New CaliforniaOH
A town of 1,672, settled in 1850.
Is New California a good place to live?
The best of New California’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes, an A for health, and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On history, just 98 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse. New California has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes New California stand out
Where New California beats most towns.
New California has grown 58% from 2010 to 2020
1,411 counted in 2010 and 2,225 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How New California grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far New California is from typical.
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Ohio Stadium and 35 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New California. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
6 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
16 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
15 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
30 mi MountainCampbell HillPhoto credits
Ohio Stadium: Lectrician2, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to New California: who provides what
New California is unincorporated, so Union County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 New California.
A smaller share of adults in New California report frequent physical distress than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town
29% of adults have high blood pressure in New California. Only 4 of the 994 Ohio towns we compare have a lower share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than New California. The share of adults in New California who get no exercise outside work is 18%, below both the Ohio town median (28%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). Also worth knowing: the town beats the Ohio average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| New California | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | New California | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.7% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75.8% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New California stands out in Ohio and nationally, with the median household income higher than most
Of the 994 Ohio towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than New California. Employers in New California shed 20 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 126. The top destinations are Columbus (34%), Dublin (10%) and Marysville (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| New California | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $162,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is New California’s year
A winter brings about 24 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 85°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
New California faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in New California than in 63% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 72% come from inland flooding and 11% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Harry Wolfe Park | — | 16 |
| 2. Fire House Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in New California sell for about $680K
In New California, 93% of households are owner-occupiers. A home in New California typically sold within 77 days of listing. Homes in New California sold for 98.3% of their list price on average.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about New California
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of New California
About 5 of every 100 New California residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
100% of working residents leave New California for work
Where New California’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about New California
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New California, OH expensive?
The typical home is worth about $465,000, 89% 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 C.