Housing in Westland at a glance
- Population
- about 41,474
- Housing units
- about 18,440
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $215,000Columbus: $252,900 (-15%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,200 a monthColumbus: $1,295 (-8%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 57.7%Columbus: 44.1%
- Homes built before 1980
- 38.7%
- Median year built
- 1988
Westland is among the most owner-oriented sectors in Columbus. Owner households account for 57.7% of the total, second among the ten, with a lead of 13.6 points over Columbus overall, with 9,942 owners to 7,297 renters across 41,474 residents. On Columbus's western side, it values its homes at $215,000, which is 15% under Columbus overall and fifth of ten, while rents of $1,200 rank sixth. The stock is fairly recent, built around 1988 for the typical home, with 38.7% older than 1980. Greater Hilltop borders it with older housing, 74.7% pre-1980, and estimates of $175,000. Far West Side reaches $302,000, and University reaches $349,000 despite owning just 11.1% of its homes. Compared with Greater Hilltop, its rents match at $1,200 but its owner share is higher, 57.7% against 48.9%. Rents here sit 8% below the city level, as they do in Greater Hilltop. Far West Side's tenants pay more, a median $1,360.
Questions about Westland
What is the median home value in Westland, Columbus?
$215,000 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 Westland?
$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 Westland own or rent?
Most own: 57.7% 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.
Westland is one of the 10 most populous of 21 area commissions of Columbus: estimated population about 41,474 (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 Westland
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 Westland. 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 Westland? Ask for your spot.