Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median home value$339,600
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,605/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households22%
Columbus 29%
Pickerington
Fairfield County24,477 residentsPickerington Local
62
C
Suburbgrade score
11th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by amenities.
62
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Pickerington is like to live in, by category
Bars show Pickerington against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Within-state proficiency69th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio19.0
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate95%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Housing cost index114
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.40%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Mean commute26.9 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes57%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi1.3
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés29
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries2
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks29
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$111,833
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment3.5%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations47%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Pickerington on amenities
Pickerington's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Columbus14 mi from PickeringtonA− 57 C− Upper Arlington19 mi from PickeringtonB+ 76 B Lancaster14 mi from PickeringtonB+ 51 D+ Bexley11 mi from PickeringtonB 77 B Westerville18 mi from PickeringtonB 68 B− Gahanna12 mi from PickeringtonB 68 B− Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Pickerington
Is Pickerington, OH a good place to live?
Pickerington scores 62 out of 100, 11th 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 Pickerington expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $339,600, 13% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.40%. $1,605/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Pickerington?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Pickerington sit at the 69th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 19.0 student–teacher ratio. Pickerington is served by Pickerington Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Pickerington?
The mean commute is 26.9 min, with 57% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 21% working from home. Transit density is 1.3 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Pickerington?
Within two miles there are 2 groceries, 29 restaurants and cafés and 29 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Pickerington old or new?
The median home in Pickerington was built in 2003 — 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. 78% 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.