Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Median home value$527,800
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,268/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Columbus 29%
Bexley
Franklin County13,114 residentsBexley City
77
B
Suburbgrade score
1st of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strong on commute & transport and employment & income, held back by cost of living.
77
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bexley is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bexley against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 83/100
A−
Within-state proficiency92nd pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio17.0
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate94%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Housing cost index140
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.51%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 97/100
A+
Mean commute18.1 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes85%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi21
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 75/100
B
Restaurants & cafés71
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks66
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 84/100
A−
Median household income$157,841
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment2.5%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations68%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bexley on cost of living
Bexley's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Lancaster24 mi from BexleyB 51 D+ Whitehall3 mi from BexleyB− 47 D Columbus3 mi from BexleyB− 57 C− Reynoldsburg8 mi from BexleyC+ 55 C− Delaware23 mi from BexleyC+ 61 C Grove City10 mi from BexleyC 60 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bexley
Is Bexley, OH a good place to live?
Bexley scores 77 out of 100, 1st of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bexley expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $527,800, 75% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.51%. $1,268/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bexley?
Schools grade A−. The districts serving Bexley sit at the 92nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 17.0 student–teacher ratio. Bexley is served by Bexley City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bexley?
The mean commute is 18.1 min, with 85% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 21 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bexley?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 71 restaurants and cafés and 66 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Bexley old or new?
The median home in Bexley was built in 1944 — older than the Columbus median of 1982. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 83% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.