Return to the PIE Home PageHouseholders in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) report the quality of their homes as generally good, according to the 1987 American Housing Survey for the Columbus MSA. On a scale from 1 (worst) to 10 (best), only 2% of Columbus MSA householders rated their housing structures a 1, 2 or 3 (worst). 72% of householders in the Columbus MSA rated their housing structures 8, 9 or 10 (best). As the graph above illustrates, householders in the remainder of Franklin County (i.e., suburbs) rated their housing more favorably than did householders in the City of columbus. 78.8% of householders in the remainder of Franklin County rated their housing structures an 8, 9 or 10, compared to 66.2% in Columbus.
The Columbus MSA includes Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union Counties.
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Columbus MSA Columbus Franklin Co.
House- House- House-
Rating holders % holders % holders %
1 (Worst) 4,300 0.9 2,700 1.2 400 0.3
2 2,700 0.5 1,000 0.4 900 0.7
3 3,600 0.7 2,700 1.2 600 0.4
4 5,300 1.1 4,200 1.9 100 0.1
5 34,300 6.8 19,700 8.7 5,400 4.0
6 26,700 5.3 13,900 6.2 5,600 4.1
7 65,300 13.0 31,900 14.2 15,800 11.6
8 123,300 24.5 59,300 26.3 34,200 25.2
9 75,100 14.9 33,900 15.1 22,200 16.3
10 (Best) 163,000 32.4 55,900 24.8 50,700 37.3
Total 503,600 100.0% 225,200 100.0% 135,900 100.0%
Source: American Housing Survey for the Columbus MSA, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Bureau of the Census
Filename: PS-022