Living in Groveport, OH
Groveport is a big small town of 5,900 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 10 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $275k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,900people
$275kTypical home
$1,082/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
24"Snow
210Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,900
- Part of a metro area
- About 678 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Columbus, OH
- 10 mi to Columbus, OH
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $275k (≈$1,735/mo)
- Median rent $1,082/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" 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 (210 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,120 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to LCK airport
- 10 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 735 ft
- 312 mi to the ocean
- 108 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 280 bars within 25 mi
- 340 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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