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14,142people live here $60,296median household income▼ 25% below US $955median rent per month▼ 32% below US $191,700median home value▼ 42% below US

What it's like to live in Circleville

Circleville is a small city in Ohio with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, and a growing population. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Circleville deals with household incomes below the national average, larger class sizes than the national average, a poverty rate above the national average, and cold winters.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Growing population

The not so good

Below-average household incomes
High student-teacher ratio
High poverty rate
Cold winters
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Circleville compares

Median household income

Circleville$60,296

Ohio avg$71,389

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Circleville$955

Ohio avg$1,034

US$1,413

Median home value

Circleville$191,700

Ohio avg$214,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Circleville

Based on Circleville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$1,910

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $38,200 a year
41% of Circleville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$38,340

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $19,170
Homes cost 3.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 32% below US

$955/mo median rent

Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $955 a month. Factoring in local incomes, the value gets even better. Money stretches further here than in most of the country. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $191,700. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $191,700 · 41% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.6% county unemployment

Unemployment in Pickaway County is 4.6%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Pickaway County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 29% below US

234 violent crimes per 100k

Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.

Property crime 2302/100k · Circleville Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 9% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

76%

Carpool

13%

Work from home

8.9%

Walk

1.2%

Other

0.7%

Public transit

0.2%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 85°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 25°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 3.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 39% below US

22% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 22%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 20:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (22 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Circleville's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and a poverty rate above the national average. A year of median rent ($955/mo) equals 19% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and anyone prioritizing low crime. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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