Housing in Far East at a glance
- Population
- about 50,764
- Housing units
- about 23,190
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $262,000Columbus: $252,900 (+4%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,200 a monthColumbus: $1,295 (-8%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 51.1%Columbus: 44.1%
- Homes built before 1980
- 31.1%
- Median year built
- 1991
Newer construction sets Far East apart on the eastern side of Columbus. A typical home here went up in 1991, and just 31.1% of the stock is older than 1980, which leaves the sector ninth of ten on that measure. Owner estimates reach $262,000, 4% higher than for Columbus overall and fourth among the ten sectors. Ownership is a shade more common here than in the city at large: 51.1% of households own, 7 points ahead of Columbus overall, with 11,264 owner households and 10,799 renter households. Tenants pay a median $1,200 in gross rent, 8% under the city level. Mideast owners put their homes at $167,000 and Greater South East owners at $206,000, while Northeast, with only 31.2% owner households, leans far more toward renting. Rents are where it differs most from Mideast, whose tenants pay a median $1,120, while Greater South East asks $1,280. The sector counts 23,190 housing units for its 50,764 residents.
Questions about Far East
What is the median home value in Far East, Columbus?
$262,000 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 Far East?
$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 Far East own or rent?
Most own: 51.1% 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 13 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.
Far East is one of the 10 most populous of 21 area commissions of Columbus: estimated population about 50,764 (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 Far East
The closest sectors of Columbus, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Columbus
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Far East. 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
Work in one of these trades in Far East? Ask for your spot.