Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 70/100
B−
Median home value$336,100
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,692/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
Columbus 29%
Canal Winchester
Franklin & Fairfield counties10,170 residentsCanal Winchester Local
65
C+
Suburbgrade score
10th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by schools.
65
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Canal Winchester is like to live in, by category
Bars show Canal Winchester against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 57/100
C−
Within-state proficiency52nd pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio15.8
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate91%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index111
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.59%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute25.2 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes58%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.5
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 63/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés37
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks72
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 82/100
B+
Median household income$131,209
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment1.7%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations57%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Canal Winchester on schools
Canal Winchester's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Bexley10 mi from Canal WinchesterA− 77 B Upper Arlington18 mi from Canal WinchesterB+ 76 B New Albany17 mi from Canal WinchesterB− 68 B− Worthington20 mi from Canal WinchesterB− 71 B− Pickerington4 mi from Canal WinchesterC+ 62 C Hilliard22 mi from Canal WinchesterC+ 68 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Canal Winchester
Is Canal Winchester, OH a good place to live?
Canal Winchester scores 65 out of 100, 10th of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Canal Winchester expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $336,100, 12% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.59%. $1,692/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Canal Winchester?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Canal Winchester sit at the 52nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 15.8 student–teacher ratio. Canal Winchester is served by Canal Winchester Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Canal Winchester?
The mean commute is 25.2 min, with 58% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 0.5 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Canal Winchester?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 37 restaurants and cafés and 72 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Canal Winchester old or new?
The median home in Canal Winchester was built in 2001 — newer 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. 88% 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.