Metro area · CBSA 18140
Columbus
The Columbus, OH metro area has 2,175,788 people. Median rent is $1,274, 18.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Delaware County at $1,602. Of the 88 places we track here, Ostrander has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$81,945
Median home value
$300,800
Unemployment
4.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,602
HUD, Delaware County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | 914,802 | $1,295 | 23.5% |
| Newark | 50,783 | $973 | 18.9% |
| Dublin | 49,294 | $1,686 | 12.6% |
| Delaware | 44,589 | $1,286 | 15.5% |
| Grove City | 42,517 | $1,331 | 17.1% |
| Lancaster | 41,249 | $1,083 | 22.0% |
| Reynoldsburg | 41,224 | $1,259 | 20.7% |
| Westerville | 38,645 | $1,364 | 15.0% |
| Hilliard | 38,033 | $1,632 | 15.3% |
| Upper Arlington | 36,293 | $1,588 | 12.3% |
| Gahanna | 35,486 | $1,466 | 16.1% |
| Marysville | 27,518 | $1,223 | 15.8% |
| Pickerington | 24,477 | $1,605 | 17.2% |
| Whitehall | 20,019 | $1,145 | 26.5% |
| Pataskala | 18,223 | $1,387 | 18.1% |
| Worthington | 14,938 | $1,232 | 11.6% |
| Powell | 14,451 | $2,194 | 13.5% |
| Circleville | 14,142 | $955 | 19.0% |
| Bexley | 13,114 | $1,268 | 9.6% |
| New Albany | 10,896 | $2,355 | 11.9% |
| Heath | 10,644 | $1,129 | 18.8% |
| London | 10,484 | $916 | 18.2% |
| Canal Winchester | 10,170 | $1,692 | 15.5% |
| Lincoln Village | 8,928 | $1,043 | 23.3% |
| Grandview Heights | 8,647 | $1,750 | 17.8% |
| Blacklick Estates | 8,389 | $1,358 | 23.5% |
| Sunbury | 8,005 | $1,649 | 18.2% |
| Obetz | 7,330 | $1,379 | 19.0% |
| Logan | 6,993 | $726 | 15.1% |
| Granville | 5,999 | $1,129 | 10.9% |
| Groveport | 5,900 | $1,082 | 13.9% |
| Johnstown | 5,286 | $886 | 11.6% |
| Ashville | 4,648 | $999 | 18.0% |
| Lake Darby | 4,608 | $1,446 | 17.8% |
| New Lexington | 4,519 | $686 | 18.8% |
| West Jefferson | 4,392 | $969 | 18.1% |
| Huber Ridge | 4,111 | $1,582 | 19.6% |
| Plain City | 3,829 | $985 | 10.0% |
| Mount Gilead | 3,331 | $799 | 21.5% |
| South Bloomfield | 3,329 | $1,367 | 21.7% |
| Commercial Point | 3,141 | $1,396 | 15.5% |
| Beechwood Trails | 3,133 | $1,189 | 12.9% |
| Baltimore | 3,050 | $907 | 18.2% |
| Buckeye Lake | 2,525 | $863 | 13.1% |
| Lithopolis | 2,522 | $1,912 | 19.9% |
| Hebron | 2,508 | $850 | 15.3% |
| Minerva Park | 2,446 | $2,186 | 20.0% |
| Crooksville | 2,379 | $721 | 18.2% |
| Richwood | 2,332 | $852 | 16.0% |
| Bremen | 2,001 | $991 | 19.5% |
| Choctaw Lake | 1,985 | $943 | 8.0% |
| Cardington | 1,928 | $905 | 15.5% |
| Thornville | 1,818 | $1,078 | 12.7% |
| Mount Sterling | 1,737 | $835 | 13.8% |
| Galena | 1,709 | $1,229 | 10.9% |
| New California | 1,672 | $1,247 | 9.2% |
| Ashley | 1,593 | $1,039 | 22.0% |
| Harbor Hills | 1,555 | $1,338 | 18.6% |
| Etna | 1,440 | $1,078 | 11.3% |
| Fairfield Beach | 1,432 | $1,147 | 28.3% |
| Urbancrest | 1,240 | $879 | 25.2% |
| Somerset | 1,216 | $819 | 17.8% |
| Logan Elm Village | 1,214 | $1,020 | 14.4% |
| Hanover | 1,180 | $887 | 12.8% |
| Granville South | 1,146 | $2,981 | 27.2% |
| Candlewood Lake | 1,053 | $937 | 12.9% |
| Williamsport | 1,032 | $814 | 17.0% |
| Ostrander | 1,008 | $1,000 | 7.5% |
| Thornport | 998 | $777 | 8.5% |
| Shawnee Hills | 946 | $1,492 | 12.5% |
| Pleasantville | 908 | $981 | 17.6% |
| Marble Cliff | 850 | $1,193 | 10.5% |
| Millersport | 838 | $925 | 13.7% |
| West Logan | 823 | $756 | 32.8% |
| Junction City | 773 | $689 | 15.6% |
| Milford Center | 770 | $1,438 | 18.5% |
| Valleyview | 742 | $1,441 | 29.7% |
| Darbydale | 737 | $1,302 | 20.8% |
| New Straitsville | 684 | $392 | 8.9% |
| Stoutsville | 647 | $1,000 | 16.1% |
| Hide-A-Way Hills | 646 | $1,172 | 12.4% |
| Laurelville | 633 | $805 | 15.3% |
| Thurston | 597 | $1,161 | 22.4% |
| Carroll | 595 | $947 | 15.2% |
| Kirkersville | 547 | $1,333 | 18.2% |
| Riverlea | 543 | $1,500 | 11.2% |
| Amanda | 541 | $958 | 25.7% |
| Alexandria | 539 | $1,500 | 15.6% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.