Clintonville, Columbus, OH
What Clintonville is actually like
A post office designated "Clintonville" opened at the center of the district on September 13, 1847, in what was then Clinton Township; the area developed gradually as a streetcar-era community along the Olentangy River, with Thomas Bull among its earliest landowners after purchasing property there in 1813, per Wikipedia's Clintonville entry. Columbus annexed most of Clinton Township, including Clintonville, by the 1950s.
The Olentangy River, which forms Clintonville's western boundary, shaped the neighborhood as much as any single development: six glacial ravines feed into the river through the area, and Glen Echo Ravine became the first of them preserved as a public park in 1913. Whetstone Park, with its bike trails, ballfields and the 13-acre Park of Roses (opened 1952), sits along the same river corridor and remains the neighborhood's largest green space, per Wikipedia. North Broadway, meanwhile, became the informal dividing line between older South Clintonville housing built mostly before 1930 and North Clintonville's later-built (1910s-1950s) stock.
Clintonville today has roughly 30,000 residents, per Wikipedia's Clintonville entry, and Redfin's data shows a median home sale price of $424,852 for the three months ending June 2026, a 1.4% decrease from the same period a year earlier, per Redfin.
Home values in Clintonville
Redfin put Clintonville's median home sale price at $424,852 for the three months ending June 2026, down 1.4% year-over-year, per Redfin.
Getting around
Clintonville is more car-dependent than the urban core neighborhoods closer to downtown, though North Broadway and High Street both function as walkable commercial strips within their immediate blocks. Whetstone Park's trail system gives the neighborhood real biking and walking infrastructure along the river, separate from its street grid.
Clintonville FAQ
Is Clintonville a good place to live?
It's a residential, family-oriented neighborhood with about 30,000 residents, river and park access via Whetstone Park, and a Redfin median sale price of $424,852 as of mid-2026 — generally quieter and more suburban in feel than the urban-core neighborhoods closer to downtown.
Does Clintonville flood?
Housing directly along the Olentangy River or in one of the neighborhood's glacial ravines carries real flood risk and falls inside FEMA's mapped floodplain in places; housing set back from the river and ravines generally does not. Confirm status for a specific address via FEMA's flood map tool.
What's the difference between North and South Clintonville?
North Broadway is the informal dividing line: South Clintonville's housing stock mostly predates 1930, while North Clintonville was built up later, largely between the 1910s and 1950s.
Do I need a car in Clintonville?
Most residents keep one — the neighborhood is more spread out than the Short North or German Village core, though North Broadway and High Street both have walkable commercial strips within their immediate area.
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University District
The University District and Ohio State's campus sit just south.
Worthington
Worthington, a close-in Columbus suburb, picks up directly north of Clintonville.
Upper Arlington
Upper Arlington sits across the Olentangy River to the west.
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