Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 90/100
A
Median home value$561,500
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$2,194/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households15%
Columbus 29%
Powell
Delaware County14,451 residentsOlentangy Local
72
B−
Suburbgrade score
3rd of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and employment & income, held back by cost of living.
72
Columbus median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Powell is like to live in, by category
Bars show Powell against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 77/100
B
Within-state proficiency96th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio20.1
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate95%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 32/100
F
Housing cost index172
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.90%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Mean commute24.3 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes69%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés47
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks38
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 90/100
A
Median household income$195,495
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment2.0%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations73%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Powell on cost of living
Powell's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Whitehall17 mi from PowellB− 47 D Columbus14 mi from PowellB− 57 C− Reynoldsburg21 mi from PowellC+ 55 C− Marysville14 mi from PowellC+ 60 C Delaware8 mi from PowellC+ 61 C Grove City21 mi from PowellC 60 C Cost-of-living index composed in-house from housing cost, utilities, effective property tax and local sales tax · Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Effective property tax: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Powell
Is Powell, OH a good place to live?
Powell scores 72 out of 100, 3rd of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Powell expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades F. The median home is $561,500, 87% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.90%. $2,194/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Powell?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Powell sit at the 96th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 95% graduation rate and a 20.1 student–teacher ratio. Powell is served by Olentangy Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Powell?
The mean commute is 24.3 min, with 69% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 32% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Powell?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 47 restaurants and cafés and 38 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Powell old or new?
The median home in Powell was built in 2001 — 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. 90% 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.