Cost of living in Franklin County
Simple answer
A 2-bedroom fair-market rent is $1,602 a month.
That HUD number covers Franklin County, Ohio, from October 2026 through September 2027. Towns in the county can still have different rents on the ground.
- Studio
- $1,258
- 1 bed
- $1,346
- 2 bed
- $1,602
- 3 bed
- $1,909
- 4 bed
- $2,172
This county is in the Columbus, OH area. BEA's 2024 price index there is 95.5 (U.S. = 100).
SNAP income limit in Ohio · Medicaid eligibility
Towns in this county
- Columbus · 914,802 people
- Dublin · 49,294 people
- Grove City · 42,517 people
- Reynoldsburg · 41,224 people
- Westerville · 38,645 people
- Hilliard · 38,033 people
- Upper Arlington · 36,293 people
- Gahanna · 35,486 people
- Whitehall · 20,019 people
- Worthington · 14,938 people
- Bexley · 13,114 people
- New Albany · 10,896 people
- Canal Winchester · 10,170 people
- Lincoln Village · 8,928 people
- Grandview Heights · 8,647 people
- Blacklick Estates · 8,389 people
- Obetz · 7,330 people
- Groveport · 5,900 people
- Lake Darby · 4,608 people
- Huber Ridge · 4,111 people
- Minerva Park · 2,446 people
- Urbancrest · 1,240 people