Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 21/100
F
Median home value$159,600
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,145/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households44%
Columbus 29%
Whitehall
Franklin County20,019 residentsWhitehall City
47
D
Suburbgrade score
22nd of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by housing & affordability.
47
Columbus median 61
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Whitehall is like to live in, by category
Bars show Whitehall against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 30/100
F
Within-state proficiency15th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio17.3
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate76%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 72/100
B−
Housing cost index81
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.32%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 74/100
B
Mean commute21.4 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes73%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi14
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 70/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés53
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries9
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks34
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 25/100
F
Median household income$51,759
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment8.8%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations26%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Whitehall on housing & affordability
Whitehall's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
New Albany10 mi from WhitehallA+ 68 B− Powell17 mi from WhitehallA 72 B− Dublin17 mi from WhitehallB+ 70 B− Upper Arlington11 mi from WhitehallB+ 76 B Bexley3 mi from WhitehallB− 77 B Canal Winchester9 mi from WhitehallB− 65 C+ Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Whitehall
Is Whitehall, OH a good place to live?
Whitehall scores 47 out of 100, 22nd of 24 Columbus suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Whitehall expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $159,600, 47% below the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.32%. $1,145/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Whitehall?
Schools grade F. The districts serving Whitehall sit at the 15th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 76% graduation rate and a 17.3 student–teacher ratio. Whitehall is served by Whitehall City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Whitehall?
The mean commute is 21.4 min, with 73% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 14 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Whitehall?
Within two miles there are 9 groceries, 53 restaurants and cafés and 34 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Whitehall old or new?
The median home in Whitehall was built in 1962 — 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. 64% 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.