Living in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods, Columbus: Homes, Rent, and Complaints
This part of Northland sits between Route 161 and I-270, around Maple Canyon Avenue and Sharon Woods Boulevard, with a mix of apartment complexes and houses.
Most homes were built from the 1940s to the 1970s, and about half are rented. Rent and home prices are about the same as in most of Columbus. Roach complaints, mostly in apartments, come up about twice as often as in most of Columbus, about half of them from a few buildings. Junk car complaints also come up more often.
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What the homes are like in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods
Most of Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods was built in the decades after World War II. About two in three homes here were built between 1940 and 1979, against about 4 in 10 across Columbus.
| Maple Canyon | Columbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Rented | 57% | 56% |
| Single-family houses | 49% | 55% |
| Rentals that are houses | 20% | 27% |
| Built before 1940 | 3% | 12% |
| Built before 1980 | 68% | 50% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income | 46% | 47% |
Census 2020–2024 medians in 2024 dollars: what people already living here paid or think their home is worth. Today’s listings usually ask more. Use these to compare places, not to budget.
All housing numbers for Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 2020–2024 five-year estimates, for the same map area as the reports on this page. These are survey estimates, rounded. Small areas have wider margins of error. * Low confidence: the survey’s margin of error is wide for this number here.
| Measure | Here | Columbus |
|---|---|---|
| Homes | ||
| Homes (housing units) | 15,340 | 425,180 |
| Rented | 57% | 56% |
| Lived in by the owner | 43% | 44% |
| Empty (any reason) | 7% | 8% |
| Empty and for rent | 1%* | 2% |
| Empty and for sale | 0%* | 0% |
| Empty for other reasons | 2%* | 4% |
| Buildings | ||
| Single-family houses | 49% | 55% |
| 2 to 4 units | 15% | 13% |
| 5 to 19 units | 27% | 20% |
| 20 or more units | 9% | 12% |
| Mobile homes and other | 0%* | 1% |
| Rentals that are single-family houses | 20% | 27% |
| Age | ||
| Built before 1940 | 3% | 12% |
| Built 1940 to 1979 | 65% | 38% |
| Built 1980 to 1999 | 27% | 26% |
| Built 2000 or later | 5% | 24% |
| Typical year built | 1976 | 1980 |
| Costs | ||
| Typical rent, with utilities | $1,200 | $1,300 |
| Renters spending 30%+ of income on rent | 46% | 47% |
| Renters spending 50%+ of income on rent | 22% | 23% |
| Typical home value (owner estimate) | $240,000 | $250,000 |
| Who stays | ||
| Renters who moved in 2020 or later | 43% | 50% |
| Owners who moved in before 2010 | 46% | 43% |
| Conditions | ||
| More than one person per room | 5% | 3% |
| Missing complete plumbing | 0%* | 1% |
| Missing a complete kitchen | 1%* | 2% |
Renting or buying in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods
Questions worth asking before you sign, based on the homes and the records here.
What neighbors report in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods
From 1,490 complaints filed with the city, January 2025 to September 2026.
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About 81,000 complaints across the city, including 1,490 in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods, plotted block by block. Filter by problem, search any address, or zoom in to any street.
How do reports in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods compare with the rest of Columbus?
Show the detailed stats for all 14 categories
Every category with at least 5 reports here. Category names link to the citywide guide.
| Category | vs citywide | Trend · 2026 vs 2025 | By month · Jan – Dec |
|---|---|---|---|
Roaches 24 reports · 1.6% of all |
2.2× | — | — |
Vehicles 305 reports · 20.5% of all |
1.8× | ↑ Increasing | |
Noise 26 reports · 1.7% of all |
1.4× | — | — |
Mold / Water Damage 55 reports · 3.7% of all |
1.2× | → Steady | |
Landlord / Management 69 reports · 4.6% of all |
1.2× | ↑ Increasing | |
Pest / Rodent 94 reports · 6.3% of all |
0.89× | ↑ Increasing | |
HVAC / Utilities 31 reports · 2.1% of all |
0.86× | — | — |
Safety 21 reports · 1.4% of all |
0.83× | — | — |
Overgrowth 535 reports · 35.9% of all |
0.81× | ↑ Increasing | |
Trash 203 reports · 13.6% of all |
0.66× | → Steady | |
Sewage 10 reports · 0.7% of all |
0.65× | — | — |
Rats 45 reports · 3.0% of all |
0.63× | — | |
Vacant Structure 43 reports · 2.9% of all |
0.42× | — | |
Encampment 5 reports · 0.3% of all |
0.21× | — | — |
Common questions about Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods
What problems show up most in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods's city records?
Higher than normal rate of roach and junk car complaints.
Compared with the rest of Columbus, Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods sees roach reports about twice as often as usual, and abandoned vehicle complaints are also more common than in most of the city. The full category table above compares every complaint type against the citywide rate.
What is the housing like in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods?
Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods is mostly mid-century doubles and smaller apartment buildings (built in the 1940s to 1970s), about half of them rented. About two in three homes in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods were built between 1940 and 1979, against about 4 in 10 across Columbus. In the 2020–2024 Census survey, the typical renter paid about $1,200 a month with utilities, against $1,300 across Columbus, and the typical owner valued their home at about $240,000, against $250,000. Those are what current residents paid or estimated over five years, not what listings ask today.
Which streets in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods have the most complaints?
Ranked by complaints per address, the most-reported stretches are the 5600 to 5799 blocks of Great Hall Ct, the 6100 to 6699 blocks of Sharon Woods Blvd, and the 2200 to 2899 blocks of E Dublin-granville Rd. 4 stretches stand out in total. Each one is roughly a hundred addresses, so check the exact address before drawing conclusions.
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Are the problems concentrated in a few buildings?
Problems here are spread across the neighborhood rather than concentrated. Reports come from 852 different addresses, and no single building or complex dominates. The most-reported stretch is the 5600 to 5799 blocks of Great Hall Ct, with 62 reports from 27 addresses. For any specific address, run a Block Report to see what has been reported there and next door.
Are reports in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods 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 abandoned vehicle complaints.
How serious are the reports in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods?
13% of the reports for Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods are rated severe or critical, such as sewage, no heat, mold, or an active infestation, against 16% citywide. That is about the same share as Columbus overall. The rest are moderate or low, like tall grass, trash, or a junk car.
Share of reports rated severe or critical, next to The rest of Northland and its next-door neighbors and Columbus as a whole. Lower is calmer.
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How do I report a problem in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods?
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. Overgrowth complaints here peak in May. If that is your problem, report it when it starts. Do not wait for the busiest month.
What should landlords and property owners in Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods know?
Tenants in this area most often report roach problems and abandoned vehicle problems. Scheduled pest treatment between tenancies prevents the complaints that recur most here.
Is Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods safe?
This site does not track crime, so it cannot answer that. It tracks what residents report to the city about property and living conditions. Of the 1,490 records for Maple Canyon / Sharon Woods, 21 are safety complaints such as gas leaks, exposed wiring, or missing smoke detectors. For crime data, use the Columbus Division of Police. For one specific address, run a Block Report.
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Data comes from official City of Columbus code enforcement records (Accela portal + ArcGIS REST API). Comparison figures are computed against the full citywide dataset; "above the citywide rate" means a category's share of complaints in this neighborhood is higher than its share citywide. Complaints are reports filed with the city — they may be unverified, resolved, or in dispute. Categories are assigned by automated keyword matching and may include mismatches. Individual property records are surfaced through search, not listed on this page. Housing figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), split onto this page's map area by where each Census block's homes sit, so they cover the same ground as the reports. They describe homes, not people, and they are survey estimates with margins of error.