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Best places to live in Greater Columbus

43 places with 1,380,048 residents within about 35 km of Columbus, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Columbus, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Powell (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,972 residents    77
  2. 2Lewis Center
    Ohio, 11,261 residents    76
  3. 3Sunbury (Ohio)
    Ohio, 5,097 residents    71
  4. 4Pickerington
    Ohio, 19,745 residents    69
  5. 5Pataskala
    Ohio, 15,245 residents    64
  6. 6New California
    Ohio, 1,411 residents    64
  7. 7Beechwood Trails
    Ohio, 3,020 residents    61
  8. 8Lithopolis
    Ohio, 1,351 residents    59
  9. 9Upper Arlington
    Ohio, 34,907 residents    59
  10. 10Hilliard (Ohio)
    Ohio, 33,649 residents    57

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For retired couples

  1. 1Powell (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,972 residents    75
  2. 2Lewis Center
    Ohio, 11,261 residents    75
  3. 3Sunbury (Ohio)
    Ohio, 5,097 residents    69
  4. 4Pickerington
    Ohio, 19,745 residents    67
  5. 5New Albany (Ohio)
    Ohio, 9,879 residents    64
  6. 6Hilliard (Ohio)
    Ohio, 33,649 residents    64
  7. 7Westerville
    Ohio, 38,384 residents    63
  8. 8Upper Arlington
    Ohio, 34,907 residents    62
  9. 9Worthington (Ohio)
    Ohio, 14,498 residents    62
  10. 10Canal Winchester
    Ohio, 7,818 residents    62

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For remote workers

  1. 1Powell (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,972 residents    75
  2. 2Lewis Center
    Ohio, 11,261 residents    72
  3. 3Pickerington
    Ohio, 19,745 residents    72
  4. 4Upper Arlington
    Ohio, 34,907 residents    71
  5. 5Hilliard (Ohio)
    Ohio, 33,649 residents    69
  6. 6Westerville
    Ohio, 38,384 residents    68
  7. 7Grove City (Ohio)
    Ohio, 39,388 residents    67
  8. 8Pataskala
    Ohio, 15,245 residents    67
  9. 9New Albany (Ohio)
    Ohio, 9,879 residents    66
  10. 10Worthington (Ohio)
    Ohio, 14,498 residents    66

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For commuters

  1. 1Columbus (Ohio)
    Ohio, 913,175 residents    78
  2. 2Upper Arlington
    Ohio, 34,907 residents    75
  3. 3Grandview Heights
    Ohio, 7,328 residents    71
  4. 4Bexley
    Ohio, 13,654 residents    71
  5. 5Gahanna
    Ohio, 34,590 residents    68
  6. 6Whitehall (Ohio)
    Ohio, 18,694 residents    68
  7. 7Powell (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,972 residents    67
  8. 8Hilliard (Ohio)
    Ohio, 33,649 residents    67
  9. 9Dublin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 45,098 residents    66
  10. 10Grove City (Ohio)
    Ohio, 39,388 residents    65

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For single professionals

  1. 1Columbus (Ohio)
    Ohio, 913,175 residents    75
  2. 2Upper Arlington
    Ohio, 34,907 residents    68
  3. 3Grandview Heights
    Ohio, 7,328 residents    63
  4. 4Bexley
    Ohio, 13,654 residents    62
  5. 5Whitehall (Ohio)
    Ohio, 18,694 residents    61
  6. 6Powell (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,972 residents    54
  7. 7Dublin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 45,098 residents    54
  8. 8Gahanna
    Ohio, 34,590 residents    53
  9. 9Hilliard (Ohio)
    Ohio, 33,649 residents    53
  10. 10Reynoldsburg
    Ohio, 37,158 residents    52

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Pickerington
    Ohio, 19,745 residents    62
  2. 2Powell (Ohio)
    Ohio, 12,972 residents    60
  3. 3Pataskala
    Ohio, 15,245 residents    59
  4. 4Plain City (Ohio)
    Ohio, 4,302 residents    59
  5. 5West Jefferson (Ohio)
    Ohio, 4,279 residents    58
  6. 6Lewis Center
    Ohio, 11,261 residents    58
  7. 7Beechwood Trails
    Ohio, 3,020 residents    54
  8. 8Sunbury (Ohio)
    Ohio, 5,097 residents    51
  9. 9Ashville (Ohio)
    Ohio, 4,190 residents    51
  10. 10Upper Arlington
    Ohio, 34,907 residents    50

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Towns in Greater Columbus