Return to the PIE Home PageThe American Housing Survey estimated that 84,600 households in Franklin County moved between 1986 and 1987. The chart above illustrates the relative frequency of reasons reported by recent movers for the choice of their present neighborhoods. Convenience to jobs, characteristics of the house and the look and design of the neighborhood were the most frequently cited reasons by recent movers in the City of Columbus and the remainder of Franklin County. The quality of schools was cited as a reason nearly four times as often for recent movers in the remainder of Franklin County (24.25 of recent movers) as it was for movers in Columbus (only 5.8%). For movers in Columbus, the availability of other public services and of public transit were relatively more frequently cited.
Recent movers are defined as householders who moved into their present units during the 12 months prior to the interview. The "other" reasons category includes examples such as wanting a change in climate, neighborhood crime problems, racial or ethnic composition of the neighborhood, etc. More than one reason may be cited by a householder.
Remainder of
Columbus Franklin Co.
House- House-
Reasons holders % holders %
Near Job 16,700 28.3 6,600 25.8
Near Friends/Relatives 8,500 14.4 4,300 16.8
Near Leisure Activities 3,000 5.1 1,000 3.9
Near Public Transit 2,400 4.1 300 1.2
Good Schools 3,400 5.8 6,200 24.2
Other Public Services 2,600 4.4 400 1.6
Look/Design of Neighborhood 10,300 17.5 6,900 27.0
House Most Important 11,600 19.7 6,600 25.8
Other 21,100 35.8 5,500 21.5
Not Reported 2,000 3.4 200 0.8
Total Recent Movers 59,000 100.0 25,600 100.0
Source: American Housing Survey for the Columbus MSA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Bureau of the Census
Filename: PS-009