Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 45/100
D
Median home value$244,300
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,259/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
Columbus 29%
Reynoldsburg
Franklin & Licking & Fairfield counties41,224 residents2 school districts
55
C−
Suburbgrade score
17th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
55
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Reynoldsburg is like to live in, by category
Bars show Reynoldsburg against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Within-state proficiency30th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio17.7
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate91%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 67/100
C+
Housing cost index95
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.46%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Mean commute25.2 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi2.8
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 64/100
C+
Restaurants & cafés55
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks14
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Median household income$72,972
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment4.7%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations40%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Reynoldsburg on housing & affordability
Reynoldsburg's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
New Albany9 mi from ReynoldsburgA+ 68 B− Powell21 mi from ReynoldsburgA 72 B− Dublin22 mi from ReynoldsburgB+ 70 B− Upper Arlington16 mi from ReynoldsburgB+ 76 B Bexley8 mi from ReynoldsburgB− 77 B Canal Winchester8 mi from ReynoldsburgB− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Reynoldsburg
Is Reynoldsburg, OH a good place to live?
Reynoldsburg scores 55 out of 100, 17th 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 Reynoldsburg expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $244,300, 19% below the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.46%. $1,259/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Reynoldsburg?
Schools grade D. The districts serving Reynoldsburg sit at the 30th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 91% graduation rate and a 17.7 student–teacher ratio. Reynoldsburg is served by Reynoldsburg City and Licking Heights Local. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Reynoldsburg?
The mean commute is 25.2 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 19% working from home. Transit density is 2.8 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Reynoldsburg?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 55 restaurants and cafés and 14 parks, which grades C+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Reynoldsburg old or new?
The median home in Reynoldsburg was built in 1984 — close to 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. 65% 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.