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Blacklick Estates is a big small town of 8,389 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 8 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,389people
$165kTypical home
$1,358/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
210Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,389
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,443 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Columbus, OH
- 8 mi to Columbus, OH
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,040/mo)
- Median rent $1,358/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (322 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,236 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CMH airport
- 7 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 312 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 67 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,187 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 280 bars within 25 mi
- 340 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+28 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk