ZIP 43214
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in ZIP 43214 is 1.2% below its high of $1,563 in November 2025, at $1,545 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 43214 changed +1.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 190 Ohio ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.8%.
Rent has fallen 2 months in a row, and rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($94,183) is $2,355 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 4-bedroom ($1,930).
15th cheapest of 21 ZIP codes in Columbus.
ZIP 43224, 3 miles away, rents for 26% less ($1,149/mo), about $4,800 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 43214. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 43214 (Columbus, OH) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 64.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 43214 in Columbus, OH has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in ZIP 43214 in Columbus, OH has shifted from $1,278 to $1,545, up 20.9% since 2022. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 43214 in Columbus, OH now reports about $94,183, up from $83,227 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 43214 in Columbus, OH adding about 323 residents over the five-year window, up 1.2% on net. The renter share has risen from 36.1% to 37.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 61.3% to 64.8% across the same window. For context, the 2022 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 43214 in Columbus, OH reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 43214 covers Columbus, OH. The median rent here is $1,545/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,190/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,430/mo.
At 20% of local median household income ($94,183/yr), ZIP 43214 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.5% over the past year.
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