What it's like to live in Marysville
Marysville is a small city in Ohio with rent below the national average, unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, and crime rates well below the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Marysville deals with larger class sizes than the national average and cold winters.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Low unemployment
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Low crime rates
- Fast-growing population
The not so good
- High student-teacher ratio
- Cold winters
How Marysville compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Marysville
Based on Marysville's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,446
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $48,920 a year
- 39% of Marysville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$60,160
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $30,080
- 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▼ 13% below US
$1,223/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,223 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $300,800. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $300,800 · 39% of renters cost-burdened
Job market▼ 19% below US
3.5% unemployment
Unemployment here is 3.5%, a little below the national average of 4.3%.
City-level (BLS)
Safety▼ 79% below US
69 violent crimes per 100k
Safety is genuinely one of the selling points here. Both violent and property crime run well below the national average, the kind of numbers that fade into the background after a week of living somewhere.
Property crime 956/100k · Marysville Police Department · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
24 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 24.1 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 21% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 83°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 23°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Healthcare
1 hospital
There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 5.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.
Medicare-certified hospitals
Education & workforceNear US average
33% bachelor's degree or higher
Education levels run about average, with 33% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.
Schools
8 public schools inside the boundary
There are 8 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22:1, above the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (46 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Marysville's strongest points are rent below the national average and unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoff is cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,223/mo) equals 16% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget, anyone prioritizing low crime, and remote workers (21% of workers here already work from home).
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