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What's reported in Marion-Franklin

The read computed from 603 reports · JAN 2025 – JUL 2026

Compared with the rest of Columbus, Marion-Franklin sees more abandoned vehicle 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.

1.3×
Vehicles
vs citywide rate
Increasing
2026 vs same months 2025
+46% so far this year
Mixed
Where problems sit
top 10 addresses = 15% of reports

What gets reported in Marion-Franklin

Every complaint category with at least five reports here, compared against the citywide rate. The month cells show when each problem is usually reported, January through December.
All reports by month latest month: 35
35 JAN '25 JUL '26
Category By month · Jan – Dec Trend · 2026 vs 2025 vs citywide
Vehicles
95 reports · 15.8% of all
 January · 8%February · 7%March · 6%April · 6%May · 16%June · 18%July · 16%August · 6%September · 4%October · 4%November · 6%December · 1% → Steady 1.3×
Rats
35 reports · 5.8% of all
 — — 1.2×
Vacant Structure
49 reports · 8.1% of all
 January · 0%February · 16%March · 8%April · 8%May · 22%June · 10%July · 14%August · 0%September · 0%October · 6%November · 10%December · 4% — 1.2×
Encampment
11 reports · 1.8% of all
 — — 1.1×
Pest / Rodent
46 reports · 7.6% of all
 January · 2%February · 7%March · 4%April · 4%May · 9%June · 39%July · 13%August · 2%September · 7%October · 7%November · 2%December · 4% — 1.1×
Trash
130 reports · 21.6% of all
 January · 6%February · 14%March · 14%April · 14%May · 15%June · 13%July · 8%August · 8%September · 2%October · 2%November · 2%December · 2% ↑ Increasing 1.03×
Overgrowth
276 reports · 45.8% of all
 January · 3%February · 7%March · 7%April · 10%May · 22%June · 22%July · 14%August · 7%September · 3%October · 1%November · 2%December · 1% ↑ Increasing 1.03×
Noise
7 reports · 1.2% of all
 — — 0.99×
Mold / Water Damage
12 reports · 2.0% of all
 — — 0.73×
Safety
6 reports · 1.0% of all
 — — 0.59×
Management Negligence
11 reports · 1.8% of all
 — — 0.48×
HVAC / Utilities
5 reports · 0.8% of all
 — — 0.33×

Where complaints are filed in Marion-Franklin

Each dot is one report. Color shows severity — olive (low) to red (critical). Click any dot for the address and date, or open the live map to filter, search, and zoom in.
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How Marion-Franklin ranks

Rankings compare rates, not raw counts, so bigger neighborhoods don't automatically top the list. Only rankings near the top or bottom are shown.
#8Marion-Franklin has the 8th highest rate of vacant building reports of 33 Columbus neighborhoods. The highest is South Side (core).
↓Marion-Franklin has one of the lowest rates of heating and utility complaints in Columbus.

Next door

South Side (core)
4,013
Reports
18%
Severe
Stands out for
Encampment
Far South / Steelton
1,127
Reports
12%
Severe
Stands out for
Vehicles
Driving Park
648
Reports
17%
Severe
Stands out for
Sewage

Other parts of South Side

Each part of South Side sees a different mix of complaints. See how they compare side by side.
South Side (core)
4,013
Reports
18%
Severe
Stands out for
Encampment
Far South / Steelton
1,127
Reports
12%
Severe
Stands out for
Vehicles
Driving Park
why?
648
Reports
17%
Severe
Stands out for
Sewage
Often grouped with the Near East Side historically, but geographically and demographically tied to the South Side as well — placed here for the broader colloquial grouping.

Common questions about Marion-Franklin

Short answers computed from the records on this page.

What problems show up most in Marion-Franklin's city records?

Compared with the rest of Columbus, Marion-Franklin sees more abandoned vehicle complaints than usual.

Are the problems concentrated in a few buildings?

Reports here are neither tightly clustered nor fully spread out. The ten most-reported addresses hold about 15% of reports. 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 Marion-Franklin going up or down?

Up. Reports so far this year are running about 46% ahead of the same months last year. Most of the change is in overgrowth complaints and trash complaints.

What to do with this

Moving

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Problems here vary block to block, so the neighborhood average won't tell you much about one house.

Living

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.

Overgrowth complaints here climb toward May. Reporting early gets a case number on record before the seasonal backlog.

Managing

Own or manage property here?

Tenants in this area most often report abandoned vehicle problems.

Responding to tenant reports before they reach 311 keeps a property out of this dataset.

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Source & method 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.