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File no. AZ-COLUM-66Revision 01Live intelligence / Aug 11, 2026

ZIP intelligence dossier

Columbus, OH 43085, United States

A decision-first briefing on safety, affordability, opportunity, climate, housing, and the texture of daily life.

Riverlea, Ohio, representative imagery near Columbus, OH 43085, United States — **Riverlea, Ohio**Wdzinc / CC BY-SA 3.0

Worthington, Ohio, representative imagery near Columbus, OH 43085, United States — **Worthington, Ohio**Nyttend / Public domain

JurisdictionUnited States

File statusCurrent / canonical

Evidence confidencehigh

Read this first / Executive brief

The decision, before the details.

Start with the composite signal and the analyst verdict. Then use the evidence index to inspect the factors that matter to your move.

Score

Aden's Zip verdict:

66/ 100

Bureau recommendationConsider carefully

Weighted from the strongest direct signal, defensible proxy, or neutral baseline in each category.

Signal stack

01affordability76

02climate63

03lifestyle54

04opportunity78

05safety48

Field imagery / Open archive

Location contact sheet

03 plates

Nearby representative subjects via Wikimedia Commons. Monochrome editorial treatment on the contact sheet; open a plate for the full-color original and terms.

Analyst synthesis / AI

What the numbers mean

Sector reports / 07 live files

Follow the evidence.

Scan the large numbers.Read the source scope before acting.

Safety desk / Published incidents

Safety & crime

SEC-01

Columbus Police Department citywide service population (FBI UCR) / 2025 complete calendar year

48 / 100Composite safety rating

2,911.4Reported offenses per 100,000

-18.7% / lower2024 reported offenses per 100,000

Much higher than U.S. national benchmarkCompared with U.S. national benchmark

Safety pressure gaugeElevated safety pressure

More cautionMixedStronger signal

Official citywide agency evidence with a published service population; appropriate for city-level context, not individual blocks.

What is happening

Much higher than U.S. national benchmark

The 48/100 rating is anchored to the published comparison shown here. It describes the reported geography—not every street or an individual person's probability of victimization.

Watch most closely

Phones, bags and opportunistic theft

Use extra care in crowded transport, nightlife and visitor corridors. Compare daytime and late-night routines around the exact destination rather than generalizing from the whole radius.

How to use this

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Much higher than U.S. national benchmark

Phones, bags and opportunistic theft

Favorable signals

Pressure points

How much friction does safety add to daily life?

Who gets to feel at home here?

Compare the exact scope

Published category breakdown/ reported rate per 100,000

Comparison desk / keep unlike measures separate

Summer stays warm. Winter brings near-freezing nights.

Verified geographic benchmarks

Regional price signals / 100 = comparison baseline

Monthly rent benchmarks / by bedroom count

Neighborhood watchlist / directional, not ranked

Clintonville

Crosswoods

Worthington Hills

Industry signals / current opportunity mix

Education, healthcare & social assistance

Professional, management & administrative services

Finance, insurance & real estate

Dining & nightlife

Culture

Outdoors

Recent headlines / opens original source

Columbus Weather: Flood and flash flood warnings persist with more downpours ahead

Reynoldsburg schools to host substitute job fair at Brice Road library Tuesday

Ohio State 4-star LB target sets commitment date for this week

Ohio Collects and Destroys Large Quantities of Firefighting Foam After Takeback Program Throughout the State

Ohio Collects and Destroys Large Quantities of Firefighting Foam After Takeback Program ...

How this file is assembled

Weather Forecast API

Air Quality API (CAMS)

2016-2025 daily weather archive for the selected coordinates

ACS 2024 5-year: population, income, rent and home value for ZCTA 43085

2024 Regional Price Parities for Ohio

Mapped place matches within 4 km of the selected coordinates

2025 reported offenses for Columbus Police Department

Columbus Weather: Flood and flash flood warnings persist with more downpours ahead

Reynoldsburg schools to host substitute job fair at Brice Road library Tuesday

Ohio State 4-star LB target sets commitment date for this week

Ohio Collects and Destroys Large Quantities of Firefighting Foam After Takeback Program Throughout the State

Ohio Collects and Destroys Large Quantities of Firefighting Foam After Takeback Program ...

United States intentional-homicide rate

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