Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 20/100
F
Median home value$112,700
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$803/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households28%
Columbus 29%
Galion
Crawford County10,339 residentsGalion City
44
D
Suburbgrade score
24th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
44
Columbus median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Galion is like to live in, by category
Bars show Galion against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 42/100
D−
Within-state proficiency34th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio17.5
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate87%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Housing cost index60
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.00%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 52/100
D+
Mean commute26.5 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes70%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 42/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés17
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks12
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 36/100
F
Median household income$52,176
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment5.0%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations29%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Galion on housing & affordability
Galion's weakest grade is F.
Nothing within 25 miles beats Galion on housing & affordability.
Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Galion
Is Galion, OH a good place to live?
Galion scores 44 out of 100, 24th of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Galion expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $112,700, 63% below the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.00%. $803/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Galion?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Galion sit at the 34th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 17.5 student–teacher ratio. Galion is served by Galion City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Galion?
The mean commute is 26.5 min, with 70% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Galion?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 17 restaurants and cafés and 12 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Galion old or new?
The median home in Galion was built in 1956 — 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. 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.