Community Storage & Properties

What Community Storage & Properties does

Community Storage & Properties, Ltd. (dba COMSTOR Self Storage) is a privately held, owner-operated self-storage company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Huntsville, Ohio. It operates four physical storage facilities across western Ohio in Lakeview, Russells Point, Ada South, and Ada North (Liberty Acres), serving individual consumers, small commercial customers, boat/RV owners, and Ohio Northern University students with units ranging from 5x10 to 12x40 and ceiling heights up to 14+ feet. All locations offer 24/7 access, digital video surveillance, drive-up access, and month-to-month rental terms with no long-term commitment.

The company's technology platform is built on Storable's Storedge website and facility management software, enabling online unit browsing, reservation, rental, and bill pay across all locations. The revenue model is primarily recurring monthly storage rental fees (pricing starting at $50/month) supplemented by ancillary sales of packing materials, boxes, bubble wrap, and disk locks sold in-store or ordered online. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through three channels: a self-serve online portal, a toll-free phone line ((866) 942-4933) staffed during weekday office hours, and walk-in facility visits during business hours. Marketing relies on Google local SEO, the communitystorage.com website, SMS messaging, and word-of-mouth in the served local communities.

The business employs 11-50 people and shows no evidence of institutional investment, M&A activity, partnerships, or expansion beyond its four current Ohio facilities. Customer testimonials emphasize clean, secure facilities, friendly staff, and convenience for both personal and student storage use cases. No management team beyond founder/CEO Jason Duff is publicly disclosed. The company is positioned as a small, locally embedded operator in underserved rural-to-suburban Ohio markets, with limited but observable expansion activity in unit inventory and product mix rather than geographic footprint.

Name

Community Storage & Properties

Legal name

Community Storage & Properties, Ltd.

Website

https://communitystorage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Community Storage & Properties (COMSTOR) is a privately held self-storage operator founded in 1998, running four facilities in western Ohio that serve individual consumers, small businesses, boat/RV owners, and Ohio Northern University students with month-to-month rental units starting at $50/month.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Self-Storage Services

NAICS

Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units (531130)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Standard/Non-Climate Self-Storage (HSAKAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Vehicle & RV/Boat Self-Storage (HSAKAGAC), Business & Commercial Self-Storage (Inventory/Records) (HSAKAGAD), Student & Seasonal Self-Storage (HSAKAGAE)

Keywords

• Self-storage units
• Commercial storage
• Boat RV storage
• Month-to-month rentals
• Drive-up storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Monthly Unit Rental: Recurring monthly rental revenue from storage units. Payments due monthly with automatic credit card processing available free of charge. Units range from small 5x10 to large 12x40 with ceiling heights from 7 to over 14 feet.
2. Ancillary Products: Revenue from selling packing materials including boxes, bubble wrap, and disk locks. Packing materials sold in-store or ordered online for delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Community Storage & Properties operates four self-storage facilities in western Ohio providing personal, commercial, and boat/RV storage units on a month-to-month basis. Units range in size from 5x10 to 12x40 with ceiling heights from 7 to over 14 feet, all featuring 24/7 unmanned access, digital video surveillance, and drive-up access. Customers reserve and pay online or by phone, with rental agreements starting at $50 per month and no long-term commitment required.

Product overview

Community Storage & Properties (COMSTOR) operates a portfolio of self-storage facilities across Ohio, offering personal, commercial, and boat/RV storage solutions. The company operates four storage centers (Lakeview, Russells Point, Ada North-Liberty Acres, and Ada South) that provide standardized services including 24-hour access, video surveillance, and online bill pay, with pricing starting at $50/month. The product architecture is facility-based, where each location offers the same core storage services with drive-up access options and varying unit sizes to accommodate residential and business customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Storage Units

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Extra Space Storage: One of the largest U.S. self-storage REITs, operating thousands of facilities nationwide with strong digital rental and management platforms. Comparable as the dominant institutional competitor that any regional self-storage operator must benchmark against.
• CubeSmart: Public self-storage REIT operating more than 1,300 facilities nationwide. Comparable as a direct institutional competitor with sophisticated digital platforms that compete for the same self-storage end-customer.
• National Storage Affiliates (NSA): Public REIT that partners with regional self-storage operators across the U.S., offering a participation model in which small multi-facility operators like Community Storage & Properties typically join. Directly comparable as an aggregator of independently operated self-storage portfolios.
• Public Storage: The largest U.S. self-storage REIT with national density and a mature online rental platform. Comparable as a large incumbent whose expansion into secondary markets represents the principal competitive threat to small operators like Community Storage & Properties.

Direct peers

• StorageMart: Privately held, multi-site self-storage operator with locations across the U.S. and Canada, including smaller markets. Closely comparable as an owner-operated peer using online reservation, month-to-month rentals, and a similar mix of personal, business, and vehicle storage.
• Devon Self Storage: Operator of dozens of self-storage facilities primarily in the Midwest and Southeast, serving residential and commercial customers with 24/7 access. Comparable as a peer-sized multi-site self-storage operator focused on secondary markets.
• Safeguard Self Storage: Mid-size multi-market self-storage operator with facilities across the Midwest and East Coast, offering standard and climate-controlled units. Comparable as a similarly sized multi-site operator using online rental and a personal/business customer mix.
• Metro Storage: Regional self-storage operator concentrated in the Midwest with multiple facilities per market, similar in structure to Community Storage & Properties' cluster of four Ohio locations.
• US Storage Centers: Multi-facility self-storage operator with locations across multiple U.S. states, offering standard, climate-controlled, and vehicle storage. Comparable as a multi-site operator with a similar product mix and online rental experience.
• SmartStop Self Storage: Multi-facility self-storage operator with a mix of REIT-owned and third-party-managed locations across North America. Comparable as a multi-site operator using a similar Storedge/Storable-style digital rental experience at comparable community scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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