How Columbus is built — and why it changes the price
Around 933,000 people live in Columbus's 221 square miles — about 4,228 per square mile. The mix runs from walk-up blocks to streets where a truck can back straight up to the door.
45% of the 420,068 housing units in Columbus are detached houses, with 31% in buildings of five or more. Most loads start at a driveway or a garage; the rest need a plan for the stairs.
With 56% of Columbus homes rented, the city sits close to an even split between move-out clear-outs and owner cleanouts. Both are common enough that local pros quote either without blinking. The median Columbus home was built in 1980, so most properties have the driveway width and door clearances that make a two-person carry straightforward.
Measured from the city centre, our closest other coverage is Cincinnati (100 miles), Cleveland (124 miles) and Pittsburgh (162 miles). Pros work across those lines all day, so the bids on a Columbus job often come from trucks that started the morning somewhere else entirely.