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For most people who can afford it, yes. Pickerington grades B+ overall, 314th of 987 graded towns in Ohio. The median household earns $112K. It is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns and its schools rank ahead of 75% of Ohio towns. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $418K, 5.1 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pickerington, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24% and U.S. towns at 29%. Pickerington has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them J. H. Dovel Farm and Pickerington Depot. Pickerington's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Pickerington beats most towns.
18,291 counted in 2010 and 23,094 in 2020; an estimated 26,333 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 14.1% since 2020, after 26.3% 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 Pickerington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 157 in 1850, 23,094 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1916 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pickerington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
15 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
16 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
26 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
11 mi MuseumOhio Governor's MansionOhio 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pickerington, 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 Pickerington.
Pickerington is healthier than Violet Township and its other neighbors, has household incomes well above the Ohio norm and sees little violent crime.
The median property tax bill is $4,719, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The median rent in Pickerington is $1,605 a month. The typical Pickerington home is worth about $418,000, up 0.9% in a year, 70% above the Ohio typical home.
| Pickerington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,605 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 77% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A for health tops all 4 graded neighbors; Violet Township (A−) comes closest. Its widest gap with Ohio is COPD: 4.9% of its 16,326 adults have COPD, against 8% statewide.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Pickerington. Pickerington beats the Ohio average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 20% of adults get no exercise outside work in Pickerington.
| Pickerington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 28% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pickerington | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.9% | 8% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.4% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.0 miles of trail in 11 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Pickerington Ponds Metro Park, at 166 acres.
| Pickerington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pickerington Ponds Metro Park | 0.9 mi | 166 |
| 2. Sycamore Creek Park Arboretum | 0.3 mi | 7 |
| 3. Sycamore Creek Park | 0.1 mi | 44 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based here grew from 4,918 in 2013 to 6,743. 21.2% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Pickerington for work: only 6% work in town. 21% of Pickerington workers work from home. Jobs based in Pickerington grew to 6,743 in 2023, 1,825 more than in 2013.
| Pickerington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $112,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Pickerington has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Violent crime is rare: 29 reported in 2025, 1.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pickerington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
11 within 15 miles of the center of Pickerington
About 4 of every 100 Pickerington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Where Pickerington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Pickerington on the National Register of Historic Places.
15 notable people were born in Pickerington.
City in Ohio, United States
Pickerington is a city in Fairfield and Franklin counties in the central region of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a suburb of Columbus. The population was 23,094 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1815 as Jacksonville, named after Andrew Jackson. The name was changed in 1827 in honor of its founder, Abraham Pickering. The city of Pickerington has experienced growth, mirroring the expansion of Columbus and the surrounding suburbs, driven by land annexation, development, and immigration to the area. Pickerington is home to the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, located off Interstate 70. The Ohio Secretary of State certified Pickerington as a city in 1991 and it was designated as the "Violet Capital …
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4 towns share a border with Pickerington.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Violet Township (B+) comes closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickerington | #314 | B+ | C− | B | A− | A |
| Columbus | #933 | D | C | D | C | B− |
| Violet Township | #335 | B+ | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Madison Township | #464 | B | C+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Reynoldsburg | #861 | C− | C | D | C+ | B− |
Violet Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Pickerington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Pickerington grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #314 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A for health, B for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
15 notable people were born here, including Annette Echikunwoke and Arthur Raymond Robinson.
