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The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. Its strongest subject is health: it is healthier than 98% of U.S. towns. Grandview Heights’s overall grade is A−, better than 78% of U.S. towns. It ranks 245th of 987 in Ohio. Incomes are a strength too: the median household earns $118K. What counts against it is cost of living (D−): the typical home is worth about $583K, 7.1 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too (C−) — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 70% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Grandview Heights's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 94% of U.S. towns.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index.
Where Grandview Heights beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Elementary | PK–4 | 340 |
| Larson Middle School | 4–8 | 453 |
| Grandview Heights High School | 9–12 | 338 |
6,536 counted in 2010 and 8,085 in 2020; an estimated 9,112 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 12.7% since 2020, after 23.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Grandview Heights is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 489 in 1910, 8,085 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1899 and 6 maps from 1923 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grandview Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw2 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
in town Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
3 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
2 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
13 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
5 mi MuseumOhio Governor's MansionOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ohio Governor's Mansion: Bwsmith84 (talk), CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grandview Heights, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Grandview Heights.
Grandview Heights has schools in the top 5% of Ohio and draws workers from Columbus and beyond, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Ohio (mostly inland flooding).
Across 7 parks and preserves: 1.1 miles of trail. In Grandview Heights, the density of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile, above both Ohio’s towns (0.2) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Grandview Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. C Ray Buck Park | — | 8 |
| 2. Wyman Woods Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 3. Pierce Field | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its A+ ranks #36 of the 993 Ohio towns we grade for schools. Its A+ for schools comes with a D− for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $583K.
The Grandview Heights Schools runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Grandview Heights High School, with 338 students. Its three schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larson Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–8 | Grades 4–8 | 453 | A+ |
| Grandview Heights High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 338 | A |
| Stevenson ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 340 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Ohio is tooth loss: 4.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 15.3% statewide.
Of the 993 Ohio towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Grandview Heights. The share of adults in Grandview Heights who have high blood pressure: 23%. In addition, in Grandview Heights, 27% of adults have obesity, below both the Ohio town median (38%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Grandview Heights is ahead of Ohio on 25 and behind on 2.
| Grandview Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 28% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Grandview Heights | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.7% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.6% | 14.1% |
| More binge drinkers | 22.5% | 16.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7,071 jobs are based in Grandview Heights, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 5,172 in 2013 to 7,071.
The top destinations are Columbus (60%), Dublin (5%) and Upper Arlington (2%). For most workers, Grandview Heights is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Grandview Heights grew to 7,071 in 2023, 1,899 more than in 2013. Grandview Heights’ average trip to work stands at 20 minutes.
| Grandview Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $118,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of Ohio towns, with expected losses of about $446 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Grandview Heights, 80% come from inland flooding and 7% from cold waves. Federal aid has come to Grandview Heights households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2012. Flood insurance has paid out on 3 claims in the town since 1989.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For Grandview Heights, the typical July afternoon high is 86°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 227 to 142 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The level of violent crime in Grandview Heights is 0.2 per 1,000 residents. The rate of thefts and burglaries locally is 14.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Grandview Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.8 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
At 7.1 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 98% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $9,551, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Homes sold in Grandview Heights spent a median 38 days on the market. 56% of households own their home locally. Grandview Heights’ midpoint rent is $1,750 a month.
| Grandview Heights | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,750 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 56% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
14 within 15 miles of the center of Grandview Heights
About 9 of every 100 Grandview Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Grandview Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Ohio, United States
Grandview Heights, sometimes shortened Grandview, is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 8,085 at the 2020 census.
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One town shares a border with Grandview Heights.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Heights | #245 | A− | D− | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Marble Cliff | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Marble Cliff isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Grandview Heights with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Grandview Heights grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #245 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A+ for health, C+ for safety and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $583,000, 137% above the Ohio typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
