Ohio Data Centers
Cologix Columbus, Columbus Colocation, the Ohio Data Center Map and Pricing
Central Ohio is one of the fastest-growing data center markets in the country, and the Columbus buildings with space go fast. We get your requirement quoted across every Ohio operator that fits, at once.
Price My Ohio RequirementOhio data centers are concentrated in Central Ohio, around Columbus and the suburb of New Albany, with smaller markets in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Amazon Web Services has put Ohio's planned data center investment at about $10 billion, Google has committed another $2.3 billion to its three Central Ohio campuses, and more than 100 data center facilities and projects are now tracked in the Columbus market alone. For a company that needs colocation, Ohio offers something the largest hubs no longer do: lower rates than Chicago and Northern Virginia, a central location within a day's drive of much of the US population, and direct access to AWS's US East (Ohio) cloud region. The catch is that the best-connected Columbus buildings fill quickly, so the requirement should reach every operator that can serve it at the same time.
Sources: DCD on AWS in Sunbury; DCD on Google in Ohio; JLL midyear 2025 pricing as summarized by GoDataCenters; AEP Ohio data center tariff; facility counts from DCMap. Figures as of September 2026.
One requirement goes to Cologix, Csquare, DataBank and the other Ohio operators that fit, on the same day. Call one directly and it prices you as the only option.
We find out which Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati buildings have space and power at your density on your date, before you spend weeks on tours.
Escalators, cross-connects, expansion rights and renewal caps are negotiated before you sign, when they are still negotiable.
The operator you choose pays us from its channel budget. Your rate is not marked up, and you'll hear back within 24 hours.
Ohio Data Center Map
Ohio's data centers cluster in three places. Central Ohio, from Columbus out to New Albany, Sunbury and Licking County, holds the hyperscale campuses and the largest colocation market. Cleveland and Cincinnati are smaller, established colocation markets serving their regions.
Colocation: Cologix, Csquare, Expedient. Hyperscale and wholesale: AWS, Google, Meta, Microsoft, QTS, Vantage, Aligned, EdgeConneX.
Colocation: DataBank, H5 Data Centers, Expedient.
Colocation: H5 Data Centers, CyrusOne and regional operators.
Operator locations from public facility listings and company announcements, September 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
Ohio Data Center Regions Compared
| Region | What is there | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Columbusthe colocation core | Cologix's interconnected campus, the Ohio IX internet exchange, Csquare and Expedient | Enterprise colocation, hybrid cloud with AWS US East (Ohio), disaster recovery for East Coast primaries |
| New Albany and Licking Countythe hyperscale corridor | AWS, Google, Meta and Microsoft campuses, plus wholesale developers QTS, Vantage, Aligned and EdgeConneX | Wholesale and multi-megawatt requirements, AI capacity |
| Clevelandnorthern Ohio | Downtown colocation including DataBank on Euclid Avenue and H5 on Rockwell Avenue | Northern Ohio enterprises, healthcare and manufacturing, regional recovery sites |
| Cincinnatisouthwest Ohio | Colocation including H5 on Gest Street, close to the Kentucky and Indiana borders | Tri-state regional deployments and recovery sites |
Columbus Colocation: The Facilities
Columbus, Ohio data centers are where most Ohio colocation buyers end up, and the market is built around one interconnected campus north of the city plus a growing ring of operators. These are the facilities a Columbus colocation search usually compares.
| Operator | Columbus facilities | Built for |
|---|---|---|
| Cologix | COL1, COL2 and COL3 on Scherers Court; COL4 on Alta View Boulevard; COL5 and COL7 nearby; all linked by a diverse fiber ring | Interconnection, enterprise and AI-ready colocation; by Cologix's account, the largest colocation and interconnection provider in Columbus |
| Csquare | CMH1 on Green Meadows Drive | Enterprise colocation |
| Expedient | Lewis Center and other Columbus sites | Colocation alongside private and hybrid cloud |
| QTS, Vantage, Aligned and EdgeConneX | New Albany and Licking County campuses | Wholesale and hyperscale capacity, usually several megawatts and up |
Facility details from operator announcements and public listings, September 2026. See every operator side by side in the provider comparison.
Cologix Columbus: The COL1 to COL7 Campus
Cologix is the anchor of the Columbus colocation market. Its campus north of the city is a group of connected buildings on Scherers Court, Alta View Boulevard and Green Meadows Drive, all linked by a diverse fiber ring, and almost every network and cloud on-ramp in Central Ohio is reachable from it. Cologix has also announced a much larger campus planned for Licking County.
| Building | Where | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| COL1 | 535 Scherers Court | The campus interconnection hub, where the networks meet |
| COL2 and COL3 | 555 and 585 Scherers Court | Colocation alongside COL1, on the same street |
| COL4 | 7500 Alta View Boulevard | 256,000 square feet and 50 MW across three data halls on a seven-acre site, completed in 2024; Cologix described it as the first AI-ready colocation data center in Columbus |
| COL5 | 6787 Green Meadows Drive | Additional colocation capacity on the campus ring |
| COL7 | Columbus campus | Direct fiber access to 50+ networks, two meet-me rooms, and direct access to the Ohio IX exchange, AWS Direct Connect and Google Cloud Interconnect |
Sources: DCD on Cologix COL4; Cologix COL7; addresses from Data Center Map, September 2026.
Cologix is one of our channel partners. It pays us from its channel budget, so your rate is not marked up and you pay us nothing.
Your requirement goes to Cologix and the other Columbus operators that fit at the same time. Competing quotes are what move a price and the terms.
COL4 for density, COL1 for interconnection, or a hall that grows with you. We match the requirement to the building before you tour.
On an interconnection campus, cross-connects are where the monthly bill grows. We negotiate them before you sign, not after.
Ohio Colocation Pricing
Ohio prices below the coastal and Chicago hubs. JLL put Columbus asking rates at $125 to $165 per kW per month for 1 to 5 MW requirements in its midyear 2025 report, against $200 to $230 for a 250 to 500 kW requirement in Chicago and $190 to $235 in Northern Virginia in CBRE's early 2026 figures. The size bands and dates differ, so treat the comparison as directional; what it points to is a market that is cheaper per kilowatt, with space in demand.
What drives the price
Size, density and building. Interconnection-rich buildings on the Cologix campus price above suburban halls, and cross-connects add up fastest where the networks are.
What the rate leaves out
Cross-connects, remote hands, setup fees and power above the commitment. Compare five-year totals, not rates. See the colocation pricing guide.
How to get the market price
Put the same requirement in front of every qualifying operator at once. That is what turns a list price into a negotiated one. See the data center lease guide.
Who Is Building Data Centers in Ohio
Central Ohio's growth is driven by the hyperscalers, which is why the region has become one of the most important cloud markets in the Midwest.
Amazon Web Services
Runs its US East (Ohio) cloud region from Central Ohio and has announced campuses in New Albany, Sunbury and elsewhere, taking its planned Ohio investment to about $10 billion.
Operates campuses in New Albany, Lancaster and Columbus, with an additional $2.3 billion committed in 2026.
Meta
Operates a large data center campus in New Albany and is building AI training capacity in the area.
Microsoft
Has data center sites under construction or planned in Columbus, Licking County and New Albany.
Sources: Ohio Governor's office on AWS; DCMap on Meta New Albany; DCD on Google and Microsoft; DCD on AWS in Sunbury.
AI and GPU Capacity in Ohio
Ohio is a serious option for AI hardware. Newer halls such as Cologix COL4 were built for higher density, wholesale developers in New Albany and Licking County deliver multi-megawatt capacity, and power in AEP Ohio's territory is again being connected for new data centers under its large-load tariff. The first questions are which hall can deliver your density, whether liquid cooling reaches the rack, and on what date.
Owning your GPU servers
Air-cooled GPU servers at 35 to 70 kW per rack fit a wider set of Ohio halls; rack-scale liquid-cooled systems need a facility built for them. See AI and GPU colocation.
Renting GPUs instead
GPU rental is not tied to a location, so the right provider may be anywhere. See GPU rental.
Multi-megawatt and neocloud capacity
Large requirements usually mean a prelease on a building under construction. See wholesale colocation.
Building a Data Center in Ohio: Power, Tariff and Tax
For developers and landowners, Ohio's rules changed in 2025 and 2026, and they decide what a site is worth.
The AEP Ohio data center tariff
Since July 2025, new data centers above 25 MW in AEP Ohio's territory pay for at least 85 percent of their contracted capacity, whether they use it or not, on agreements of up to 12 years including a ramp period, with an exit fee if they leave early. The tariff ended a moratorium on new Central Ohio data center agreements, and AEP's data center pipeline more than halved, to about 13 GW, as speculative projects dropped out.
The sales tax exemption
Ohio has offered a sales tax exemption on qualifying data center equipment. Lawmakers tried to end it in the 2026 to 2027 budget and the governor kept it, but new incentive requests were paused in 2026 while the state reviews them. Agreements already granted are not affected. Confirm the current status before counting on it.
What comes next
A bill in the Ohio House would extend an AEP-style data center tariff across the state. For any project above 25 MW, the take-or-pay commitment is now part of the underwriting, not a footnote.
Sources: AEP Ohio data center tariff; DCD on the AEP pipeline; Ohio House on the statewide tariff bill and the exemption; ABC Ohio Valley on the incentive pause.
Site and power feasibility, market studies and acquisition due diligence for developers and investors in this market, in writing at a fixed fee agreed before work starts. See data center consulting, powered land and data center valuation.
Ohio vs Other Markets
| Market | How it compares with Ohio |
|---|---|
| Chicago | The Midwest's largest market and its derivatives hub, with the highest rates of any major US market and very little available space. Ohio is the common lower-cost alternative within easy latency. See Chicago colocation |
| Northern Virginia | The world's largest market and AWS's US East (Virginia) region, at 0.2 percent vacancy. Columbus is a natural recovery site for it, and AWS's US East (Ohio) region is the usual cloud pairing. See Northern Virginia colocation |
| New York | Ohio is a common disaster recovery site for New York primaries: a different grid and weather system at much lower cost. See NYC colocation and disaster recovery colocation |
| Atlanta and Dallas | Larger markets with more wholesale supply in the pipeline. See Atlanta and Dallas |
How We Find Colocation Space in Ohio
You send the requirement
Cabinets or kilowatts, density, region, connectivity, compliance and the date. One email or one call.
Every qualifying operator quotes at once
Cologix, Csquare, DataBank and the other Ohio operators that fit receive the same requirement on the same day.
We compare five-year totals
Rate, escalator, cross-connects, setup and remote hands, side by side, benchmarked against what comparable deployments pay.
We negotiate before you sign
Expansion rights, renewal caps and the terms that move the most money, while they are still negotiable. The operator you choose pays us. How a data center broker works.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are Ohio's data centers?
Mostly in Central Ohio, around Columbus and the suburbs of New Albany, Sunbury and Licking County, with established colocation markets in Cleveland and Cincinnati and smaller sites around Dayton, Toledo and Lima.
Who are the main colocation providers in Columbus, Ohio?
Cologix, which describes itself as the largest colocation and interconnection provider in Columbus, plus Csquare and Expedient, with wholesale capacity from QTS, Vantage, Aligned and EdgeConneX in New Albany and Licking County.
What is Cologix Columbus?
Cologix's Columbus campus is a group of interconnected data centers north of the city, including COL1, the interconnection hub, COL4, a 50 MW facility completed in 2024 that Cologix describes as AI-ready, and COL7, with direct access to the Ohio IX exchange, AWS Direct Connect and Google Cloud Interconnect.
Where is Cologix Columbus located?
North of downtown Columbus, on Scherers Court (COL1, COL2 and COL3 at 535, 555 and 585), Alta View Boulevard (COL4 at 7500) and Green Meadows Drive (COL5 at 6787), with COL7 on the same campus, all linked by a diverse fiber ring.
Can I get a Cologix Columbus quote through a broker?
Yes. Cologix works with channel partners, including us. The quote comes from Cologix, your rate is not marked up because Cologix pays the commission, and the same requirement can be quoted by the other Columbus operators at the same time.
How much does colocation cost in Columbus, Ohio?
JLL put Columbus asking rates at $125 to $165 per kW per month for 1 to 5 MW requirements in its midyear 2025 report, below Chicago and Northern Virginia. Cross-connects, remote hands and setup fees add to the total.
Why are so many data centers being built in New Albany, Ohio?
A central location, available land, fiber, power and early commitments from AWS, Google and Meta turned New Albany and nearby Licking County into Ohio's hyperscale corridor, and wholesale developers followed.
How much has Amazon invested in Ohio data centers?
AWS announced $7.8 billion of Ohio data center investment through 2029, and later announcements, including a $2 billion Sunbury campus, took its planned Ohio investment to about $10 billion.
Does Google have data centers in Ohio?
Yes. Google operates campuses in New Albany, Lancaster and Columbus, and committed another $2.3 billion to them in 2026.
Does Meta have a data center in Ohio?
Yes. Meta operates a large data center campus in New Albany and is building AI training capacity in the area.
Does Microsoft have data centers in Ohio?
Microsoft has data center sites under construction or planned in Columbus, Licking County and New Albany.
What is the AEP Ohio data center tariff?
Since July 2025, new data centers above 25 MW in AEP Ohio's territory must pay for at least 85 percent of their contracted capacity for up to 12 years, including a ramp period, with an exit fee for leaving early.
Does Ohio have a data center sales tax exemption?
Ohio has offered a sales tax exemption on qualifying data center equipment, and the governor kept it when lawmakers tried to end it in the budget, but new incentive requests were paused in 2026. Existing agreements are unaffected; confirm the current status for new projects.
Is Ohio a good disaster recovery site?
Often, yes. Columbus sits on a different grid and weather system from New York, Northern Virginia and Chicago, at lower cost, and AWS's US East (Ohio) region is nearby for cloud-based recovery.
Can Ohio data centers host AI and GPU hardware?
Yes, in the right halls. Newer facilities such as Cologix COL4 were built for higher density, and wholesale campuses in New Albany and Licking County deliver multi-megawatt capacity. Liquid cooling availability varies by building.
Do you place colocation in Ohio?
Yes, across the Ohio operators that fit your requirement, including Cologix, Csquare and DataBank through formal channel partnerships. Send the requirement and you'll hear back within 24 hours. The operator you choose pays us, so it costs you nothing.
Price Your Ohio Requirement
Send what you need: cabinets or kilowatts, density, region, connectivity and the date. You'll hear back within 24 hours with the Ohio facilities that fit, quoted at once and benchmarked against what comparable deployments pay, and the contract negotiated before you sign. If Ohio is not the right market, we say so and price the one that is.
That is what keeps every Ohio operator competing for your deployment. The operator you choose pays us, so it costs you nothing.
Other markets: Chicago, Northern Virginia, New York, Atlanta, Dallas and Houston.
Buyer guides: the provider comparison, the colocation pricing guide, data center site selection, the data center lease guide and data center tiers.
Cloud, AI and recovery: hybrid cloud, cloud repatriation, disaster recovery, AI and GPU colocation and wholesale colocation.
Building and investing: data center consulting, powered land, data center developers, data center valuation and how a data center broker works.
