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18,223people live here $92,033median household income▲ 14% above US $1,387median rent per monthNear US average $314,500median home valueNear US average

What it's like to live in Pataskala

Pataskala is a small city in Ohio with 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. Pataskala deals with larger class sizes than the national average and cold winters.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Low crime rates

The not so good

High student-teacher ratio
Cold winters

How Pataskala compares

Median household income

Pataskala$92,033

Ohio avg$71,389

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Pataskala$1,387

Ohio avg$1,034

US$1,413

Median home value

Pataskala$314,500

Ohio avg$214,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Pataskala

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

To rent

$2,774

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

Income to keep rent under 30%: $55,480 a year
35% of Pataskala renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$62,900

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $31,450
Homes cost 3.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,387/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,387 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $314,500. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.

Median home value $314,500 · 35% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.4% county unemployment

Unemployment in Licking County is 4.4%, 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.

Licking County (county-wide)

Safety▼ 81% below US

77 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 645/100k · Pataskala Police Department · 2022 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.3 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; 19% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

69%

Work from home

19%

Carpool

10%

Other

1.3%

Walk

0.7%

Public transit

0.4%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 84°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

Education & workforce▼ 19% below US

29% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 29%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

7 public schools inside the boundary

There are 7 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 (52 miles away). There are 4 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Pataskala's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and crime rates well below the national average; the main tradeoff is cold winters. A year of median rent ($1,387/mo) equals 18% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime and remote workers (19% of workers here already work from home).

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