What's reported in Clintonville
Compared with the rest of Columbus, Clintonville sees more heating and utility complaints than usual. Reports are increasing this year compared with the same months last year. Most of the rise is coming from overgrowth complaints and trash complaints. Problems here are spread across the neighborhood rather than concentrated. Reports come from over 1,300 different addresses, and no single building or complex dominates. Vacant building reports here peak in March. Across the rest of Columbus they peak in May.
What gets reported in Clintonville
| Category | By month · Jan – Dec | Trend · 2026 vs 2025 | vs citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
Hoarding 8 reports · 0.3% of all |
— | — | 1.7× |
HVAC / Utilities 96 reports · 3.8% of all |
— | 1.5× | |
Roaches 24 reports · 0.9% of all |
— | — | 1.4× |
Overgrowth 1,202 reports · 47.2% of all |
↑ Increasing | 1.1× | |
Trash 531 reports · 20.9% of all |
↑ Increasing | 0.99× | |
Noise 29 reports · 1.1% of all |
— | — | 0.97× |
Vehicles 288 reports · 11.3% of all |
→ Steady | 0.96× | |
Mold / Water Damage 63 reports · 2.5% of all |
↑ Increasing | 0.90× | |
Safety 38 reports · 1.5% of all |
— | → Steady | 0.88× |
Pest / Rodent 151 reports · 5.9% of all |
↑ Increasing | 0.85× | |
Sewage 22 reports · 0.9% of all |
— | — | 0.84× |
Vacant Structure 148 reports · 5.8% of all |
— | 0.84× | |
Drugs 14 reports · 0.5% of all |
— | — | 0.78× |
Management Negligence 75 reports · 2.9% of all |
↓ Decreasing | 0.77× | |
Rats 88 reports · 3.5% of all |
↑ Increasing | 0.73× | |
Encampment 26 reports · 1.0% of all |
— | — | 0.64× |
Most-reported stretches
Reports are spread out here. The ten most-reported addresses account for under 5% of complaints, so check the specific block, not the neighborhood average.
Where complaints are filed in Clintonville
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Common questions about Clintonville
What problems show up most in Clintonville's city records?
Compared with the rest of Columbus, Clintonville sees more heating and utility complaints than usual.
Are the problems concentrated in a few buildings?
Problems here are spread across the neighborhood rather than concentrated. Reports come from over 1,300 different addresses, and no single building or complex dominates. For any specific address, run a Block Report on the live map to see what has been reported there and next door.
Are reports in Clintonville going up or down?
Up. Reports so far this year are running about 37% ahead of the same months last year. Most of the change is in overgrowth complaints and trash complaints.
What to do with this
Thinking about moving here?
Run a Block Report on the exact address first.
Problems here vary block to block, so the neighborhood average won't tell you much about one house.
Heating complaints are more common here than in most of Columbus. Ask when the furnace was last serviced, and tour in cold weather if you can.
Already live here?
Reports are what inspectors act on. If you see pests, mold, or no heat, report it to 311. It becomes part of the public record you're reading now.
General pest reports here climb toward July. Reporting early gets a case number on record before the seasonal backlog.
Own or manage property here?
Tenants in this area most often report heating and utility problems.
A furnace check before the first cold week prevents the complaints that recur most here.
Looking at a specific address in Clintonville?
Get the full Block Report — what's been reported at that exact address, the same building, and chronic neighbors within ⅓ mile.
Search an address →Know Your Block tracks rats, mold, no heat, sewage backups, drug activity, noise, vacant buildings, and the other property and quality-of-life issues reported to City of Columbus code enforcement — the stuff Zillow and Apartments.com don't show.