Dropping 4 spots last month, Columbus ranked as the 79th most expensive city with one bedroom rent dropping 3.8% to $770 and two bedrooms increasing 1.9% to $1,070. Notably, on a year over year basis, two bedroom rent is up over 16%.
While Victorian Village and Southside had some of the fastest growing rents since last quarter, both up around 14%, McKinley Avenue Corridor, also known as Marble Cliff Crossing, took the biggest rent dip, down over 14%.
This fall, Harrison West ($1,360) and Downtown Columbus ($1,350) were the most expensive neighborhoods to rent. All priced at or above $1,200, Italian Village, Victorian Village, and Brewery District followed behind as the next priciest areas. More affordable rentals priced around the city one bedroom median of $770 could be found in Worthington and Clintonville.
Meanwhile, the most affordable neighborhoods included North Central, South Linden, and Bexley.
If you’re interested in how Columbus’ neighborhood rents compares with the rest of the nation’s, check out our National Rent Report for October, which analyzes over 1 million active listings available in the prior month.
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