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Greater Hilltop
The city's largest area commission — a deep grid of west-side neighborhoods above the Scioto.
- Landmark
- Westgate Park anchors the heart of the Hilltop.
- City Council
- District 3
- Local civic body
- Greater Hilltop Area CommissionCity-recognized area commissionMeets 6:30 pm, 1st Tuesday of each month · Hilltop Library. Meeting schedule & map
- Zone In status
- Phase 2 draft districts are published and open for public comment through Oct 24, 2026; today the parcels keep their current zoning.
What's in the public record
Recent building permits
6,782 permits on record inside the Greater Hilltop Area Commission’s boundary since 2024.
- New structure (1–3 family) · 382 S WHEATLAND AVE2026
- New structure (1–3 family) · 386 S WHEATLAND AVE2026
- Plumbing (commercial) · 2720 BRIGGS RD2026
- New structure (commercial) · 2720 BRIGGS RD2026
- Mechanical (1–3 family) · 98 S OAKLEY AVE2026
How the Greater Hilltop community compares
The Greater Hilltop community’s standing across Civic Worth’s civic maps. Open any measure to see it on the map.
Ranked across the City of Columbus’s Columbus Communities planning areas, which the City notes aren’t a substitute for area commission boundaries.
- Code-enforcement & blight pressure51.5 code cases per 1,000 parcels · #7 of 35 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- 311 requests resolved within 7 days47% share resolved within 7 days · #16 of 35 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Development pulse (2025 building permits)94.3 permits per 1,000 parcels · #34 of 40 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Rent burden (studio)25.5% fair-market rent as % of median income · #17 of 41 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Digital divide9.8% households without home broadband (%) · #16 of 41 · as of Oct 9, 2026
- Aging housing stock72 median age of homes (years) · #17 of 36 · as of Oct 9, 2026
Zone In Phase 2 in the Greater Hilltop community
Under the City’s Phase 2 Public Review Draft, 20.3% of the Greater Hilltop community’s land is proposed for a new zoning district, across 163 draft districts.
Most-proposed districts (by parcels)
- NAC · Neighborhood Activity Center — 774 parcels
- EMX · Emerging Mixed-Use — 413 parcels
- RAC · Regional Activity Center — 279 parcels
Public Review Draft, Aug 2026 — subject to change. Source: City of Columbus Zone In Phase 2 draft map (ArcGIS layer 808), as of 2026-10-09.
Example Greater Hilltop parcels
Three real addresses inside the neighborhood — open one to see its full civic record.
ZIP codes in the Greater Hilltop Area Commission’s area
Explore other Columbus neighborhoods
See these patterns across the whole city on the Columbus civic maps — zoning, permits, 311 response times, displacement risk, and more.