2023 Mid-Year Housing Market Update




2023 Mid-Year housing market update

In the past, I’ve done individual housing market update reports on a monthly basis, but it’s proven to be somewhat impractical from a time management perspective. For 2023, I’ve decided to just do two main updates, one for the mid-year point and the other in December for the year as a whole.

Some changes for the mid-year update format will be that I will include all information January-June for all the Columbus market areas. For the larger tables, you can scroll to see all months.

Top 20 Most Expensive Markets by Median Sales Price January-June

Rank

January

February

March

April

May

June

January-June Median

1

Olentangy LSD: $520,531

New Albany: $921,425

New Albany: $1,112,875

New Albany: $975,000

New Albany: $820,000

New Albany: $788,500

New Albany: $925,000

2

Dublin/Dublin CSD: $519,900

New Albany Plain LSD: $750,000

Grandview Heights: $715,000

New Albany Plain LSD: $899,000

Grandview Heights: $752,000

Powell: $686,255

New Albany Plain LSD: $655,000

3

New Albany: $501,010

Powell: $613,255

New Albany Plain LSD: $684,250

Dublin: $585,000

Upper Arlington CSD: $691,000

New Albany Plain LSD: $655,000

Powell: $620,000

4

Granville CSD: $500,000

Dublin: $590,000

Powell: $612,450

Olentangy LSD: $564,000

Powell: $640,000

Upper Arlington CSD: $625,000

Upper Arlington CSD: $607,000

5

Johnstown-Monroe LSD: $499,000

Bexley: $581,250

Granville CSD: $567,500

Upper Arlington CSD: $550,000

New Albany Plain LSD: $639,900

Dublin: $585,000

Dublin: $570,000

6

Big Walnut LSD: $470,000

Big Walnut LSD: $515,900

German Village: $565,000

German Village: $528,500

Dublin: $580,000

Bexley: $550,500

Olentangy LSD: $540,792

7

Worthington: $467,500

Olentangy LSD: $499,050

Olentangy LSD: $550,000

Bexley: $515,000

Olentangy LSD: $568,000

German Village: $545,000

German Village: $530,000

8

Jonathan Alder LSD: $446,250

Upper Arlington CSD: $467,875

Upper Arlington CSD: $527,500

Powell: $505,000

Dublin CSD: $527,500

Olentangy LSD: $540,000

Bexley: $515,000

9

Buckeye Valley LSD: $445,000

Dublin CSD: $463,975

Dublin: $525,000

Buckeye Valley LSD: $499,000

German Village: $516,500

Granville CSD: $525,000

Dublin CSD: $511,500

10

Powell: $440,000

Worthington: $450,000

Big Walnut LSD: $496,379

Dublin CSD: $485,000

Worthington: $510,444

Buckeye Valley LSD: $508,635

Granville CSD: $500,000

11

New Albany Plain LSD: $430,000

German Village: $450,000

Bexley: $484,250

Big Walnut LSD: $475,000

Big Walnut LSD: $497,000

Dublin CSD: $493,418

Buckeye Valley LSD: $483,900

12

Upper Arlington CSD: $426,250

Hilliard: $438,000

Dublin CSD: $475,000

Sunbury: $462,350

Short North: $495,000

Lithopolis: $485,000

Big Walnut LSD: $480,000

13

Northridge LSD: $405,200

Downtown: $430,000

Buckeye Valley LSD/Sunbury: $438,500

Granville CSD: $450,000 

Buckeye Valley LSD: $489,598

Northridge LSD: $480,790

Worthington: $437,500

14

German Village: $405,000

Granville CSD: $420,000

Johnstown-Monroe LSD: $438,000

Short North: $432,000

Granville CSD: $484,950

Short North: $480,000

Short North: $425,000

15

Grandview Heights: $400,000

Beechwold/Clintonville: $407,500

Minerva Park: $432,000

Pickerington: $427,738

Pickerington: $450,000

Grandview Heights: $455,000

Sunbury: $420,000

16

Lithopolis: $383,000

Lithopolis: $405,400

Westerville: $415,000

Beechwold/Clintonville: $425,500

Sunbury: $449,500

Worthington: $450,000

Pickerington: $406,200

17

Bexley: $380,000

Worthington CSD: $400,000

Hilliard: $410,000

Hilliard: $421,200

Jonathan Alder LSD: $445,000

Gahanna Jefferson CSD: $437,500

Johnstown-Monroe LSD: $399,950

18

Pickerington: $370,000

Short North: $386,650

Northridge LSD: $402,690

Pickerington LSD: $415,000

Bexley: $430,000

Jonathan Alder LSD: $436,000

Lithopolis: $396,000

19

Minerva Park: $367,500

Westerville: $379,900

Lithopolis: $396,000

Worthington: $395,000

Northridge LSD: $412,500

Downtown: $427,000

Pickerington LSD: $390,000

20

Sunbury: $339,700

Pickertington/Pickerington CSD: $370,000

Worthington: $391,000

Grandview Heights/Lithopolis: $388,000

Pickerington LSD: $410,000

Hilliard: $420,000

Westerville: $389,888

Top 20 Least Expensive Markets by Median Sales Price January-June

Rank

January

February

March

April

May

June

January-June Avg Median 

1

Obetz: $159,900

Miami Trace LSD: $145,000

Circleville CSD: $163,350

Miami Trace LSD: $177,000

London CSD: $190,000

Lancaster CSD: $200,500

Miami Trace LSD: $184,500

2

Miami Trace LSD: $162,500

Whitehall: $165,000

Miami Trace LSD: $170,750

Lancaster CSD: $183,500

Whitehall: $192,000

London CSD: $225,158

Whitehall: $187,500

3

Whitehall: $169,500

Obetz: $186,500

Lancaster CSD: $174,900

Whitehall: $190,000

Newark CSD: $215,000

Miami Trace LSD: $227,000

Lancaster CSD: $199,900

4

Lancaster CSD: $185,500

Lancaster CSD: $195,000

Newark CSD: $178,388

Newark CSD: $198,000

Lancaster CSD: $224,500

Circleville CSD: $229,500

Newark CSD: $209,500

5

Newark CSD: $205,000

Jefferson LSD: $196,400

Whitehall: $199,900

Circleville CSD: $216,000

Circleville CSD: $234,950

Jefferson LSD: $240,000

Circleville CSD: $228,000

6

Columbus CSD: $214,000

Hamilton LSD: $205,900

Columbus CSD: $229,900

Hamilton LSD: $235,000

Miami Trace LSD: $242,450

Newark CSD: $243,500

Hamilton LSD: $237,500

7

London CSD: $215,000

Grandview Heights: $209,500

Hamilton LSD: $249,000

Groveport Madison LSD: $235,500

Hamilton LSD: $250,000

Hamilton LSD: $245,000

Jefferson LSD: $238,000

8

Hamilton LSD: $217,000

Newark CSD: $217,500

Groveport Madison LSD: $250,000

Jefferson LSD: $250,425

Columbus CSD: $255,000

Whitehall: $245,900

London CSD: $240,158

9

Jefferson LSD: $223,500

Minerva Park: $223,000

Jefferson LSD: $255,000

Columbus CSD: $255,000

Obetz: $268,000

Obetz: $250,000

Columbus CSD: $243,000

10

Groveport Madison LSD: $225,000

London CSD: $224,038

Columbus/Reynoldsburg CSD: $255,000

London CSD: $257,500

Groveport Madison LSD: $270,000

Groveport Madison LSD: $261,500

Groveport Madison LSD: $250,000

11

Columbus: $230,000

Columbus CSD: $231,750

South-Western CSD: $285,000

Columbus: $270,000

Columbus: $280,000

Columbus CSD: $265,000

Columbus: $265,000

12

Reynoldsburg CSD: $240,000

Groveport Madison LSD: $243,500

Blacklick: $317,000

Obetz: $285,000

South-Wester CSD: $300,000

Reynoldsburg CSD: $270,000

Obetz: $276,000

13

Circleville CSD: $249,900

Columbus: $250,000

Gahanna: $317,049

South-Western CSD: $287,950

Minerva Park: $300,500

Columbus: $283,500

South-Western CSD: $287,000

14

South-Western CSD: $263,500

Circleville CSD: $250,000

Delaware CSD: $322,500

Marysville CSD: $300,000

Reynoldsburg CSD: $313,000

South-Western CSD: $300,000

Marysville CSD: $322,000

15

Worthington CSD: $273,500

South-Western CSD: $260,000

Marysville CSD: $325,000

Blacklick: $309,500

Canal Winchester CSD: $320,000

Marysville CSD: $318,750

Canal Winchester CSD: $325,000

16

Canal Winchester CSD: $295,000

Reynoldsburg CSD: $293,500

Canal Winchester CSD: $327,500

Johnstown-Monroe LSD: $311,000

Pataskala: $339,500

Blacklick: $348,000

Blacklick: $330,100

17

Blacklick: $299,000

Marysville CSD: $299,900

Gahanna Jefferson CSD: $329,750

Teays Valley LSD: $312,900

Marysville CSD: $342,500

Teays Valley LSD: $348,810

Pataskala: $344,000

18

Teays Valley LSD: $300,000

Buckeye Valley LSD: $302,450

Pataskala: $340,000

Canal Winchester CSD: $325,000

Westerville CSD: $346,000

Grove City: $352,041

Teays Valley LSD: $345,000

19

Delaware CSD: $310,000

Gahanna: $303,500

Beechwold/Clintonville: $343,500

Worthington CSD: $329,101

Downtown/Grove City: $350,000

Delaware CSD: $360,000

Grove City: $350,000

20

Westerville CSD: $324,900

Grove City: $310,000

Obetz/Hilliard CSD: $345,000

Reynoldsburg CSD: $330,000

Gahanna: $353,500

Pataskala: $367,500

Delaware CSD: $350,500

Top 10 Markets with the Largest Median Sales Price Change Year-to-Date June 2022 to June 2023

Rank

Year to Date June 2022 to June 2023

1

New Albany: $100,000

2

Dublin CSD: $66,500

3

Minerva Park: $55,400

4

Bexley: $55,000

5

German Village: $50,000

6

Upper Arlington CSD: $46,550

7

Dublin: $45,000

8

Buckeye Valley LSD: $41,900

9

Newark CSD: $39,723

10

Lithopolis: $36,000

Top 10 Markets with the Smallest Median Sales Price Change Year-to-Date June 2022 to June 2023

Rank

Year-to-Date June 2022 to June 2023

1

Grandview Heights: -$70,000

2

Granville CSD: -$25,000

3

Canal Winchester CSD: -$20,750

4

Pataskala: -$20,000

5

Miami Trace LSD: -$9,500

6

Jefferson LSD: -$3,200

7

Marysville CSD: -$2,700

8

London CSD: -$1,842

9

Pickerington LSD: -$350

10

Gahanna: -$250

Top 10 Markets with the Most New Listings Year-to-Date June 2022 to June 2023

Rank

January-June Total Closed Sales

Year-to-Date Change June 2022 to June 2023

1

Columbus: 4,526

-19.8%

2

Columbus CSD: 3,060

-21.1%

3

South-Western CSD: 805

-16.3%

4

Olentangy LSD: 678

-1.2%

5

Hilliard CSD: 539

-10.9%

6

Westerville CSD: 523

-20.0%

7

Dublin CSD: 476

-16.8%

8

Pickerington LSD: 367

+4.6%

9

Grove City: 319

-22.6%

10

Worthington: 319

-15.6%

Top 10 Markets with the Most Closed Sales Year-to-Date June 2022 to June 2023

Rank

January-June Total Closed Sales

Year-to-Date Change June 2022 to June 2023

1

Columbus: 4,526

-19.8%

2

Columbus CSD: 3,060

-21.1%

3

South-Western CSD: 805

-16.3%

4

Olentangy LSD: 678

-1.2%

5

Hilliard CSD: 539

-10.9%

6

Westerville CSD: 523

-20.0%

7

Dublin CSD: 476

-16.8%

8

Pickerington LSD: 367

+4.6%

9

Grove City: 319

-22.6%

10

Worthington: 319

-15.6%

Top 10 Fastest-Selling Markets Year-to-Date 2023 by # of Days on Market Before Sale

Rank

# of Days Before Sale

Year-to-Date 2022 to 2023

1

Westerville: 10

66.7%

2

Westerville CSD: 13

62.5%

3

Gahanna: 14

133.3%

4

Hilliard: 14

100%

5

Minerva Park: 14

180%

6

New Albany Plain LSD: 14

-17.6%

7

Dublin: 15

50%

8

Worthington CSD: 15

114.3%

9

Bexley: 17

13.3%

10

German Village: 17

41.7%

11

Worthington: 17

142.9%


Top 10 Slowest-Selling Markets Year-to-Date 2023 by # of Days on Market Before Sale

Rank

# of Days Before Sale

Year-to-Date June 2022 to June 2023

1

Teays Valley LSD: 63

162.5%

2

Downtown: 62

5.1%

3

Jonathan Alder LSD: 48

200%

4

Northridge LSD: 42

-41.7%

5

Lithopolis: 37

516.7%

6

Powell: 37

164.3%

7

Short North: 37

19.4%

8

Big Walnut LSD: 36

140%

9

Obetz: 36

125%

10

Buckeye Valley LSD: 34

36%

11

Miami Trace LSD: 34

142.9%

12

Olentangy LSD: 34

112.5%

13

Pataskala: 34

61.9%



Strange Columbus July 19, 1949 UFO




From the files of Project Blue Book, this July 19, 1949 UFO incident seems to have been a pretty straightforward airplane that was misidentified.

Strange Columbus July 19, 1949 UFO


For more incidents around the world, visit the following links.
UFO Database
Mutual UFO Network
National UFO Reporting Center



Winter 2022-2023 Review




Winter 2022-2023 Review

A scene largely absent from the 2022-2023 winter.

The Winter 2022-2023 Review shows that the season was one of the warmest ever recorded for Columbus, with near consistent above average- and sometimes record-breaking temperatures. Snow, as a consequence, was well below average.

The rankings below are good through the 2022-2023 season.

December-February Only
Average High: 45.8 4th Warmest
Average Low: 29.4 7th Warmest
Mean: 37.6 5th Warmest
Precipitation: 7.80″ 62nd Wettest
Snowfall: 11.2″ 30th Least Snowy
Average Daily Snow Depth: 0.3″ Tied for 4th Lowest
Largest Snowstorm: 4.9″ on 12/23/2022
# of 32 or Below Highs: 10 5th Fewest
# of 32 or Below Lows: 51 Tied for 4th Fewest
# of Measurable Precipitation Days: 40 Tied for 13th Most
# of Measurable Snowfall Days: 10 Tied for 6th Fewest
Highest Average Daily Wind Speed in MPH: 23.3 on 12/23/2022
Highest Wind Gust in MPH: 54 on 1/19/2023
# of Clear Days: 6 6.67%
# of Partly Cloudy Days: 38 42.22%
# of Cloudy Days: 46 51.11%

Early winter ended up being the coldest and snowiest part of the season, with every subsequent month getting warmer. There were very few freezing days during the heart of the winter, and despite a somewhat stormy pattern with seemingly endless windy days, there was relatively little precipitation.

The biggest snowstorm was on December 23rd, when a very strong low pressure system and cold front brought heavy snow and very cold temperatures, making for one of the coldest Christmas Eves and Days in many years.

Entire Cold Season: October-April
Average High: 53.8 3rd Warmest
Average Low: 34.5 Tied for 14th Warmest
Mean: 44.1 Tied for 6th Warmest
Precipitation: 19.13″ 63rd Driest
Snowfall: 14.5″ Tied for 21st Least Snowy
Average Snow Depth: 0.1″ Tied for 2nd Lowest
Largest Snowstorm: 4.9″ on 12/23/2022
# of 32 or Below Highs: 11 Tied for 2nd Fewest
# of 32 or Below Lows: 83 6th Fewest
# of Measurable Precipitation Days: 79 Tied for 14th Fewest
# of Measurable Snowfall Days: 15 Tied for 6th Fewest
Highest Average Daily Wind Speed in MPH: 23.3 on 12/23/2022
Highest Wind Gust in MPH: 59 on 3/3/2023
# of Clear Days: 30 14.15%
# of Partly Cloudy Days: 95 44.81%
# of Cloudy Days: 87 41.04%

The entire cold season didn’t really live up to its name. All months except October ended up above normal. Now let’s break down those months individually.

Average High By Month
October 2022: 65.6 44th Warmest
November 2022: 54.6 Tied for 19th Warmest
December 2022: 41.8 Tied for 36th Warmest
January 2023: 43.8 13th Warmest
February 2023: 52.3 1st Warmest
March 2023: 52.6 33rd Warmest
April 2023: 65.7 20th Warmest

February, 2023 had the warmest average high mean on record, beating the next closest year- 2017- by 0.5 degrees.

Average Low By Month
October 2022: 42.7 Tied for 28th Coldest
November 2022: 36.0 29th Warmest
December 2022: 27.4 Tied for 40th Warmest
January 2023: 31.0 6th Warmest
February 2023: 30.0 10th Warmest
March 2023: 32.1 Tied for 45th Warmest
April 2023: 42.0 Tied for 35th Warmest

Mean By Month
October 2022: 54.1 Tied for 33rd Coldest
November 2022: 45.3 Tied for 18th Warmest
December 2022: 34.6 Tied for 37th Warmest
January 2023: 37.4 10th Warmest
February 2023: 41.1 3rd Warmest
March 2023: 42.4 Tied for 40th Warmest
April 2023: 53.9 Tied for 23rd Warmest

Precipitation By Month
October 2022: 0.60″ 11th Driest
November 2022: 2.34″ 58th Driest
December 2022: 2.02″ 39th Driest
January 2023: 4.16″ 28th Wettest
February 2023: 1.62″ Tied for 41st Driest
March 2023: 5.22″ 17th Wettest
April 2023: 3.17″ Tied for 64th Wettest

Snowfall By Month
October 2022: Trace Tied for 2nd Least Snowy
November 2022: 0.3″ Tied for 5th Least Snowy
December 2022: 5.8″ 38th Snowiest
January 2023: 5.4″ Tied for 39th Least Snowy
February 2023: Trace 1st Least Snowy
March 2023: 1.0″ Tied for 10th Least Snowy
April 2023: Trace Tied for 2nd Least Snowy

February’s Trace was the lowest ever recorded for the month.

Average Snow Depth By Month
October 2022: 0.0″
November 2022: 0.0″
December 2022: 0.7″
January 2023: 0.1″
February 2023: 0.0″
March 2023: 0.0″
April 2023: 0.0″



Maximum High By Month
October 2022: 77 on the 6th, 23rd and 24th
November 2022: 77 on the 5th
December 2022: 65 on the 30th
January 2023: 62 on the 3rd
February 2023: 73 on the 23rd
March 2023: 75 on the 1st
April 2023: 84 on the 20th

Maximum High Records
-The 77 on November 5th was a record for the date, beating the old record of 76 set in 1977.
– The 65 on December 30th was a record for the date, beating the old record of 63 set in 1964.
-The 72 on February 9th was a record for the date, beating the old record of 66 set in 2001.
-The 72 on February 15th was a record for the date, beating the old record of 70 set in 1954.
-The 73 on February 23rd was a record for the date, beating the old record of 72 set in 2017.
-The 75 on March 1st was a record for the date, beating the old record of 65 set in 1972 and 1997.

Minimum High By Month
October 2022: 45 on the 18th
November 2022: 30 on the 20th
December 2022: 14 on the 24th
January 2023: 26 on the 31st
February 2023: 30 on the 1st
March 2023: 33 on the 14th
April 2023: 46 on the 2nd and 17th

Maximum Low By Month
October 2022: 57 on the 31st
November 2022: 62 on the 5th
December 2022: 54 on the 30th
January 2023: 56 on the 3rd
February 2023: 47 on the 15th
March 2023: 47 on the 23rd
April 2023: 60 on the 5th

Maximum Low Records
-The 62 on November 6th was a record for the date, beating the old record of 61 set in 1977.
-The 49 on January 2nd tied the record for the date, matching 1997, 2000 and 2005.
-The 56 on January 3rd was a record for the date, beating the old record of 55 set in 1997.

Minimum Low By Month
October 2022: 32 on the 20th
November 2022: 17 on the 20th
December 2022: -7 on the 23rd
January 2023: 16 on the 15th
February 2023: 12 on the 4th
March 2023: 18 on the 19th
April 2023: 29 on the 25th

Highest Daily Precipitation by Month
October 2022: 0.15″ on the 12th and 30th
November 2022: 1.14″ on the 11th
December 2022: 0.44″ on the 15th
January 2023: 0.73″ on the 12th
February 2023: 0.73″ on the 27th
March 2023: 1.6″ on the 3rd
April 2023: 0.91″ on the 5th

Precipitation Records
-The 1.14″ on November 11th set a record for the date, beating the old record of 1.03″ set in 1995.
-The 1.60″ on March 3rd set a record for the date, beating the old record of 1.31″ set in 2020.

Highest Daily Snowfall By Month
October 2022: Trace on the 18th
November 2022: 0.2″ on the 12th
December 2022: 4.9″ on the 23rd
January 2023: 3.0″ on the 22nd
February 2023: Trace on the 3rd and 17th
March 2023: 0.4″ on the 12th and 13th
April 2023: Trace on the 17th

Deepest Snow Depth By Month
October 2022: 0.0″
November 2022: Trace on the 13th
December 2022: 4″ on the 23rd, 24th, 25th and 27th
January 2023: 2″ on the 23rd
February 2023: Trace on the 1st
March 2023: 1″ on the 14th
April 2023: 0.0″

Average Daily Wind Speed by Month in MPH
October 2022: 7.9
November 2022: 8.2
December 2022: 8.0
January 2023: 8.4
February 2023: 9.7
March 2023: 10.0
April 2023: 8.1

Highest Wind Gust by Month in MPH
October 2022: 38 on the 26th
November 2022: 44 on the 27th and 30th
December 2022: 46 on the 23rd
January 2023: 54 on the 19th
February 2023: 49 on the 9th
March 2023: 59 on the 3rd
April 2023: 50 on the 1st

Clear Days by Month
October 2022: 8 25.81%
November 2022: 6 20.0%
December 2022: 2 6.45%
January 2023: 0 0.0%
February 2023: 4 14.29%
March 2023: 5 16.13%
April 2023: 5 16.67%

Partly Cloudy Days by Month
October 2022: 17 54.84%
November 2022: 13 43.33%
December 2022: 10 32.26%
January 2023: 13 41.94%
February 2023: 15 53.57%
March 2023: 15 48.39%
April 2023: 12 40.0%

Cloudy Days by Month
October 2022: 6 19.35%
November 2022: 11 36.67%
December 2022: 19 61.29%
January 2023: 18 58.06%
February 2023: 9 32.14%
March 2023: 11 35.48%
April 2023: 13 43.33%



Cool Link Ohio Movie Locations




Ohio movie locations

The history of Ohio movie locations begins long before any movies were ever even filmed, let alone before movies as entertainment were ever a thing. Daeida Wilcox Beveridge was born in Hicksville in 1861. She went to school both in Hicksville and Canton and spent her formative years in the area. After marrying Harvey Wilcox, the couple moved around a bit before ending up in Southern California in 1886. There, they purchased a 200-acre ranch outside LA.

The following year, in 1887, the couple started to subdivide their land in order to lay out a brand new town. The town’s name was Hollywood, a name they supposedly came up with while visiting family in Ohio. Daeida may have gotten the name from what a Chicago friend called her country estate, but this is not the only legend around the name, so who knows how true it is. In any case, it was Daeida who helped name many of the city’s most famous streets, including Sunset Boulevard.

Until her death in 1914, Daeida spent her life promoting her new city, and she was instrumental in helping the city gain many of its amenities. This included the nascent focus on the arts. By the end of her life, she was known as the Mother of Hollywood, and she is now a part of the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame.

Despite all of this, Ohio has only occasionally been the location for movie shoots, though that seems to be increasing in recent years with several high-profile projects filming around the state. The link of the day is a site that gives maps, photos and other information on movie locations around the state. Take a look and remember that Ohio helped give the world the movies that they enjoy (not to mention native Ohioan Thomas Edison’s contributions to cameras, lighting and sound).

https://movie-locations.com/places/usa/ohio.php

Random Columbus Photos 11

Photo Location: Intersection of McKinley Avenue and North Souder Avenue, looking west.
Photo Date: March, 1913
Photo History: The Great Flood of 1913 was the most devastating and deadly flood in Ohio history. 6″-12″ of rain fell between March 23-27, 1913 as two weather systems followed one after the other. Most of the rain fell across the headwaters of major rivers, including the Scioto. The subsequent flood destroyed levees in Columbus and flooded parts of Franklinton- among other areas- with up to 17′ of water with a record crest. The entire riverfront suffered heavy damage with hundreds of buildings damaged or destroyed. 100 people were reportedly killed around the city. Floods like 1913- and later in 1959- eventually led to the federal government limiting new development and investment in Franklinton, which caused it to decline for decades. It wasn’t until 2004 with the completion of the Franklinton floodwall that those limitations were lifted.
Random Columbus photos 11 Columbus, Ohio Flood of 1913

The same view today.

Columbus wasn’t the only victim of this great flood. Virtually every major city saw some significant impact, but Dayton arguably got it much worse than any other.