Columbus, OH: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Columbus ( kə-LUM-bəs) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a population of 905,748 at the 2020 census, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., second-most populous city in the Midwest (after Chicago), and third-most populous U.S. state capital (after Phoenix, Arizona, and Austin, Texas). The Columbus metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.23 million residents, is the largest metropolitan area entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest metropolitan area in the U.S. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. Columbus originated as several Native American settlements along the Scioto River. The first Eur…

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How Columbus ranks

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#76Fastest growing in OH #148Most remote workers in OH #214Most educated in OH All OH rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code43085, 43201, 43202

Area code614

Living in Columbus

Housing in Columbus

$247K▼ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Columbus home is worth about $247,000, down 1% in a year, close to the Ohio typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market39

Sale-to-list99.8%

Sold in May1,018

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Safety in Columbus

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Safety Grade C-

Columbus reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 85% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 44%.

Violent crime per 1,000

Columbus 3.7

Ohio 2.9

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Columbus 25

Ohio 14.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Columbus

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School Grade C-

The public schools Columbus’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictColumbus City Schools DistrictSchools268

United Schools Columbus CElementary · Grades K–8 · 838 students Horizon Science Academy Elementary School C-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 774 students Focus Learning Academy of Northern Columbus DElementary · Grades K–8 · 721 students Indianola Informal K-8 School B-Elementary · Grades K–8 · 721 students Bolton Crossing Elementary C+Elementary · Grades PK–4 · 717 students Great Western Academy DElementary · Grades K–8 · 694 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OH. Ratings are from neighbors.

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