Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 62/100
C
Median home value$374,500
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,364/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households25%
Columbus 29%
Westerville
Franklin & Delaware counties38,645 residentsWesterville City
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
9th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strong on commute & transport and employment & income, held back by cost of living.
68
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Westerville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Westerville against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 58/100
C
Within-state proficiency60th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio17.4
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate86%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 56/100
C−
Housing cost index114
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.84%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 89/100
A
Mean commute19.4 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes82%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi2.7
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Restaurants & cafés71
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks55
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 74/100
B
Median household income$109,404
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment2.2%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations61%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Westerville on cost of living
Westerville's weakest grade is C−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCost of livingOverall
Whitehall11 mi from WestervilleB− 47 D Columbus10 mi from WestervilleB− 57 C− Reynoldsburg13 mi from WestervilleC+ 55 C− Marysville24 mi from WestervilleC+ 60 C Delaware14 mi from WestervilleC+ 61 C Grove City20 mi from WestervilleC 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 Westerville
Is Westerville, OH a good place to live?
Westerville scores 68 out of 100, 9th 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 Westerville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $374,500, 25% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.84%. $1,364/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Westerville?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Westerville sit at the 60th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 17.4 student–teacher ratio. Westerville is served by Westerville City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Westerville?
The mean commute is 19.4 min, with 82% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 27% working from home. Transit density is 2.7 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Westerville?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 71 restaurants and cafés and 55 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Westerville old or new?
The median home in Westerville was built in 1982 — 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. 76% 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.