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A town of 10,859, settled in 1952.
Heath grades C+ overall, ranked 717th of 987 in Ohio, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. On the other side, its police reported 16 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $72K. A typical home there costs about $309K, 3.8 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. Heath’s property offense rate is 34 per 1,000 residents, above both Ohio’s towns (9.4) and U.S. towns (9.9). On history, just 85 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Newark Earthworks, at 55 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Heath’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Heath is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,426 in 1960, 10,412 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2021 and 4 maps from 1909 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Heath, 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 Heath.
Heath draws workers from Newark and beyond, but it reports property crime at about twice the Ohio rate.
7,904 jobs are based in Heath, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Half commute less than 20 miles. For workers in Heath, the share who work from home is 16%. Commuting out is the norm locally: just over a tenth of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Heath grew to 7,904 in 2023, 378 more than in 2013.
| Heath | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of its 6 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. The largest public high school is Heath High School, with 447 students. The public schools here belong to the Heath City school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 394 | B+ |
| Heath High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 447 | B |
| Stevenson Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 388 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
5.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails for Heath comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Heath | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heath Community Park | 1.7 mi | 51 |
| 2. Newark Earthworks | 1.2 mi | 55 |
| 3. Hobak Park | 0.6 mi | 52 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Property crime runs at 34 per 1,000 residents, about twice the Ohio rate, most of it theft. Reported crimes fell from 456 to 387 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Heath’s violent crime rate is 1.5 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
37 flood insurance claims have been paid in Heath since 1979. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. 64% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 13%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Heath after 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Heath typically sold within 76 days of listing. Values rose 4.5% in the 12 months to September 2026. Homes in Heath sold for 98.4% of their list price on average.
| Heath | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,129 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 20°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Heath is growing: up 3.9% since 2020, to 10,859 residents (2025 estimate). 23% of residents are 65 or older locally. Four-year graduates: nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older here, 32% across Ohio.
| Heath | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.2 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 24% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Heath | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.1% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.9% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.9% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.2% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The share of adults in Heath who worry about having enough food: 11%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Heath beats Ohio on 4 and trails on 1.
| Heath | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 26% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Heath | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.5% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Heath. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
31 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
37 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
5 mi Ancient siteAlligator Effigy Mound
31 mi Stadium & arenaValue City ArenaOhio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Historic Crew Stadium: Rick Dikeman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · ScottsMiracle-Gro Field: Nova Crystallis, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Alligator Effigy Mound: Rev. Stephen D. Peet, editor, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain
3 within 15 miles of the center of Heath
About 3 of every 100 Heath residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
Heath is a city in Licking County, Ohio, United States, and is located approximately 30 mi (48 km) east of Columbus. The population was 10,412 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
5 towns share a border with Heath.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath | #717 | C+ | B | D | B | B− |
| Newark | #789 | C | A− | C | C+ | C− |
| Union Township | #308 | B+ | B− | — | A | B− |
| Licking Township | #582 | B− | C+ | — | B− | B− |
| Madison Township | #516 | B | B | — | B− | C+ |
| Franklin Township | — | — | B | — | B− | B− |
Franklin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township, Licking Township, Madison Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Heath with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Heath grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #717 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B− for health, D for safety and B for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
