The 10 Cheapest Columbus, OH Neighborhoods To Live In For 2019

How We Determined The Cheapest Columbus Hoods In 2020

In order to rank the cheapest places to live in Columbus, we had to determine what criteria defines “cheap”.

Using census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:

• Overall Cost Of Living
• Rent To Income Ratio
• Median Home Value To Income Ratio

We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 39 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.

And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index the “Cheapest City Neighborhood In Columbus.” We’re lookin’ at you, Fort Columbus Airport.

Read on below to learn more about what it’s like to live in the cheapest places Columbus. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from cheapest to most expensive.

The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Columbus For 2020

John Glenn Columbus International Airport, is an international airport located 6 miles east of downtown Columbus, Ohio. Formerly known as Port Columbus International Airport, it is managed by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which also oversees operations at Rickenbacker International Airport and Bolton Field. The airport code ‘CMH’ stands for “Columbus Municipal Hangar,” the original name for the airport.

The median income in Fort Columbus Airport comes in at $28,221 and the median home value is $31,675 for 2020.

The median income in Southwest comes in at $38,392 and the median home value is $74,712 for 2020.

Franklinton is a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio. Franklinton is the first American settlement in Franklin County, Ohio. As the city of Columbus grew, the city annexed and incorporated the existing settlement and today it exists as a neighborhood immediately west of downtown.

The neighborhood gets its nickname of “The Bottoms” because much of the land lies below the level of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and a floodwall is required to contain the rivers and protect the area from floods. The low-lying bottom land was well suited for farming, with the river serving as a direct connection to the Ohio River.

The median income in Franklinton comes in at $21,557 and the median home value is $33,033 for 2020.

The median income in Near Southside comes in at $29,952 and the median home value is $58,285 for 2020.

The median income in Olentangy River Road comes in at $23,333 and the median home value is $28,529 for 2020.

The median income in Far South comes in at $39,897 and the median home value is $78,615 for 2020.

The median income in South Alum Creek comes in at $49,726 and the median home value is $95,450 for 2020.

The median income in North Linden comes in at $38,485 and the median home value is $77,991 for 2020.

The median income in West Columbus Interim comes in at $72,645 and the median home value is $162,432 for 2020.

The median income in Tri-South comes in at $33,916 and the median home value is $65,500 for 2020.

Summing Up The Cheapest Places In Columbus

If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Columbus where prices are low and it’s cheap to live, this is an accurate list.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Columbus aren’t all cheap. Weinland Park takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Columbus.

We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Columbus For 2020