Best PlacesPataskala, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pataskala, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pataskala ranks 426th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pataskala
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.
Pataskala's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pataskala ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of cities
Where Pataskala ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 9% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 10% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Pataskala
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pataskala home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,200, 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 Pataskala's effective rate of 1.28%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pataskala
Pataskala's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pataskala.
Who works in Pataskala, and how
Work in Pataskala centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Pataskala
Pataskala has more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Pataskala and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pataskala, month by month
Pataskala sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Pataskala
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 11 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 94 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Pataskala
Schools across Pataskala average an A−, better than 82% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Granville Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Pataskala Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Northridge ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Granville Intermediate SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
- Watkins Intermediate SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Watkins Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Granville High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Watkins Memorial High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Northridge High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pataskala school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pataskala 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 Pataskala against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Pataskala suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of cities and 20% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Pataskala
Is Pataskala a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pataskala ranks 426th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and low disaster risk, and lowest on internet speeds and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pataskala expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $318,250. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $107,200 median income, cost of living beats 80% of cities.
Is Pataskala safe?
Yes, Pataskala is safer than 89% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Pataskala?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 23. That works out to about 63 pleasant days a year, more than 13% of cities.
Is Pataskala good for families?
Schools beat 82% of cities, crime safety beats 89%, and childcare runs $961 a month.
Compare Pataskala with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pataskala. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pataskala 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.
Pataskala detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pataskala: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pataskala: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pataskala: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pataskala: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pataskala 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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