Housing in Greater Hilltop at a glance
- Population
- about 69,628
- Housing units
- about 29,007
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $175,000Columbus: $252,900 (-31%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,200 a monthColumbus: $1,295 (-8%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 48.9%Columbus: 44.1%
- Homes built before 1980
- 74.7%
- Median year built
- 1962
With 69,628 residents, Greater Hilltop is the largest of the ten Columbus sectors compared here, lying west of the population centre. Its housing is on the old side: 74.7% of the stock predates 1980, fourth among the ten, and a typical one dates from 1962. Owner estimates of $175,000 trail Columbus overall by 31% and rank eighth of ten. Rents behave differently, since a median $1,200 ranks fourth, only 8% below the city. Owners are 48.9% of households, 4.8 points ahead of the city, across 29,007 housing units. Westland next door has estimates of $215,000 and newer stock from around 1988, while Far West Side's owners cite $302,000 for homes typically built in 1995. Households are almost evenly split, with 13,128 owners and 13,704 renters, which is why the owner share barely clears the city's 44.1%. University, nearby, has just 11.1% owners. Far West Side's tenants pay more, a median $1,360.
Questions about Greater Hilltop
What is the median home value in Greater Hilltop, Columbus?
$175,000 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 Greater Hilltop?
$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 Greater Hilltop own or rent?
Most rent: 48.9% 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 16 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.
Greater Hilltop is one of the 10 most populous of 21 area commissions of Columbus: estimated population about 69,628 (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 Greater Hilltop
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Greater Hilltop. 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 Greater Hilltop? Ask for your spot.