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The Ohio State University · MARKET CONTEXT

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City median sale price
$303,898

Columbus, OH · 2026-07

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1 bedroom rent reference
$1,189/mo

Columbus, OH · 2026-09

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Undergraduates outside campus housing
67%

The Ohio State University institution · Fall 2025

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Total students
61,326

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City median sale price $303,898

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Columbus, OH · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗

1 bedroom rent reference $1,189/mo

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Columbus, OH · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗

City sale-price change 3%

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Columbus, OH · 2026-07 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗

Studio rent reference $1,044/mo

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2 bedrooms rent reference $1,384/mo

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3 bedrooms rent reference $1,634/mo

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Columbus, OH · 2026-09 · Checked 2026-09-07Saved school cost intelligence ↗

Campus housing requirement At the Columbus campus, unmarried full-time undergraduates subject to the University Housing Regulation must live in university residence halls until an exemption/approved arrangement applies. Students entering the same year they graduate high school receive a two-academic-year housing contract.

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The Ohio State University institution · 2026-27/current · Checked 2026-08-31T06:28:00-04:00The Ohio State University Housing and Residence Education ↗

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