Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Median home value$314,500
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,387/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households24%
Columbus 29%
Pataskala
Licking County18,223 residents2 school districts
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
20th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by amenities.
49
Columbus median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Pataskala is like to live in, by category
Bars show Pataskala against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Within-state proficiency43rd pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio18.9
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate93%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Housing cost index103
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.41%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute27.3 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes53%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 5/100
F
Restaurants & cafés0
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks0
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Median household income$92,033
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment3.2%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations41%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Pataskala on amenities
Pataskala's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Columbus14 mi from PataskalaA− 57 C− Upper Arlington19 mi from PataskalaB+ 76 B Lancaster21 mi from PataskalaB+ 51 D+ Bexley12 mi from PataskalaB 77 B Westerville12 mi from PataskalaB 68 B− Gahanna9 mi from PataskalaB 68 B− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Pataskala
Is Pataskala, OH a good place to live?
Pataskala scores 49 out of 100, 20th of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Pataskala expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $314,500, 5% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.41%. $1,387/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Pataskala?
Schools grade D+. The districts serving Pataskala sit at the 43rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 18.9 student–teacher ratio. Pataskala is served by Licking Heights Local and Southwest Licking Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Pataskala?
The mean commute is 27.3 min, with 53% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Pataskala?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 0 restaurants and cafés and 0 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Pataskala old or new?
The median home in Pataskala was built in 1998 — 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. 73% 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.