Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median home value$318,400
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,286/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Columbus 29%
Delaware
Delaware County44,589 residents2 school districts
61
C
Suburbgrade score
12th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by housing & affordability.
61
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Delaware is like to live in, by category
Bars show Delaware against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 61/100
C
Within-state proficiency66th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio19.5
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate93%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Housing cost index103
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.50%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Mean commute25.6 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes60%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés46
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks49
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$99,786
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment2.6%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations49%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Delaware on housing & affordability
Delaware's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
New Albany21 mi from DelawareA+ 68 B− Powell8 mi from DelawareA 72 B− Dublin13 mi from DelawareB+ 70 B− Upper Arlington18 mi from DelawareB+ 76 B Bexley23 mi from DelawareB− 77 B Worthington13 mi from DelawareB− 71 B− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Delaware
Is Delaware, OH a good place to live?
Delaware scores 61 out of 100, 12th of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Delaware expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $318,400, 6% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.50%. $1,286/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Delaware?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Delaware sit at the 66th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 19.5 student–teacher ratio. Delaware is served by Delaware City and Olentangy Local School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Delaware?
The mean commute is 25.6 min, with 60% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Delaware?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 46 restaurants and cafés and 49 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Delaware old or new?
The median home in Delaware was built in 1995 — 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. 72% 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.