Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median home value$310,400
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,331/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Columbus 29%
Grove City
Franklin County42,517 residentsSouth-Western City
60
C
Suburbgrade score
14th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by schools.
60
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Grove City is like to live in, by category
Bars show Grove City against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 39/100
D−
Within-state proficiency30th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio19.8
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate87%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index104
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.45%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute21.6 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes73%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi2.7
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés72
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks33
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median household income$93,161
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment3.0%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations45%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Grove City on schools
Grove City's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Bexley10 mi from Grove CityA− 77 B Upper Arlington11 mi from Grove CityB+ 76 B Powell21 mi from Grove CityB 72 B− New Albany22 mi from Grove CityB− 68 B− Dublin18 mi from Grove CityB− 70 B− Worthington16 mi from Grove CityB− 71 B− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Grove City
Is Grove City, OH a good place to live?
Grove City scores 60 out of 100, 14th of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Grove City expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $310,400, 3% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.45%. $1,331/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Grove City?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Grove City sit at the 30th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 19.8 student–teacher ratio. Grove City is served by South-Western City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Grove City?
The mean commute is 21.6 min, with 73% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 2.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Grove City?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 72 restaurants and cafés and 33 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Grove City old or new?
The median home in Grove City 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. 77% 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.