ZIP 43215
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
December. Asking rents in ZIP 43215 usually run 1.8% below trend in December and 1.9% above it in July, about $57 a month apart at today's median. Based on 8 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 43215 is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in October 2018.
Rent in ZIP 43215 changed +1.4% over the year to September 2026. Across the 190 Ohio ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 43215 rose 17.6% while median household income rose 12.3% ($66,000 to $74,087). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 43215 is 17.5% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($74,087) is $1,852 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,790); a 2-bedroom is $2,150.
16th cheapest of 21 ZIP codes in Columbus.
ZIP 43222, 1 mile away, rents for 17% less ($1,280/mo), about $3,200 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 43215. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 43215 (Columbus, OH) is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, 70.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 43215 in Columbus, OH has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 43215 in Columbus, OH paid around $1,279 a month. That figure now sits near $1,549, up 21.1% from the 2021 baseline. Household income in the area moved from $67,390 to $74,087 across the same window, up 9.9% versus 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 43215 in Columbus, OH adding about 2,519 residents over the five-year window, up 16.4% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 72.3% to 70.2% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in ZIP 43215 in Columbus, OH look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 43215 covers Columbus, OH. The median rent here is $1,549/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,253/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,505/mo.
At 25% of local median household income ($74,087/yr), ZIP 43215 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 1.4% over the past year.
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