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Pataskala is a small city of 18,223 people in Licking County, Ohio. It's about 14 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $315k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,223people
$315kTypical home
$1,387/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
203Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,223
- Part of a metro area
- About 629 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Columbus, OH
- 14 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,983/mo)
- Median rent $1,387/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (901 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CMH airport
- 9 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,043 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,244 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 295 bars within 25 mi
- 365 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Licking County: R+30 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk