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39.94° N · 82.43° W · GEOID 3933362

Harbor Hills

Licking County, Ohio · part of the Columbus, OH metro

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioHarbor Hills, OHHarbor HillsHarbor Hills

The short answer

Harbor Hills is home to 1,555 people. Median household income is $86,136 a year and median rent is $1,338 a month, 18.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $406,500, about 4.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,338
2% below the median place
Median household income
$86,136
7% above the median place
Median home value
$406,500
27% above the median place
Unemployment
3.2%
34% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Harbor Hills

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 207 Ohio places.
  • 31% of homes stand vacant, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the highest of 216 Ohio places.
  • 89% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 88% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 1.9% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 85% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.83 people, larger than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to Harbor Hills

Licking County gains about 4.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in8,781
Moved out8,096
Net+685

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Franklin County, OH3,8382,621+1,217
Knox County, OH265377−112
Perry County, OH258303−45

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$65K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Licking County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Licking County report $67,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $65,300.
Income you would need
$53,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,338 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,165 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $406,500.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 15.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Junction City, OR matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.5
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
12% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHarbor HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.0%12% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure4.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,9925% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$65,3267% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 30.6%, 334% above the median place.

Harbor Hills18.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$53,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.6%
9% below the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
24% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$72,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Harbor Hills, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Rochester, WA14.0% vs 18.6%$12,300Compare
Finley, WA14.3% vs 18.6%$5,900Compare

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Vacant homes1
30.6%
334% above the median place
Homeownership1
88.5%
33% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$4,556
40% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureHarbor HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3382% below
Rent to income118.6%9% below
Property tax rate11.1%23% above
Home price to income14.7x24% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.55% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,6021% below
HUD area median income4County figure$111,5004% above
Property tax paid (median)1$4,55640% above
Median home value1$406,50027% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.3%36% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.3%19% above
Homeownership188.5%33% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure41.4%18% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,16516% above
Vacant homes130.6%334% above
Median year built119780% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
29 min
16% above the median place
Median household income1
$86,136
7% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHarbor HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$86,1367% above
Income per person1$42,6026% above
Unemployment1County figure3.2%34% below
Average annual pay6County figure$61,4817% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.9%59% above
Jobs6County figure75,54450% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.2%5% below
Mean commute129 min16% above
Works from home1County figure15.8%27% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
High school or higher1
96.6%
5% above the median place
Household size1
2.8
13% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher22.3% −31%
Median age42.1 +8%
Homes with broadband91.8% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureHarbor HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5556646th largest
Median age142.18% above
Bachelor's or higher122.3%31% below
High school or higher196.6%5% above
Household size12.813% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure5.3%17% below
Homes with broadband191.8%1% below
05

Life in Harbor Hills

66 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.9 +15%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars18.8 −10%
Shops24.5 −19%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics10.6 −48%
Child care centers1.9 −17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
10.6
48% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
24.5
19% below the median place
Public schools11
59
above the median place (median 9)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHarbor HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure59above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure29,794above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure17.916% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure18.810% below
Shops per 10k8County figure24.519% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure10.648% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.917% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k912.915% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure66above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 85.7%, 25% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Harbor Hills. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
85.7%
25% above the median place
Hurricane risk13
35.2
50% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
78.9
15% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHarbor HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure84°F3% below
January average low12County figure20°F21% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F6% below
Annual precipitation12County figure41.9 in4% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure78.915% below
Hurricane risk13County figure35.250% below
Tornado risk13County figure61.525% below
Wildfire risk13County figure42.531% below
Heat wave risk13County figure79.412% below
Median air quality index14County figure407% below
Good air days14County figure85.7%25% above
08

Harbor Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,338/mo (2024)$1,680/mo$1,380 to $2,050/mo+3.9%
Median household income$86,136 (2024)$107,000$90,500 to $127,000+3.7%
Median home value$406,500 (2024)$610,000$443,000 to $840,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 5.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Harbor Hills

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Junction City, OR$1,316$85,595Compare
Oroville East, CA$1,211$94,512Compare
Clinton, MA$1,415$79,516Compare
Central Point, OR$1,364$86,058Compare
Central Point, ORClinton, MAOroville East, CAJunction City, ORHarbor Hills, OHHarbor HillsJunction CityOroville EastClintonCentral PointHarbor HillsJunction CityOroville EastClintonCentral Point

Common questions

Is Harbor Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 207 Ohio places. 31% of homes stand vacant, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the highest of 216 Ohio places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Harbor Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $406,500.

What salary do you need to live in Harbor Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $53,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Harbor Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Junction City, OR, Oroville East, CA, Clinton, MA and Central Point, OR.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Harbor Hills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Harbor Hills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/harbor-hills-ohio

Citytistics. “Harbor Hills, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/harbor-hills-ohio/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.