Cheapest rent in the Columbus area, by ZIP code
Typical rent (monthly), September 2026 · Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow) · updated 2026-11-15
ZIP code 43224 (North Linden, Columbus, OH) has the lowest typical monthly rent of the 52 ZIP codes ranked in the Columbus area: $1,149, 25% below the figure for the metro area as a whole ($1,525).
The 10 lowest run from $1,149 to $1,286; the highest of all 52 is $2,498, 2.2 times the lowest.
46 of the 52 ZIP codes are below the U.S. typical rent of $1,932; the median ZIP code in the Columbus area is at $1,547.
Cheapest rent in the Columbus area, by ZIP code: the first 30 of 52
| Rank | ZIP code | Typical rent (monthly) | Rents, 1-year change | Typical home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43224North Linden, Columbus, OH | $1,149 | −2.1% | $197,000 |
| 2 | 43130Lancaster, OH | $1,226 | +4.8% | $274,000 |
| 3 | 43229Northland, Columbus, OH | $1,233 | +5.3% | $269,000 |
| 4 | 43223Southwest, Columbus, OH | $1,255 | +2.5% | $167,000 |
| 5 | 43211South Linden, Columbus, OH | $1,258 | +2.8% | $138,000 |
| 6 | 43203Near East, Columbus, OH | $1,271 | +1.7% | $232,000 |
| 7 | 43207Far South, Columbus, OH | $1,274 | +4.8% | $201,000 |
| 8 | 43228West Columbus Interim, Columbus, OH | $1,277 | +0.5% | $219,000 |
| 9 | 43222Franklinton, Columbus, OH | $1,280 | – | $167,000 |
| 10 | 43220Upper Arlington, Upper Arlington, OH | $1,286 | +0.4% | $360,000 |
| 11 | 43232Brice-Tussing, Columbus, OH | $1,295 | +1.9% | $216,000 |
| 12 | 43209Bexley, Bexley, OH | $1,305 | +5.1% | $397,000 |
| 13 | 43219Northeast, Columbus, OH | $1,335 | +7.5% | $188,000 |
| 14 | 43205Near East, Columbus, OH | $1,369 | +1.4% | $268,000 |
| 15 | 43204Greater Hilltop, Columbus, OH | $1,390 | +0.7% | $196,000 |
| 16 | 43213Whitehall, Whitehall, OH | $1,412 | +0.6% | $213,000 |
| 17 | 43040Marysville, OH | $1,416 | −3.0% | $370,000 |
| 18 | 43055Newark, OH | $1,420 | +6.5% | $250,000 |
| 19 | 43235Northwest, Columbus, OH | $1,421 | +5.4% | $341,000 |
| 20 | 43231Northland, Minerva Park, OH | $1,456 | – | $270,000 |
| 21 | 43227Whitehall, Columbus, OH | $1,510 | +4.3% | $192,000 |
| 22 | 43068Brice-Tussing, Reynoldsburg, OH | $1,521 | +2.6% | $293,000 |
| 23 | 43125Groveport, OH | $1,522 | +4.8% | $277,000 |
| 24 | 43230Northland, Gahanna, OH | $1,523 | +3.2% | $341,000 |
| 25 | 43212Upper Arlington, Columbus, OH | $1,544 | +2.6% | $433,000 |
| 26 | 43214Clintonville, Columbus, OH | $1,545 | +1.6% | $399,000 |
| 27 | 43215Downtown, Columbus, OH | $1,549 | +1.4% | $331,000 |
| 28 | 43026West Columbus Interim, Hilliard, OH | $1,551 | +1.8% | $376,000 |
| 29 | 43123Westland, Grove City, OH | $1,556 | +5.5% | $331,000 |
| 30 | 43240Far North, Columbus, OH | $1,592 | +6.2% | $325,000 |
- Under $1,300
- $1,300–$1,500
- $1,500–$1,600
- $1,600–$1,800
- $1,800+
- Not ranked
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Source and method
Typical rent (monthly): Zillow ZORI (Sep 2026), seasonally adjusted (Zillow); figures for September 2026. ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents and a published figure are ranked (52 of them in the Columbus area). The metro area is the Columbus, OH metropolitan statistical area. Place names for ZIP codes are the neighborhood or city the ZIP code mostly covers. Compiled by Home Economics.
Zillow's "typical" home value and rent are index values for the middle of the market (the Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index), not median sale prices or asking rents. One-year changes are over the 12 months to September 2026. Income and population come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and carry sampling error, most of all in small places.