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Obetz's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades C+, 758th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its schools rank behind 61% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $272K, 3.3 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. 31% of residents are under 18 in Obetz, above both Ohio’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (22%). On civic life, just 33 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do worse. Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Obetz beats most towns.
Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church4,532 counted in 2010 and 5,489 in 2020; an estimated 7,342 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 33.9% since 2020, after 21.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Obetz is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 771 in 1940, 5,489 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 7 maps from 1925 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Obetz. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
10 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
22 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
8 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 Obetz, 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 Obetz.
Obetz draws workers from Columbus and beyond and sees little violent crime.
13,188 jobs are based in Obetz, 5.2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 5,324 in 2013 to 13,188.
Most working residents leave Obetz for work: only 5% work in town. 17% of Obetz residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Obetz grew to 13,188 in 2023, 7,864 more than in 2013.
| Obetz | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Obetz is 3 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Obetz | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lancaster Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
11% of residents are 65 or older in Obetz. Obetz has grown 34% since 2020, to 7,342 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Obetz’s median age is 31.8 years.
| Obetz | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.8 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 24% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Obetz | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.1% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.8% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.4% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.6% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.9% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Obetz 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
Obetz beats the Ohio average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.
| Obetz | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | Obetz | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.1% | 7.1% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 20% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Obetz home is worth about $272,000, about the same as a year ago, 10% above the Ohio typical home.
| Obetz | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,379 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 77% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Violent crime is rare: 9 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
10 within 15 miles of the center of Obetz
About 6 of every 100 Obetz residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
Where Obetz’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Ohio, United States
Obetz is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,489.
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4 towns share a border with Obetz.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obetz | #758 | C+ | B− | B | C+ | C+ |
| Columbus | #933 | D | C | D | C | B− |
| Hamilton Township | #761 | C+ | B | — | B− | C− |
| Groveport | #546 | B− | C+ | B | C+ | B |
| Madison Township | #464 | B | C+ | A | C+ | B− |
Hamilton Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Obetz with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Obetz grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #758 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ 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 B−.
