Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 34/100
F
Median home value$192,300
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$973/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Columbus 29%
Newark
Licking County50,783 residentsNewark City
53
C−
Suburbgrade score
18th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
53
Columbus median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Newark is like to live in, by category
Bars show Newark against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 43/100
D
Within-state proficiency38th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio17.0
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate81%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 80/100
B+
Housing cost index73
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.04%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 60/100
C
Mean commute23.0 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 61/100
C
Restaurants & cafés42
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks26
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 46/100
D
Median household income$61,670
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment3.8%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations32%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Newark on housing & affordability
Newark's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
New Albany19 mi from NewarkA+ 68 B− Pickerington22 mi from NewarkC+ 62 C Gahanna24 mi from NewarkC 68 B− Pataskala16 mi from NewarkC 49 D+ Heath4 mi from NewarkD+ 58 C Reynoldsburg21 mi from NewarkD 55 C− Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Newark
Is Newark, OH a good place to live?
Newark scores 53 out of 100, 18th 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 Newark expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B+. The median home is $192,300, 36% below the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.04%. $973/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Newark?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Newark sit at the 38th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 81% graduation rate and a 17.0 student–teacher ratio. Newark is served by Newark City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Newark?
The mean commute is 23.0 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 11% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Newark?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 42 restaurants and cafés and 26 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Newark old or new?
The median home in Newark was built in 1963 — 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. 71% 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.