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Grove City is a small city of 42,517 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 9 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
42,517people
$310kTypical home
$1,331/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
23"Snow
216Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 42,517
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,257 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Columbus, OH
- 9 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,957/mo)
- Median rent $1,331/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 148 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (213 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,454 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LCK airport
- 13 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 850 ft
- 323 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 56 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,145 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 268 bars within 25 mi
- 324 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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