Housing in Far West Side at a glance
- Population
- about 40,570
- Housing units
- about 17,337
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $302,000Columbus: $252,900 (+19%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,360 a monthColumbus: $1,295 (+5%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 55.2%Columbus: 44.1%
- Homes built before 1980
- 13.8%
- Median year built
- 1995
Far West Side counts as the youngest housing in Columbus: only 13.8% of homes here are older than 1980, the lowest share among the ten sectors, and a typical one was built in 1995. Sitting on the western side of the city, the sector also posts the top rent of the group, a median $1,360 that sits 5% over the city level. Owners value their homes at $302,000, 19% above Columbus overall and third of ten. Owner households form 55.2% of the total, 11.1 points ahead of the city. Westland, next door, shows owner estimates of $215,000, and Greater Hilltop comes in lower still, at $175,000, with 74.7% of its homes built before 1980. Only University, at $349,000, has higher valuations, though just 11.1% of its households own. Counted by household, the sector has 9,056 owners and 7,357 renters among 40,570 residents, so owners lead by a visible margin. Greater Hilltop, by contrast, typically has homes from 1962.
Questions about Far West Side
What is the median home value in Far West Side, Columbus?
$302,000 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 West Side?
$1,360 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 West Side own or rent?
Most own: 55.2% 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 9 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 West Side is one of the 10 most populous of 21 area commissions of Columbus: estimated population about 40,570 (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 West Side
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 Far West Side. 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 West Side? Ask for your spot.