Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$201,000
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$916/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Columbus 29%
London
Madison County10,484 residentsLondon City
46
D
Suburbgrade score
23rd of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
46
Columbus median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What London is like to live in, by category
Bars show London against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 24/100
F
Within-state proficiency35th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio23.7
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate77%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 79/100
B+
Housing cost index74
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate0.86%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute22.9 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes63%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 38/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés10
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks11
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median household income$60,231
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment4.0%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations35%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than London on schools
London's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Upper Arlington22 mi from LondonB+ 76 B Dublin22 mi from LondonB− 70 B− Hilliard18 mi from LondonC+ 68 B− Marysville23 mi from LondonC 60 C Grove City20 mi from LondonD− 60 C Columbus25 mi from LondonF 57 C− Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in London
Is London, OH a good place to live?
London scores 46 out of 100, 23rd of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is London expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $201,000, 33% below the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.86%. $916/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in London?
Schools grade F. The districts serving London sit at the 35th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 77% graduation rate and a 23.7 student–teacher ratio. London is served by London City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from London?
The mean commute is 22.9 min, with 63% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in London?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 10 restaurants and cafés and 11 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in London old or new?
The median home in London was built in 1974 — 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.