Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 78/100
B+
Median home value$595,600
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,588/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households23%
Columbus 29%
Upper Arlington
Franklin County36,293 residentsUpper Arlington City
76
B
Suburbgrade score
2nd of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strong on commute & transport and employment & income, held back by cost of living.
76
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Upper Arlington is like to live in, by category
Bars show Upper Arlington against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 81/100
B+
Within-state proficiency94th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio18.3
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate94%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 39/100
D−
Housing cost index165
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.62%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 92/100
A
Mean commute19.3 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes84%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi8.0
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 78/100
B+
Restaurants & cafés74
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries7
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks56
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 87/100
A−
Median household income$155,167
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment2.0%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations70%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Upper Arlington on cost of living
Upper Arlington's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
London22 mi from Upper ArlingtonB+ 46 D Whitehall11 mi from Upper ArlingtonB− 47 D Columbus5 mi from Upper ArlingtonB− 57 C− Reynoldsburg16 mi from Upper ArlingtonC+ 55 C− Marysville20 mi from Upper ArlingtonC+ 60 C Delaware18 mi from Upper ArlingtonC+ 61 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 Upper Arlington
Is Upper Arlington, OH a good place to live?
Upper Arlington scores 76 out of 100, 2nd of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on cost of living. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Upper Arlington expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades D−. The median home is $595,600, 98% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.62%. $1,588/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Upper Arlington?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Upper Arlington sit at the 94th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 18.3 student–teacher ratio. Upper Arlington is served by Upper Arlington City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Upper Arlington?
The mean commute is 19.3 min, with 84% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 8.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Upper Arlington?
Within two miles there are 7 groceries, 74 restaurants and cafés and 56 parks, which grades B+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Upper Arlington old or new?
The median home in Upper Arlington was built in 1959 — 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. 83% 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.