THE SEARCH LEDGER · COLUMBUS, OHIO · REAL ESTATE
Every month Columbus types 71,310 real estate searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in MAR and lowest in DEC.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Real Estate category in Columbus — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.
The 20 highest-volume of 124 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “realtor near me” at $16.57.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apartments near me | 27,100 | $2.44 | 41 | transactional |
| 2 | homes for sale columbus | 6,600 | $1.22 | 17 | transactional |
| 3 | realtor com columbus | 6,600 | $0.37 | 8 | commercial |
| 4 | columbus homes for sale | 5,400 | $1.13 | 15 | transactional |
| 5 | homes for sale near me | 3,600 | $0.57 | 63 | transactional |
| 6 | columbus realtors | 1,900 | $8.02 | 18 | commercial |
| 7 | homes for sale gahanna | 1,900 | $0.60 | 0 | transactional |
| 8 | condominiums for sale in columbus ohio | 1,900 | $1.24 | informational | |
| 9 | clintonville homes for sale | 1,300 | $0.45 | 0 | transactional |
| 10 | apartments columbus | 880 | $3.15 | 19 | commercial |
| 11 | german village homes for sale | 720 | $0.57 | 0 | transactional |
| 12 | mobile homes for sale columbus ohio | 720 | $0.79 | 0 | transactional |
| 13 | realtor near me | 720 | $16.57 | 65 | transactional |
| 14 | homes for sale 43229 | 590 | $0.30 | 0 | transactional |
| 15 | columbus real estate agent | 480 | $5.52 | 11 | commercial |
| 16 | homes for sale 43230 | 480 | $0.29 | 0 | transactional |
| 17 | homes for sale 43214 | 480 | $0.33 | 0 | transactional |
| 18 | homes for sale 43219 | 390 | $0.49 | 0 | transactional |
| 19 | homes for sale in 43081 | 390 | $1.14 | 0 | transactional |
| 20 | homes for sale 43228 | 390 | $0.36 | 0 | transactional |
SRC: DataForSEO, Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are Google Ads twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.
Live position tracking for the tracked keyword in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.
The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.
| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Gardens | 4.5 ★ | 1,973 | Apartment rental agency | YES |
| #2 | LVQ Apartments | 4.5 ★ | 465 | Apartment building | YES |
| #3 | Grandview Apartments | 3.7 ★ | 337 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #4 | Highpoint On Columbus Commons | 4.7 ★ | 333 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #5 | Lennox Flats | 4.5 ★ | 278 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #6 | Grant Park Apartments | 4.3 ★ | 265 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #7 | Industry Columbus | 3.7 ★ | 247 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #8 | LC RiverSouth | 4.3 ★ | 241 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #9 | Hilliard Village Apartments & Townhomes | 4.7 ★ | 239 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #10 | Sell To Sean - Central City Solutions | 4.8 ★ | 221 | Real estate consultant | YES |
| #11 | River & Rich | 4.5 ★ | 216 | Apartment complex | YES |
| #12 | Heart and Home Property Management Inc | 3.1 ★ | 203 | Real estate agency | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for.
SRC: DataForSEO, Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Columbus real estate results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
What is the cheapest rent for an apartment?
Where is the cheapest place to rent an apartment in Columbus, Ohio?
What credit score is needed for an apartment?
What is the cheapest thing to rent to live in?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.
Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today.
Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.
REAL ESTATE IN OTHER METROS
HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE
Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Sep 8, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Columbus, Ohio · Real Estate · 124 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026