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Westerville is a small city of 38,645 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 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $375k and rent runs about $1k a month.
38,645people
$375kTypical home
$1,364/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
19"Snow
203Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 38,645
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,067 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Columbus, OH
- 10 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $375k (≈$2,362/mo)
- Median rent $1,364/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (162 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,611 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CMH airport
- 9 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 892 ft
- 319 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 270 bars within 25 mi
- 335 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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