Best PlacesPickerington, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pickerington, 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.
Pickerington ranks 171st of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pickerington
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.
Pickerington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pickerington ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 89% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of cities
Where Pickerington ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 27% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Pickerington
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pickerington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $127,567, 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 Pickerington's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 Pickerington
Pickerington runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pickerington.
Who works in Pickerington, and how
Work in Pickerington centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Pickerington
Pickerington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of cities and more parkland per resident than 90% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Pickerington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Pickerington, month by month
Pickerington sees roughly 62 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 Pickerington
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 10 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 Pickerington
Schools across Pickerington average an A−, better than 86% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Toll Gate ElementaryA+ · 76% proficient
- Sycamore Creek Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Violet Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Toll Gate Middle SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Watkins Intermediate SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Pickerington Lakeview Junior HighA · 67% proficient
Top high schools
- Pickerington High School NorthA · 71% proficient
- Pickerington High School CentralA− · 67% proficient
- Watkins Memorial High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pickerington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pickerington 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 Pickerington against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Pickerington suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 94% of cities and 21% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Pickerington
Is Pickerington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pickerington ranks 171st of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, civic engagement, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pickerington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $345,757. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $127,567 median income, cost of living beats 94% of cities.
Is Pickerington safe?
Yes, Pickerington is safer than 86% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Pickerington?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 41 with lows near 23. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of cities.
Is Pickerington good for families?
Schools beat 86% of cities, crime safety beats 86%, and childcare runs $1,271 a month.
Compare Pickerington with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pickerington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pickerington 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.
Pickerington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pickerington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pickerington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pickerington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pickerington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pickerington 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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