NorthridgeOH
7,817 residents make their home in this town in Ohio.
Is Northridge a good place to live?
The weak point is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 85% of U.S. towns. It also trails on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 67% of the country. A typical home there costs about $99K, 1.6 years of the Springfield metro’s $63K median household income. Hazard risk is its strong suit (A−). All told, that adds up to a C+ overall and a rank of 662nd of 987 in Ohio. Set against the rest, it does better than 44% of U.S. towns. On history, just 20 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns do worse.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Northridge stand out
Where Northridge beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Northridge for work
Where Northridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Northridge grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Northridge is from typical.
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Moving to Northridge: who provides what
Northridge is unincorporated, so Clark 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 Northridge.
Northridge has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Springfield and beyond, but it has little public open land.
Northridge earns a B− for cost of living
At 1.6 years of the Springfield metro’s $63K median household income, the typical home (about $99K) costs less against local pay than in 99% of Ohio towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Home values rose 50% in five years, to about $99K, against 30% across Ohio.
Homes sold in Northridge spent a median 22 days on the market. Zillow values the typical Northridge home at about $99,000, about the same as a year ago, 60% below the Ohio typical home. Among households locally, 80% own their home.
| Northridge | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,102 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Top of a low hazard risk in Northridge: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. 56% of Northridge’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 14%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Northridge’s working residents commute to Springfield
Northridge has 415 jobs for its 3,210 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 317 in 2013 to 415.
The top destinations are Springfield (30%), Moorefield Township (6%) and Columbus (5%). Just 2% of Northridge’s working residents have a job in town. Employers in Northridge added 98 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 415. Half commute less than 14 miles.
| Northridge | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Northridge earns a C for health
The share of adults in Northridge who had a checkup this year is 82%, above both Ohio’s towns (80%) and U.S. towns (79%). 14% of Northridge adults binge drink. CDC measures, 32 in all: Northridge beats Ohio on 6 and trails on 5.
| Northridge | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| What stands out | Northridge | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Northridge
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 19 inches a winter. Expect chilly winters and pleasant summers in Northridge.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Northridge is older than the Ohio average
People 65 and older are nearly a quarter of residents (18% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (38% statewide). The share of residents in Northridge who are under 18: 25%. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 23%, against 32% across Ohio.
| Northridge | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Northridge | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.7% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.3% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 12.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Protected land: 0.4% of Northridge
Just 7 of its 1,951 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Northridge itself; its outdoors grade is D.
Northridge has one park or preserve, 7 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northridge Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
National Museum of the United States Air Force and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northridge. Close and well known come first.
23 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
26 mi MountainCampbell Hill
5 mi LandmarkMadonna of the Trail
37 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
40 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena23 mi MuseumNational Aviation Hall of Fame300K visitors a yearPhoto credits
National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Campbell Hill: Analogue Kid (talk)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madonna of the Trail: W. Guy Finley, Public domain · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Everything we know about Northridge
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Northridge
About 5 of every 100 Northridge residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
About Northridge
Census-designated place in Ohio, United States
Northridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 7,518 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,083 ft
Northridge’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Northridge.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge | #662 | C+ | B− | — | B | C |
| Moorefield Township | #710 | C+ | C+ | — | B | C |
| Springfield | #973 | D | B+ | D− | C | D− |
Northridge and Moorefield Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Northridge with a neighbor →
Questions about Northridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Northridge, OH a good place to live?
Northridge grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #662 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Northridge, OH expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.