Area FMR |
|---|---|
| Studio | $800 to $1,670 |
| 1 BR | $870 to $1,790 |
| 2 BR | $1,070 to $2,150 |
| 3 BR | $1,280 to $2,580 |
| 4 BR | $1,430 to $2,900 |
Rental vacancy is 3.93%, from 13,682 vacant-for-rent units and 334,230 renter-occupied units.
| County | Population | 2BR FMR | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | 1,361,536 | $1,430 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Delaware County | 242,032 | $1,430 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Licking County | 185,564 | $1,430 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Fairfield County | 169,752 | $1,430 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Union County | 73,446 | $1,433 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Pickaway County | 62,978 | $1,430 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Madison County | 46,985 | $1,430 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Morrow County | 36,305 | $1,430 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Perry County | 35,918 | $973 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Hocking County | 27,512 | $973 | Section 8 | Voucher premium | Rent-to-income | Gross yield |
| Structure | Buildings | Units | Valuation, thousands of dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 unit | 5,549 | 5,549 | 2,373,502 |
| 2 units | 148 | 296 | 53,981 |
| 3 and 4 units | 101 | 363 | 64,084 |
| 5 or more units | 360 | 9,549 | 1,072,525 |
| Total | 15,757 | 3,564,092 |
The 100 metros are the 100 metropolitan statistical areas with the largest POPESTIMATE2025 in the Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates. Component counties are the county rows in that file. The metro Fair Market Rent by bedroom is the July 1, 2025 population-weighted mean of the FY2026 county Fair Market Rent, rounded half up. A county with town schedules uses the population-weighted mean of those town rents. Census median rent, home value, and renter income are the ACS 2024 5-year estimates for the metropolitan statistical area. Gross rent yield equals median gross rent (B25064) times 12, divided by median home value (B25077), in percent rounded half up to 0.01. Rent-to-income equals median gross rent times 12, divided by renter median household income (B25119 renter column), on the same rounding. Rental vacancy equals vacant-for-rent units (B25004) divided by renter-occupied units (B25003) plus vacant-for-rent units, on the same rounding. Building permits are housing units authorized in the Census Building Permits Survey 2025 annual CBSA file, survey date 202599. Units are the sum of 1-unit, 2-unit, 3-and-4-unit, and 5-or-more-unit units. Valuation is the sum of the published values, which the survey reports in thousands of dollars. The Small Area FMR range is the lowest and highest ZIP Small Area FMR among component counties that have one.
Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html; U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Vintage 2025, as of 2025-07-01, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/metro/totals/cbsa-est2025-alldata.csv; American Community Survey 2024 5-year tables B25031, B25064, B25077, B25119, B25003, and B25004, as of 2024-07-01 (data years 2020-2024), retrieved 2026-10-09, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25064; and the Census Bureau Building Permits Survey 2025 annual CBSA file, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/CBSA%20(beginning%20Jan%202024)/cbsa2025a.txt.
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The FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,417. Census median gross rent is $1,274 (margin of error $9), from ACS 2024 5-year table B25064.
Fair Market Rent is studio $1,101, 1-bedroom $1,180, 2-bedroom $1,417, 3-bedroom $1,702, and 4-bedroom $1,911.
2-bedroom Small Area FMRs run from $1,070 to $2,150. Studio runs from $800 to $1,670, 1-bedroom from $870 to $1,790, 3-bedroom from $1,280 to $2,580, and 4-bedroom from $1,430 to $2,900.
The metro 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent is $1,417. Franklin, Delaware, Licking, Fairfield, Pickaway, Madison, and Morrow counties are $1,430. Union County is $1,433. Perry County and Hocking County are $973.
$1,274 (margin of error $9). Gross yield is 5.08%, from that median and a median home value of $300,800. Rent-to-income is 29.07%, from renter income $52,588.