Best PlacesObetz, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Obetz, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Obetz ranks 16,871st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Obetz
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Obetz's strengths and weaknesses
Where Obetz ranks high
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 95% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of towns
Where Obetz ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Obetz
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Obetz home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,361, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Obetz's effective rate of 1.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Obetz
Obetz runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Obetz.
Who works in Obetz, and how
Work in Obetz centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Obetz
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Obetz.
What the weather is like in Obetz, month by month
Obetz sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 64° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Obetz
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 9 miles away.
The best schools in and around Obetz
Schools across Obetz average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Glendening Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Watkins Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hamilton Intermediate SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Hamilton Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Groveport Madison Middle School SouthD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Hamilton Township High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Groveport Madison High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Marion-franklin High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Obetz school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Obetz measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Obetz against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Obetz
Is Obetz a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Obetz ranks 16,871st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Obetz expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,306. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $84,361 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Obetz safe?
Obetz is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $357 per resident a year.
Compare Obetz with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Obetz. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Obetz represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Obetz detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Obetz: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Obetz: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Obetz: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Obetz: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Obetz detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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