Westerville, OH vs Gahanna, OH

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricWesterville, OHGahanna, OH
Population38,64535,486
Median Household Income$109,404$109,061
Median Rent$1,364/mo$1,466/mo
Median Home Value$374,500$350,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.3%43.2%
Poverty Rate5.6%5.6%
Unemployment Rate4.2%4.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k153169
Property Crime Rate /100k1,5971,656
Median AQI5353
Good AQI Days /yr147147
Summer Highs85°F84°F
Winter Lows24°F25°F
Snowfall19 in/yr28 in/yr
Avg Commute19.4 min20.4 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating3.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.519.6
College Degree Rate57.9%51.7%
Foreign-Born %5.9%6.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.6%+0.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.