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What's reported in S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome

The read computed from 720 reports · JAN 2025 – JUL 2026

S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome stands out for one thing in the city records. Noise complaints are filed about 4 times as often as in a typical Columbus neighborhood. The number of reports so far this year is about the same as the same months last year. A small number of properties account for much of what gets reported here. The ten most-reported addresses hold about 19% of all reports.

3.7×
Noise
vs citywide rate
Steady
2026 vs same months 2025
-3% so far this year
Concentrated
Where problems sit
top 10 addresses = 19% of reports

What gets reported in S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome

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: 33
33 JAN '25 JUL '26
Category By month · Jan – Dec Trend · 2026 vs 2025 vs citywide
Noise
31 reports · 4.3% of all
3.7×
Vehicles
200 reports · 27.8% of all
January · 7%February · 8%March · 11%April · 18%May · 6%June · 14%July · 9%August · 7%September · 5%October · 5%November · 7%December · 5% → Steady 2.4×
Rats
45 reports · 6.3% of all
January · 0%February · 2%March · 0%April · 16%May · 16%June · 24%July · 18%August · 13%September · 9%October · 0%November · 2%December · 0% 1.3×
Pest / Rodent
53 reports · 7.4% of all
January · 0%February · 2%March · 0%April · 15%May · 13%June · 25%July · 19%August · 11%September · 11%October · 2%November · 2%December · 0% 1.1×
Trash
139 reports · 19.3% of all
January · 13%February · 7%March · 10%April · 17%May · 6%June · 13%July · 18%August · 5%September · 4%October · 4%November · 3%December · 1% → Steady 0.92×
Overgrowth
271 reports · 37.6% of all
January · 7%February · 3%March · 6%April · 16%May · 16%June · 18%July · 18%August · 8%September · 3%October · 3%November · 2%December · 1% → Steady 0.84×
Safety
10 reports · 1.4% of all
0.82×
Management Negligence
16 reports · 2.2% of all
0.58×
Mold / Water Damage
11 reports · 1.5% of all
0.56×
HVAC / Utilities
9 reports · 1.3% of all
0.50×
Vacant Structure
21 reports · 2.9% of all
0.42×

Where complaints are filed in S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome

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How S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome 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.
#2S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome has the 2nd highest rate of noise complaints of 33 Columbus neighborhoods. The highest is Downtown (core).
#7S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome has the 7th highest rate of rat reports of 33 Columbus neighborhoods. The highest is Wake Robin.
S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome has one of the lowest rates of mold and water damage reports in Columbus.

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Common questions about S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome

Short answers computed from the records on this page.

What problems show up most in S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome's city records?

Compared with the rest of Columbus, S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome sees noise complaints about 4 times as often as usual, and abandoned vehicle complaints are also more common than in most of the city. The full category table above compares every complaint type against the citywide rate.

Are the problems concentrated in a few buildings?

A small number of properties account for much of what gets reported here. The ten most-reported addresses hold about 19% of all 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 S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome going up or down?

They are steady. So far this year S of Refugee / Hilliard-Rome has logged about the same number of reports as the same months last year.

What to do with this

Moving

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A small number of buildings account for many of the reports here, so search the specific building's address.

Living

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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.

General pest reports here climb toward June. 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 noise problems and abandoned vehicle problems.

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

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Know Your Block tracks rats, mold, no heat, sewage backups, drug activity, noise, vacant buildings, and the other property and quality-of-life issues reported to City of Columbus code enforcement — the stuff Zillow and Apartments.com don't show.

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.