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For most people who can afford it, yes. Worthington grades A− overall, ranked 166th of 987 in Ohio. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country. The median household earns $127K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $481K, 5.9 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. 73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Worthington, above both Ohio’s towns (24%) and U.S. towns (29%). Its National Register listings include New England Lodge and John Snow House. On civic life, just 8 of Ohio’s 1,560 towns do better.
Where Worthington beats most towns.
New England Lodge| Widest gap | Worthington | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 14.1% |
Its 30 National Register listings are more than in 97% of Ohio towns with a listing.
Census counts: 440 in 1840, 14,786 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1820 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Worthington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Worthington. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaOhio Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaHistoric Crew Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaScottsMiracle-Gro Field
7 mi Zoo & aquariumColumbus Zoo and Aquarium
6 mi Stadium & arenaValue City Arena
9 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 · Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: Adolphus79 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Value City Arena: Nick81aku at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ohio Governor's Mansion: Bwsmith84 (talk), CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Worthington, 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 Worthington.
Worthington draws workers from Columbus and beyond, has less food insecurity than most of Ohio and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
The median property tax bill is $7,785, against $2,822 across Ohio, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Worthington home is worth about $481,000, up 4.2% in a year, 95% above the Ohio typical home. 83% of households own their home in Worthington.
| Worthington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,232 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
9.0 miles of trail in 19 parks and preserves. The trail density in Worthington is 1.6 miles per square mile. The biggest place to walk is Olentangy River Parklands, 183 acres with 1.6 miles of trail.
| Worthington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rush Run Parkland | 1.7 mi | 37 |
| 2. Olentangy River Parklands | 1.6 mi | 183 |
| 3. Linworth Park | 0.6 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Ohio is food insecurity: 5.1% of its 11,121 adults worry about having enough food, against 14.1% statewide.
7.6% of Worthington adults smoke cigarettes. Among 993 Ohio towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Worthington. 15% of Worthington adults get no exercise outside work.
| Worthington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 28% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Worthington | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.1% | 14.1% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 15.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
14,750 jobs are based in Worthington, 2.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 22.9% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Worthington for work: only 7% work in town. Worthington’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Since 2013, Worthington has added 1,139 jobs, to 14,750 in 2023.
| Worthington | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 23% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Median household income | $127,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Worthington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Worthington 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Reported crimes fell from 248 to 189 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
15 within 15 miles of the center of Worthington
About 3 of every 100 Worthington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
7.8% of the town is conserved land, across 19 parks and preserves.
30 places in Worthington on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Worthington.
City in Ohio, United States
Worthington is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States, and is a northern suburb of Columbus. The population in the 2020 census was 14,786. The city was founded in 1803 by the Scioto Company led by James Kilbourne, who was later elected to the United States House of Representatives, and named in honor of Thomas Worthington, who later became governor of Ohio.
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3 towns share a border with Worthington.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthington | #166 | A− | C− | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Sharon Township | #102 | A | C− | — | B+ | A |
| Perry Township | #64 | A | C | A+ | B+ | A |
| Riverlea | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sharon Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Riverlea isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Worthington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Worthington grades A− overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #166 of 987 in Ohio. It grades A+ for health, B− for safety and B+ 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−.
13 notable people were born here, including Maggie Grace and Rachael Harris.
