# Real Estate search demand in Columbus 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. BY [SEO BANDWAGON](https://seobandwagon.com/about) · UPDATED WEEKLY · COLLECTED SEP 8, 2026 · [HOW THIS PAGE IS MADE](https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/columbus/real-estate#colophon) 124 KEYWORDS TRACKED Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026 71,310 SEARCHES / MONTH Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026 $132K MONTHLY AD VALUE Source: volume × CPC, computed $1.53 AVERAGE CPC Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026 ## When Columbus searches for real estate Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in MAR and lowest in DEC. Search interest by month, indexed 0 to 100: January 93, February 87, March 100, April 98, May 97, June 94, July 92, August 95, September 93, October 84, November 81, December 71. Source: [Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/) 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. ## What Columbus pays per click for real estate 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 | Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are [Google Ads](https://ads.google.com/home/tools/keyword-planner/) twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored. ## Who owns the Columbus real estate results Live position tracking for the tracked keyword in this vertical — who Google puts in the [map pack](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-pack), and who holds page one. apartments near me 27,100/mo · $2.44 CPC · difficulty 41 MAP PACK - 1 Highpoint On Columbus Commons 4.7★ 333 - 2 80 on the Commons 4.2★ 79 - 3 LC RiverSouth 4.3★ 241 ORGANIC TOP 5 - 1 apartments.com - 2 zillow.com - 3 apartmentlist.com - 4 peakpropertygroup.com - 5 apartmentfinder.com Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), 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 real estate businesses competing in Columbus 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 | Source: [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) listings, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim. ## Real Estate brands Columbus searches by name 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. condos for sale 43235 90/mo cutler real estate columbus 70/mo 43212 real estate 40/mo 43085 real estate 30/mo roost real estate columbus 20/mo columbus division of real estate 20/mo 43209 real estate 20/mo 43214 real estate 20/mo Source: [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set. ## What Columbus asks about real estate 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? Source: Google People Also Ask, [DataForSEO](https://dataforseo.com/), Columbus metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here. ## Rank for these searches Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today. [SCAN YOUR SITE FREE](https://seobandwagon.com/#scan) [Real estate SEO](https://seobandwagon.com/real-estate-seo) ## More Columbus search data Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand. 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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 Collected and published by [SEO Bandwagon](https://seobandwagon.com/about), tracking [local search](https://seobandwagon.com/seo-glossary#local-search) since 2010. These 124 real estate keywords come from the same weekly sweep as [Google Business Profile Benchmarks](https://seobandwagon.com/research/gbp-benchmarks), whose method and verification are published in full. If a number here is wrong, [tell us](https://seobandwagon.com/contact). --- Canonical page: https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo/columbus/real-estate Every metro: https://seobandwagon.com/local-seo#cities Data reuse license: https://seobandwagon.com/data-license Site overview for agents: https://seobandwagon.com/llms.txt · API docs: https://seobandwagon.com/docs/api