Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median home value$300,800
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,223/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households21%
Columbus 29%
Marysville
Union County27,518 residentsMarysville Exempted Village
60
C
Suburbgrade score
13th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
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 Marysville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Marysville against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Within-state proficiency81st pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio22.5
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate89%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Housing cost index100
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.20%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute24.1 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes68%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 54/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés33
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks20
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 65/100
C+
Median household income$92,619
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment3.1%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations43%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Marysville on amenities
Marysville's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Columbus25 mi from MarysvilleA− 57 C− Upper Arlington20 mi from MarysvilleB+ 76 B Westerville24 mi from MarysvilleB 68 B− Worthington19 mi from MarysvilleB− 71 B− Hilliard16 mi from MarysvilleC+ 68 B− Delaware15 mi from MarysvilleC+ 61 C Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Marysville
Is Marysville, OH a good place to live?
Marysville scores 60 out of 100, 13th of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Marysville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $300,800, 0% below the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.20%. $1,223/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Marysville?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Marysville sit at the 81st pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 22.5 student–teacher ratio. Marysville is served by Marysville Exempted Village. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Marysville?
The mean commute is 24.1 min, with 68% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Marysville?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 33 restaurants and cafés and 20 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Marysville old or new?
The median home in Marysville was built in 1999 — 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. 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.