Roaches in Columbus, Ohio

This page maps every roach report filed with the City of Columbus, Ohio: cases where a tenant or neighbor reported cockroaches in a home or building.

Renting or buying

Renting or about to?

Roaches travel between units, so one clean apartment in a treated building can still get them back. Ask what was treated, when, and whether the whole building was done.

Ask specifically about treatment between tenants. A unit that sat empty untreated is the common handoff.

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Right now

Dealing with it right now?

Report it to 311 with the address and unit. In multi-unit buildings the landlord is responsible for treatment, and spot-spraying one unit rarely ends it.

Keep the report on record even if you treat it yourself. The public record is how the next tenant finds out.

Owners

Landlord or property manager?

Whole-building treatment between tenancies prevents the reports that recur most. Unit-by-unit spraying moves roaches, it does not remove them.

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Is your building or block already on record for roaches?

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579 roach reports across Columbus, plus about 81,000 complaints of every kind, plotted block by block.

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Where it's most reported

Neighborhoods ranked by rate, meaning each category's share of the neighborhood's reports against its citywide share, so big neighborhoods don't win just for being big. Only rates with enough reports behind them are listed.
#1Eastmoor2.8×17 reports #2Victorian Village2.4×10 reports #3Tamarack / Red Robin2.2×24 reports #4Lincoln Village2.2×30 reports #5Beechwold1.8×15 reports

For contrast, rates run lowest in Far South / Steelton among the busiest areas.

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Often reported with

What else shows up at the same addresses. Address-level comparison, so this reads as a building-quality signal, not a coincidence of one phone call.
Landlord and management complaintsAddresses with roach reports are about six times as likely to also have landlord complaints reports on file.→ Mold and water damageAddresses with roach reports are about five times as likely to also have mold and water damage reports on file.→ Smoke detectors and fire hazardsAddresses with roach reports are about four times as likely to also have fire safety reports on file.→ No heat and shut-off utilitiesAddresses with roach reports are about three times as likely to also have heat and utility reports on file.→

When it gets reported

Share of the year's reports landing in each month. Each year is scaled to its own level before months are averaged, so a year with more reports, or a change in how the city takes them in, does not tilt the shape.
January · 5% of the year's reportsJFebruary · 6% of the year's reportsFMarch · 7% of the year's reportsMApril · 6% of the year's reportsAMay · 4% of the year's reportsMJune · 12% of the year's reportsJJuly · 12% of the year's reportsJAugust · 10% of the year's reportsASeptember · 14% of the year's reportsSOctober · 9% of the year's reportsONovember · 8% of the year's reportsNDecember · 7% of the year's reportsD

Reports peak in September at about twice the volume of a typical month. The quietest month is May.

All roach reports by month latest month: 50
50 JAN '25 SEP '26

Common questions

How do I report roaches in Columbus?

Call 311 or file through the Columbus 311 app or columbus.gov. Include the address and unit number. In multi-unit buildings the landlord is responsible for treatment. The step-by-step reporting guide →

Are roach reports in Columbus going up?

They are steady. So far this year Columbus has logged about the same number of roach reports as the same months last year.

Where are roach reports most common in Columbus?

Rates run highest in Eastmoor, Victorian Village and Tamarack / Red Robin, comparing each neighborhood's share of reports against the citywide share. No neighborhood is entirely without them.

Who is responsible for fixing roaches?

In Columbus rentals, treating a roach infestation is the landlord’s responsibility, and in multi-unit buildings effective treatment usually has to cover more than one unit.

Looking at a specific address?

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Source & method

What counts here. Reports that describe roaches or cockroach infestations.

Data comes from official City of Columbus code enforcement records (Accela portal + ArcGIS REST API). Reports are categorized by keyword matching on complaint narratives and city record types, so counts are reports filed, not verified conditions, and automated matching can misfile individual records. The data window covers JAN 2025 – SEP 2026, so month-of-year patterns will sharpen as full years accrue.