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Best Columbus suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·24 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Bexley City Hall in Bexley, Ohio.
Bexley$528k median · 18.1 min commute
Schools A−Amenities BResidents inactive
74
Family score
overall 77 B
2
Upper Arlington Municipal Center, Upper Arlington, Ohio.
Upper Arlington$596k median · 19.3 min commute
Schools B+Amenities B+Residents inactive
73
Family score
overall 76 B
3
Buildings on the western side of the 600 block of High Street (U.S. Route 23) in downtown Worthington, Ohio, United States. These buildings are part of the Wort
Worthington$441k median · 20.3 min commute
Schools B−Amenities B−Residents inactive
69
Family score
overall 71 B−
4
Powell$562k median · 24.3 min commute
Schools BAmenities C+Residents inactive
67
Family score
overall 72 B−
5
Dublin City Hall (Dublin, Ohio) - new city hall effective April 15, 2020
Dublin$564k median · 23.2 min commute
Schools B−Amenities C+Residents inactive
66
Family score
overall 70 B−
6
Gahanna, OH
Gahanna$351k median · 20.4 min commute
Schools C+Amenities BResidents inactive
65
Family score
overall 68 B−
7
Photograph taken in Franklin County, Ohio. See categories for more information.
Westerville$375k median · 19.4 min commute
Schools CAmenities BResidents inactive
64
Family score
overall 68 B−
8
Front of the Hilliard, Ohio City Hall and city administrative center.
Hilliard$385k median · 21.9 min commute
Schools C+Amenities C+Residents inactive
64
Family score
overall 68 B−
9
Delaware Ohio - Street Scene Looking S. 05-28-07 By: Mike Sharp.
Delaware$318k median · 25.6 min commute
Schools CAmenities C+Residents inactive
61
Family score
overall 61 C
10
Houses on the western side of the first block of N. High Street in Canal Winchester, Ohio, United States. This block is part of the North High Street Historic D
Canal Winchester$336k median · 25.2 min commute
Schools C−Amenities C+Residents inactive
61
Family score
overall 65 C+
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Bexley (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0); Upper Arlington (Postdlf · CC BY-SA 3.0); Worthington (Nyttend · Public domain); Dublin (Nheyob · CC BY-SA 4.0); Gahanna (Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0); Westerville (Pythaglio · CC BY-SA 2.0); Hilliard (Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0); Delaware (Mike Sharp - User: (WT-shared) 2old at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0); Canal Winchester (Nyttend · Public domain).