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Everything else equal, I think we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.
I'd much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I'd rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.
And while every neighbhorhood in Columbus might be more expensive than living in rural Ohio, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.
So what exactly are those Columbus neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further -- you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Columbus are the cheapest.
The Cheapest Neighborhoods In Columbus For 2022
What's the cheapest neighborhood to live in Columbus for 2022? According to the most recent census data, Fort Columbus Airport looks to be the cheaptest Columbus neighborhood to live in.
At this point we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for -- some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Columbus. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates in return for more space and cheaper groceries.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Columbus that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Columbus.
Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from cheapest to most expensive.
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The 10 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Columbus For 2022
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Population: 3,184
Cost Of Living Index: 76 (cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.1 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (2cheapest)
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Population: 19,909
Cost Of Living Index: 79 (5th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (7th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.017 (18th cheapest)
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Population: 7,306
Cost Of Living Index: 77 (3rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.5 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.028 (34th cheapest)
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Population: 27,282
Cost Of Living Index: 80 (8th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.0 (11th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.019 (23rd cheapest)
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Population: 3,967
Cost Of Living Index: 77 (3rd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.2 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.036 (38th cheapest)
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Population: 4,051
Cost Of Living Index: 80 (8th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.025 (32nd cheapest)
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Population: 16,697
Cost Of Living Index: 80 (8th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (6th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.024 (3cheapest)
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Population: 4,981
Cost Of Living Index: 87 (20th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (20th cheapest)
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Population: 36,756
Cost Of Living Index: 84 (16th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.3 (19th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.014 (10th cheapest)
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Population: 53,633
Cost Of Living Index: 93 (26th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 2.2 (15th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.011 (5th cheapest)
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Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Columbus Hoods In 2022
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.
Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live 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 2022
Rank | Neighborhood | Cost Of Living Index |
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1 | Fort Columbus Airport | 76 |
2 | Southwest | 79 |
3 | Franklinton | 77 |
4 | North Linden | 80 |
5 | Olentangy River Road | 77 |
6 | Tri-South | 80 |
7 | Near Southside | 80 |
8 | South Alum Creek | 87 |
9 | Westland | 84 |
10 | West Columbus Interim | 93 |
11 | Whitehall | 83 |
12 | Far South | 84 |
13 | Brice-Tussing | 87 |
14 | North Central | 80 |
15 | Southeast | 89 |
16 | Northland | 91 |
17 | Northwest | 95 |
18 | Far North | 98 |
19 | Greater Hilltop | 85 |
20 | South Linden | 77 |
21 | Worthington | 101 |
22 | Clintonville | 98 |
23 | South Side | 84 |
24 | Northeast | 81 |
25 | Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord | 101 |
26 | Near East | 82 |
27 | Bexley | 109 |
28 | Harrison West | 103 |
29 | University | 83 |
30 | Upper Arlington | 112 |
31 | Mckinley Avenue Corridor | 90 |
32 | South Central Accord | 92 |
33 | Milo Grogan | 82 |
34 | Victorican Village | 106 |
35 | Southside | 110 |
36 | Downtown | 102 |
37 | Italian Village | 104 |
38 | Brewery | 117 |
39 | Weinland Park | 85 |