Housing in Clintonville at a glance
- Population
- about 31,278
- Housing units
- about 16,550
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $387,000Columbus: $252,900 (+53%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,200 a monthColumbus: $1,295 (-8%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 62.4%Columbus: 44.1%
- Homes built before 1980
- 88.9%
- Median year built
- 1948
Clintonville stands out in Columbus for its mix of high values and old housing. Owners estimate the typical home at $387,000, the top of the ten sectors and 53% above the city overall, while the median dwelling dates to 1948 and 88.9% of the stock predates 1980, second-highest of ten. Ownership is the highest too, with 9,893 owning households next to 5,952 renting ones, 62.4% in all, which runs 18.3 points over the 44.1% for Columbus. Next to it, North Linden reports $159,000 for values. University reports $349,000. Northeast reports $183,000. Renters pay $1,200, 8% under the city and seventh-highest of ten. The sector lies north of the centre, with 31,278 people in 16,550 dwellings. North Linden has even more pre-1980 stock, 92%, though its median dwelling is from 1955, and 57.4% of its households own. University is the renter-dominated neighbour, with only 11.1% owning and a 62.5% pre-1980 share.
Questions about Clintonville
What is the median home value in Clintonville, Columbus?
$387,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $252,900 for Columbus as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Clintonville?
$1,200 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,295 in Columbus (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Clintonville own or rent?
Most own: 62.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 44.1% in Columbus (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 10 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Clintonville is one of the 10 most populous of 21 area commissions of Columbus: estimated population about 31,278 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Columbus GIS, Area Commissions, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Columbus as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Clintonville
The closest sectors of Columbus, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Clintonville. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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