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Groveport is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, 546th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $94K. It also does better than most on safety: crime is low: it reports less per resident than 60% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 64% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $309K, 3.8 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. 11% of the land in Groveport is conserved, above both Ohio’s towns (3.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 60 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. Groveport has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Groveport Log Houses and Groveport Town Hall Historic Group.
Where Groveport beats most towns.
11.4% of the town is conserved land, across 9 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Groveport is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 483 in 1850, 6,009 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 5 maps from 1925 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Groveport. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
12 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
13 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
24 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
9 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 Groveport, 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 Groveport.
Groveport draws workers from Columbus and beyond, but it has many renters stretched by housing costs.
13,441 jobs are based in Groveport, 4.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 9,712 in 2013 to 13,441.
Most working residents leave Groveport for work: only 9% work in town. Since 2013, Groveport has added 3,729 jobs, to 13,441 in 2023. 6.8% of Groveport residents live below the poverty line, against 9.1% in Ohio’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| Groveport | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $94,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
3.0 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Blacklick Park, at 76 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Green Pointe Business Park | 0.5 mi | 11 |
| 2. Blacklick Park | 0.2 mi | 76 |
| 3. Cruiser Park | — | 56 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Groveport.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
59.9% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 45.9% across Ohio.
The typical Groveport home is worth about $309,000, about the same as a year ago, 26% above the Ohio typical home.
| Groveport | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 71% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,082 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Groveport has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Children under 18 are 26% of residents (22% statewide). 15% of Groveport residents are 65 or older. Groveport has lost 3.2% of its people since 2020, down to 5,818 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Groveport | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 24% | 29% |
45% women, 55% men
About 123 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.1 points). Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Groveport | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.4% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.3% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.7% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Groveport beats the Ohio average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 38% of adults feel lonely in Groveport.
| Groveport | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 80% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Groveport | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with obesity | 33.2% | 37.1% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 67.8% | 62.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
10 within 15 miles of the center of Groveport
About 5 of every 100 Groveport residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
5,363 counted in 2010 and 6,009 in 2020; an estimated 5,818 in 2025.
Since 2020 the trend has turned: down 3.2%, after 12% growth in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
4 places in Groveport on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Groveport.
City in Ohio, United States
Groveport is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Columbus. The population was 6,009 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Groveport.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groveport | #546 | B− | C+ | B | C+ | B |
| Obetz | #758 | C+ | B− | B | C+ | C+ |
| Madison Township | #464 | B | C+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Columbus | #933 | D | C | D | C | B− |
| Hamilton Township | #761 | C+ | B | — | B− | C− |
| Canal Winchester | #282 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
Hamilton Township and Canal Winchester report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Groveport with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Groveport grades B− overall, better than 55% of U.S. towns and #546 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health, B for safety and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
5 notable people were born here, including Dawuane Smoot and Pam Higgins.
