Safety

in Columbus, Ohio

(Columbus is Located in Franklin County)

Is Columbus, Ohio a safe place to live?

Dwellics analytics team assigned the score 65.3 to Columbus, Ohio (with 100 being the best). This score helps find the safest places to live in America. When determining if Columbus, Ohio is a safe place to live, we analyze factors including air quality, water quality, crime rates, natural disaster frequency, substance abuse rates, cancer instances, and more.

Crime rates in Columbus, Ohio

Crime rates

the highest

Arson crimes

high

Vandalism

the highest

In Columbus, Ohio, violent crime rates are considered to be the highestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Arson crimes are highAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest and property crimes, including vandalism rank the highestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest.

Environmental Hazards

Cancer
instances

the lowest

Substance
abuse

the highest

In Columbus, Ohio, cancer instances are considered to be the lowestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research. Substance abuse in Columbus, Ohio is the highestAnalytics team at Dwellics grouped locations into 5 ranges for each metric: Lowest, Low, Moderate, High, Highest in the United States according to our research.

Natural Disasters

Earthquakes

in Columbus are unlikely

Severe Storms

in Columbus are high risk

Volcanos

in Columbus are unlikely

Hurracanes

in Columbus are unlikely

Tornados

in Columbus are possible

Wildfires

in Columbus are very low

Smoking Laws

Smoking is Prohibited both in Columbus. Smoking inside of workplaces in Columbus is prohibited. The use of e-cigarettes is not banned. In Columbus, Ohio medical marijuana use, but not recreational, is legal.

Air and Water Quality

Air quality

82% of the time

Water quality

100% of the time

Columbus, Ohio has good air quality 82.0% of the time or 299 days per year. The water quality index calculated by Dwellics team in Columbus is 100 out of 100 (100 being the best) based on the number of acute health-based violations for every water utility in the last 5 years.

Cities Near Columbus, OH

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Dublin, OH

Location data:

Low cancer mortality rate

Religion diversity

Race diversity

Westerville, OH

Location data:

Higher educated people

Religion diversity

Low wildfire risk

New Albany, OH

Location data:

Private school enrollment is low for Middle school level

Fast internet (mobile)

Private school enrollment is low for High school level

Cities Near Columbus, OH

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Dublin, OH

Location data:

Low cancer mortality rate

Religion diversity

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Pros and Cons of living in Columbus, Ohio in reviews from users in their own words:

Pros	Cons
Friends live here, OSU football, family lives here, decent sized city	seems cliquey and somewhat small, downtown sucks, crime, not much to do besides drink
Affordable housing options	Lack of culture, boring landscape, not walkable, mediocre food and coffee, hot summers, humid
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Pros
Friends live here, OSU football, family lives here, decent sized city
Affordable housing options

Cons
seems cliquey and somewhat small, downtown sucks, crime, not much to do besides drink
Lack of culture, boring landscape, not walkable, mediocre food and coffee, hot summers, humid
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