Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$235,700
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,129/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
Columbus 29%
Heath
Licking County10,644 residents2 school districts
58
C
Suburbgrade score
15th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
58
Columbus median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Heath is like to live in, by category
Bars show Heath against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Within-state proficiency64th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio17.1
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate90%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index85
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.27%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Mean commute23.7 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes65%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 49/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés28
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks9
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 51/100
D+
Median household income$71,917
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment3.7%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations37%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Heath on housing & affordability
Heath's weakest grade is D+. Five suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
New Albany18 mi from HeathA+ 68 B− Canal Winchester23 mi from HeathB− 65 C+ Pickerington19 mi from HeathC+ 62 C Gahanna23 mi from HeathC 68 B− Pataskala15 mi from HeathC 49 D+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Heath
Is Heath, OH a good place to live?
Heath scores 58 out of 100, 15th 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 Heath expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $235,700, 22% below the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.27%. $1,129/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Heath?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Heath sit at the 64th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 17.1 student–teacher ratio. Heath is served by Heath City and Lakewood Local School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Heath?
The mean commute is 23.7 min, with 65% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Heath?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 28 restaurants and cafés and 9 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Heath old or new?
The median home in Heath was built in 1982 — close to 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. 67% 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.