Columbus, Ohio - Franklin County
Population: Columbus 711,470+, Central Ohio 1.6 Million est.

COLUMBUS OHIO REAL ESTATE MARKET

The Columbus Ohio Real Estate market offers a variety of residential homes, new construction, condos and investment property to accommodate most budgets and lifestyles. Old Columbus neighborhoods such as Brewery District, Clintonville, German Village, Italian Village, Merion Village, Olde Town East, Schumacher Place, Short North and Victorian Village are being restored and are becoming increasingly popular with professionals seeking an urban lifestyle and a convenient commute or bus ride to Downtown Columbus Ohio. Many homes for sale in these areas were built in the early 1900’s and offer character, charm and beautiful woodwork common to that era.

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THE BEST HOMES DO GO FAST! Finding the right Columbus Ohio home for sale requires having a good Columbus Ohio Realtor® who will take the time to listen to your unique needs and notify you of any home that meets them, as soon as it comes on the market, before it hits the internet. If you’re thinking of buying or selling a home, condo or investment property or have questions about Columbus Ohio real estate, CONTACT PETRA at 614-895-0496 to get started.

Columbus Ohio home values really tend vary quite a bit, depending on the location. I can show you comparable homes sales for any neighborhood before you make an offer to ensure you pay a fair price.   Compare Columbus home sales prices to other Central Ohio communities.

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COLUMBUS SCHOOLS

A return to neighborhood school assignments and passage of a school operating levy has helped spark the first significant increase in enrollment for Columbus Public Schools in over 20 years, a sign that the city is becoming more attractive to families. Columbus City has a total of 53 elementary, 24 middle, three K-8, and 23 high schools. Included in these are various alternative, language immersion and two year-round schools. Several large public school districts can be found in Central Ohio, some have excellent reputations with school district report cards to prove it.  There are also several notable private schools, both religious and secular.

Columbus is home to the second largest university campus in the U.S., the Ohio State University.  Also located in Columbus are Capital University and its notable law school, Central Ohio Technical College;  Columbus College of Art & Design,  Columbus State Community College, Denison University, DeVry, Franklin University, Mount Carmel College of Nursing, Ohio Dominican, Ohio Wesleyan and Otterbein College.

PARKS & RECREATION

There are two park systems, which furnish Columbus with beautiful scenery, sports fields, pools, opportunities for physical and mental activity and much more.  Within Columbus, there is the Columbus Recreation & Parks Department and in communities surrounding Columbus, there is the Metro Parks system.

COMMUNITY EVENTS & ATTRACTIONS

Downtown Columbus is home to the Columbus Museum of Art housing collections of European and American art up to early modernism, Franklin Park Conservatory host of 1992’s Ameriflora expedition and  a scale replica of the Santa Maria commemorating the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America.  Columbus is also home to a renown science musem, Center of Science and Industry (COSI), as well as the Ohio Historical Society, a history museum. The Ohio State University hosts its own museums and exhibits including the Wexner Center for the Arts and the Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame located in the  Schottenstein Center (home of OSU’s basketball and hockey games).

Located next to one another are the famous Columbus Zoo, which is directed by Jack Hanna, who has frequently appeared on national television, the Tonight Show and Late Night with David Letterman, and Six Flags Wyandotte Lake.

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

By far, the team attracting the most attention in Columbus are the Ohio State Buckeyes, 2002 NCAA football National Champs.  Another longstanding sports team is that of the Columbus Clippers the Triple A farm team of the Washington Nationals. Newer to the Columbus sports scene are the Columbus Crew (Major League Soccer), Columbus Blue Jackets (National Hockey League) and the Columbus Destroyers (arena football).

Two major annual events are the Arnold Classic, a fitness exposition held in late February hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the American Quarter Horse Congress held in October.

ARTS & MUSIC

Columbus’ major concert venues include Nationwide Arena (also home to the Blue Jackets and Destroyers),  Schottenstein Center, and during warmer months, the Germain Amphitheater (formerly Polaris Amphitheater).  Medium sized venues hosting musical as well as theatrical performances, include the  Capitol Theater, the Ohio Theater, the Palace Theater (home of the Columbus Syphony Orchestra), the Southern Theater, Veteran’s Memorial Hall and PromoWest Pavilion.  A smaller, but well-known local, venue is the Newport Music Hall.  Newport is known as “America’s longest continually running rock club.”

BUSINESS

The headquarters of several large businesses are located throughout Columbus and Central Ohio. Nationwide Insurance and Huntington Bancshares are headquartered in Downtown Columbus. Located in Dublin are the headquarters for Cardinal Health and Wendy’s International Inc.  Limited Brands, the parent company of retailers Express, The Limited, Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, is located on the east side of Columbus, while retail headquarters for Too Inc. and Abercrombie and Fitch can be found in the New Albany area. Also headquartered in Columbus are White Castle, Bob Evans, American Electric Power and Worthington Industries.

Along with these headquarters are corporations that have a major presence in Central Ohio. Honda has its North America plant in Marysville, northwest of Columbus.  J.P. Morgan Chase which merged with Bank One in 2004, has a major hub in Columbus. Budweiser, McGraw-Hill, Chemical Abstracts and UPS also have major operations here.

TRANSPORTATION

Though Columbus does not have a metro or other form of rail system, it does have an extensive public bus service called Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA).  Airports servicing Columbus include Port Columbus International, Rickenbacker International, Bolton Field and Don Scott (run by OSU).

COLUMBUS OHIO HISTORY

The city of Columbus was founded in 1812 and has served as the capital for Ohio since 1816. Columbus has gradually grown into the most populous city in the state of Ohio with well over 711,000 people in the city limits as of the 2000 Census. Helping to facilitate this population growth has been the city’s tremendous land area expansion. Annexation has enabled the city to grow from 39.9 square miles in 1950 to over 225.9 square miles today. Columbus is the county seat for Franklin County, while also extending into Delaware, Fairfield and Licking counties.

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