Housing in Northeast at a glance
- Population
- about 31,950
- Housing units
- about 12,900
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $183,000Columbus: $252,900 (-28%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,160 a monthColumbus: $1,295 (-11%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 31.2%Columbus: 44.1%
- Homes built before 1980
- 51.5%
- Median year built
- 1979
Few Columbus sectors lean toward renting as much as Northeast, where only 31.2% of households own, ninth of ten, 12.9 points behind the city. Renters count 8,229 households against 3,731 owners. The sector lies north-east of the population centre and has 31,950 residents. Owner estimates of $183,000 sit 28% below Columbus overall and rank seventh, while rents of $1,160 rank eighth and run 11% below the city. Housing age is middling, with 51.5% of homes older than 1980 and homes typically from 1979. North Linden is a neighbour with far more owners, 57.4%, and cheaper homes, valued at $159,000. Clintonville and University both stand much higher, at $387,000 and $349,000. Rents differ by neighbour: University's median is $1,250, Clintonville's $1,200 and North Linden's $1,130. Its 12,900 housing units are fewer than in any of those neighbours, so it is the smallest of the group by stock.
Questions about Northeast
What is the median home value in Northeast, Columbus?
$183,000 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 Northeast?
$1,160 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 Northeast own or rent?
Most rent: 31.2% 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 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.
Northeast is one of the 10 most populous of 21 area commissions of Columbus: estimated population about 31,950 (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 Northeast
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 Northeast. 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 Northeast? Ask for your spot.