Housing in Greater South East at a glance
- Population
- about 49,358
- Housing units
- about 20,299
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $206,000Columbus: $252,900 (-19%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,280 a monthColumbus: $1,295 (-2%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 48.8%Columbus: 44.1%
- Homes built before 1980
- 37%
- Median year built
- 1991
Renters in Greater South East pay more than in nearly any other Columbus sector. The median gross rent of $1,280 ranks second among the ten and is just 2% below the city level, even though owners estimate their homes at $206,000, 19% under Columbus overall and sixth of ten. The sector lies south-east of the population centre and houses 49,358 residents in 20,299 homes. Typical construction is from 1991, with 37% of the stock older than 1980. Owner households make up 48.8%, 4.7 points above the city, though renters still outnumber them by a small margin, 9,744 households to 9,277. Far East next door reaches $262,000 in owner estimates, while Mideast manages only $167,000 and a median rent of $1,120. Mideast, in contrast, pairs that lower value with older housing, 79.6% pre-1980, while Northeast has just 31.2% owner households. Far East's renters pay a median $1,200, below what Greater South East tenants pay, and Northeast renters pay $1,160.
Questions about Greater South East
What is the median home value in Greater South East, Columbus?
$206,000 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 South East?
$1,280 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 South East own or rent?
Most rent: 48.8% 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.
Greater South East is one of the 10 most populous of 21 area commissions of Columbus: estimated population about 49,358 (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 South 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 Greater South 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 Greater South East? Ask for your spot.