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Lockbourne vs Columbus

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (5,544.3× in Columbus) and street grid (4.1× in Columbus).

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Lockbourne, OHHomes around $306KOhio · 165 people
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Columbus, OHA history townOhio · 914,802 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

LockbourneHomes around $306K
Housing$306K typical home23% above the OH typical home All about Lockbourne →
ColumbusA history town
HistorySettled in 1812183 places on the National Register College town12 collegesOhio State University-Main Campus Housing$247K typical home1% below the OH typical home All about Columbus →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size5,544.3×
Columbus is the bigger place
Columbus 914,802Lockbourne 165
Street grid4.1×
Columbus has the more walkable street grid
Columbus 83.2Lockbourne 20.5
Work in town+52.4 pts
More of Columbus’s workers stay in town
Columbus 52.4%Lockbourne 0%
Property tax bill+74%
Tax bills are bigger in Columbus
Columbus $3,341Lockbourne $1,917
Homeowners+37.4 pts renters
Columbus has more renters
Lockbourne 81.5%Columbus 44.1%
Home values+56%
Homes cost more in Columbus
Columbus $252,900Lockbourne $162,500
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $340 more a month in Lockbourne

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Lockbourne$1,910/mo
Typical home $306K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.18% · or rent about $1,188/mo · Housing →
Columbus$1,570/mo
Typical home $247K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.32% · or rent about $1,295/mo · Housing →

The difference: $340 a month, about $4,100 a year, between Lockbourne and Columbus.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Lockbourne and Columbus share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

LockbourneColumbusLockbourneColumbus
Lockbourne ↔ Columbus12 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
55 Lockbourne residents work in Columbus (47.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Lockbourne →
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Ohio ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–LockbourneNot graded C−ColumbusSafer than 15% of U.S. towns
Schools
–LockbourneNot graded C−ColumbusBetter than 24% of districts in the state
Health
–LockbourneNot graded B−ColumbusHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
LockbourneColumbus
Snow a year28″28″
January low22°F22°F
July high85°F85°F
Growing season (days)191d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)7th33rd
Outdoors & history
LockbourneColumbus
Trails0 mi141 mi
Conserved land1.9%8.5%
Settled—1812
National Register places—183
Archive photos—18
Famous people born here—29
Community
LockbourneColumbus
Library hours a week—70 hrs
Colleges in town—12
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

LockbourneColumbus
People
Population 165Lowest 914,802Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +15.1% OH: +2.3%
Median age 47.5±14.3Highest 20% above OH 33.2±0.1Lowest 16% below OH
Lockbourne and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.2%±9.8Highest OH: 22% 22%±0.4Lowest OH: 22%
Lockbourne and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.6%±13.8Highest OH: 18.3% 11.3%±0.3Lowest OH: 18.3%
Lockbourne and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.1%Lowest OH: 31.5% 38.2%Highest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.2%±8.1Lowest OH: 5.6% 8.7%±0.3Highest OH: 5.6%
Columbus and Lockbourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,250±$22kLowest 14% below OH $66,082±$974Highest 7% below OH
Columbus and Lockbourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $162,500±$60kLowest 24% below OH $252,900±$3kHighest 18% above OH
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,188±$227Lowest 15% above OH $1,295±$10Highest 25% above OH
Columbus and Lockbourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,917Lowest 32% below OH $3,341Highest 18% above OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.6%±100Highest OH: 45.9% 46.6%±1.1Lowest OH: 45.9%
Lockbourne and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.9%Lowest OH: 13.3% 18.1%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 81.5%Highest OH: 67.2% 44.1%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1950Lowest 20 yrs older than OH 1980Highest 10 yrs newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 35 minHighest 48% above OH 22 minLowest 8% below OH
Work from home 10.3%±14.6Lowest OH: 13% 18.3%±0.6Highest OH: 13%
Columbus and Lockbourne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 52.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 1.31Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Columbus (48%)Dublin (4%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 48% work in ColumbusFew work in Lockbourne
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 8.5%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 141.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.6 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 290Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 20.5Lowest 83.2Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#585 of 624 in OH
School district —Horizon Science Academy Columbus · Graham School The
High school in town —Worthington Kilbourne High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.8
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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