Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median home value$385,100
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,632/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households21%
Columbus 29%
Hilliard
Franklin County38,033 residentsHilliard City
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
6th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strong on employment & income and commute & transport, held back by cost of living.
68
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Hilliard is like to live in, by category
Bars show Hilliard against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Within-state proficiency64th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio16.6
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate91%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 51/100
D+
Housing cost index130
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.80%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Mean commute21.9 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes75%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi2.9
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés53
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks52
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 83/100
A−
Median household income$128,189
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment2.7%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations61%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Hilliard on cost of living
Hilliard's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
London18 mi from HilliardB+ 46 D Whitehall15 mi from HilliardB− 47 D Columbus10 mi from HilliardB− 57 C− Reynoldsburg20 mi from HilliardC+ 55 C− Marysville16 mi from HilliardC+ 60 C Delaware18 mi from HilliardC+ 61 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Hilliard
Is Hilliard, OH a good place to live?
Hilliard scores 68 out of 100, 6th of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Hilliard expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D+. The median home is $385,100, 28% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.80%. $1,632/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Hilliard?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Hilliard sit at the 64th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 16.6 student–teacher ratio. Hilliard is served by Hilliard City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Hilliard?
The mean commute is 21.9 min, with 75% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 24% working from home. Transit density is 2.9 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Hilliard?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 53 restaurants and cafés and 52 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Hilliard old or new?
The median home in Hilliard was built in 1997 — 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. 76% 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.