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Worthington is a big small town of 14,938 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 8 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $441k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,938people
$441kTypical home
$1,232/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
21"Snow
211Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,938
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,729 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Columbus, OH
- 8 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $441k (≈$2,778/mo)
- Median rent $1,232/mo
- Median household income $127k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" 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 (153 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,292 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CMH airport
- 10 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 833 ft
- 324 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 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
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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