Views of Minerva Park, photograph, 1896
Minerva Park’s story
Minerva Park in pictures
Census counts: 232 in 1950, 2,009 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1896 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
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Minerva ParkOH
A town of 1,950.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,950
2025 Census estimate · −3.1% since 2020
Typical home
$358K
+2.8% in a year
Household income
$131K
median
Median age
36.5
years
Jobs based here
974
Balanced
Is Minerva Park a good place to live?
The best of Minerva Park’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A− for walkability; the weakest is a C for cost of living. Minerva Park’s median rent is $2,186 a month, above both Ohio’s towns ($944 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Only 87 of Ohio’s 1,707 towns score higher on incomes. On history, just 62 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. Minerva Park's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. Minerva Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Minerva Park stand out
Where Minerva Park beats most towns.
A growing town
Minerva Park has grown 53% since 2010
1,272 counted in 2010 and 2,009 in 2020; an estimated 1,950 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Minerva Park grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Minerva Park is from typical.
Jobs & incomeA+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 15% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 11.2 of 20; 1.9% of households have no carA−Open →Cost of livingCOpen →HealthMount Carmel St. Ann's 3.1 miles awayBOpen →SchoolsBeat 62% of Ohio districts on tests and graduationBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksBOpen →HistoryDOpen →Civic life0 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 36.5; 48% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 49 attractions →Ohio Stadium and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Minerva Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
5 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
7 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
11 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
7 mi MuseumOhio Governor's MansionSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Ohio 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 · 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
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Minerva Park: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Minerva Park, and how to reach them.
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterColumbus Public Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Minerva Park’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDirector, Franklin County Board of ElectionsFranklin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code4323143231 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Minerva Park.
HousingCost of living grade C
Minerva Park’s typical home value is about $358K
The typical Minerva Park home is worth about $358,000, up 2.8% in a year, 46% above the Ohio typical home. 92% of households own their home in Minerva Park, where Ohio’s towns sit at 77% and U.S. towns at 73%.
$358KZillow home value
Typical home value
Minerva Park$358K
Ohio$246K
+2.8%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Very low risk in Minerva Park, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Minerva Park.
15risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
paid flood claims since 1979
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Minerva Park
Minerva Park has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
19″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–39°
Spring41–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall44–65°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Minerva Park is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Minerva Park beats the Ohio average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 38% of Minerva Park adults feel lonely.
64%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Minerva Park | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Ohio
11 better20 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Minerva Park | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.9% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.4% | 8% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 76.6% | 79.2% |
Mount Carmel St. Ann's
3.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
More than half of Minerva Park’s working residents commute to Columbus
Most working residents leave Minerva Park for work: only 1% work in town. The median household income in Minerva Park is $131,000. Jobs based in Minerva Park grew to 974 in 2023, 390 more than in 2013.
1%work in town
| Minerva Park | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $131,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 19% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Minerva Park1%
Columbus53%
Westerville6%
New Albany4%
Dublin3%
7 mi
median commute distance
974
jobs based in Minerva Park
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Minerva Park
17pages on Minerva Park
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
15 within 15 miles of the center of Minerva Park
Felbry CollegeUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Columbus1.6 mi$29,731 tuitionChamberlain University-OhioUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Columbus2 mi$19,975 tuitionOhio State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Columbus6.4 mi$13,244 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Minerva Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Minerva Park
Village in Ohio, United States
Minerva Park is a village in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,009 at the 2020 census. The communities of Minerva Park, Bexley, Whitehall, and Valleyview are enclaves of Columbus.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 846 ft
Minerva Park’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Minerva Park.
Blendon TownshipMinerva Park
How the neighbors grade
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minerva Park | — | — | C | — | B | B |
| Blendon Township | #204 | A− | C | B+ | B | A− |
Minerva Park has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Minerva Park reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Minerva Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Minerva Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Minerva Park, OH expensive?
That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($81,945 across the Columbus, OH metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.