Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 68/100
B−
Median home value$440,500
Columbus $300,800
Median rent$1,232/mo
Columbus $1,274/mo
Cost-burdened households20%
Columbus 29%
Worthington
Franklin County14,938 residentsWorthington City
71
B−
Suburbgrade score
4th of 24 Columbus suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by cost of living.
71
Columbus median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Worthington is like to live in, by category
Bars show Worthington against Columbus. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 71/100
B−
Within-state proficiency77th pct
Columbus median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio16.3
Columbus median 17.8
Graduation rate87%
Columbus median 90%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Housing cost index124
Columbus 100
Eff. tax rate1.77%
Columbus 1.42%
Local sales tax7.29%
Columbus median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 86/100
A−
Mean commute20.3 min
Columbus 23.6 min
Under 30 minutes81%
Columbus 70%
Transit stops / sq mi5.6
Columbus median 1.6 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Restaurants & cafés60
Columbus median 49 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Columbus median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks72
Columbus median 36 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 72/100
B−
Median household income$127,382
Columbus $81,945
Unemployment3.9%
Columbus 4.1%
Professional occupations70%
Columbus 46%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Worthington on cost of living
Worthington'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 WorthingtonB− 47 D Columbus8 mi from WorthingtonB− 57 C− Reynoldsburg15 mi from WorthingtonC+ 55 C− Marysville19 mi from WorthingtonC+ 60 C Delaware13 mi from WorthingtonC+ 61 C Grove City16 mi from WorthingtonC 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 Worthington
Is Worthington, OH a good place to live?
Worthington scores 71 out of 100, 4th 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 Worthington expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $440,500, 46% above the Columbus median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.77%. $1,232/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Worthington?
Schools grade B−. The districts serving Worthington sit at the 77th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 16.3 student–teacher ratio. Worthington is served by Worthington City. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Worthington?
The mean commute is 20.3 min, with 81% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 23% working from home. Transit density is 5.6 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Worthington?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 60 restaurants and cafés and 72 parks, which grades B− on amenities.
Are the homes in Worthington old or new?
The median home in Worthington was built in 1963 — 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. 85% 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.