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1 / 25#25. Groveport
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 5,916
Best places to live in the Columbus metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Columbus metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
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2 / 25#24. Grove City
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 41,831
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3 / 25#23. Pataskala
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 18,049
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4 / 25#22. Etna
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,341
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5 / 25#21. Lithopolis
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 2,344
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6 / 25#20. Columbus
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 906,480
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7 / 25#19. Sunbury
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 7,335
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8 / 25#18. Plain City
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 3,712
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9 / 25#17. Canal Winchester
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 9,659
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10 / 25#16. Huber Ridge
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 4,311
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11 / 25#15. Galena
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,427
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12 / 25#14. Johnstown
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 5,247
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13 / 25#13. Delaware
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 43,168
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14 / 25#12. Pickerington
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 23,828
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15 / 25#11. Minerva Park
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 2,095
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16 / 25#10. Gahanna
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 35,438
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17 / 25#9. Hilliard
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 36,560
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18 / 25#8. Westerville
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 38,543
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19 / 25#7. Grandview Heights
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 8,422
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20 / 25#6. New Albany
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 10,524
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21 / 25#5. Dublin
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 49,031
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22 / 25#4. Worthington
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 14,754
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23 / 25#3. Powell
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 14,229
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24 / 25#2. Bexley
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 13,324
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25 / 25#1. Upper Arlington
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 36,319
