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40.08° N · 82.94° W · GEOID 3950862

Minerva Park

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

Limited data population under 5,000

OhioMinerva Park, OHMinerva ParkMinerva Park

The short answer

Minerva Park is home to 2,446 people. Median household income is $130,878 a year and median rent is $2,186 a month, 20.0% 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 $311,900, about 2.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,186
60% above the median place
Median household income
$130,878
63% above the median place
Median home value
$311,900
2% below the median place
Unemployment
4.6%
7% 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 Minerva Park

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $287 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Households average 3.25 people, larger than in 94% of places its size. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 13.5% a year while household income rose 7.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 92% of places its size.
  • 92% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 92% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $2,186 a month, higher than in 88% of places its size.
01

Moving to Minerva Park

Franklin County loses about 9.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in49,123
Moved out58,702
Net−9,579

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Delaware County, OH4,1877,675−3,488
Fairfield County, OH3,2195,116−1,897
Licking County, OH2,6213,838−1,217
Union County, OH7772,097−1,320
Pickaway County, OH8641,795−931
Cuyahoga County, OH1,3651,102+263

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K
Leavers$76K

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

Who moves here
6.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Franklin County report $60,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $76,000, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$87,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,186 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,899 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $311,900.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 19.3% work from home; 1.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Corona de Tucson, AZ matches it on character. Compare the two
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-9.1
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8
$59,972
15% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.4%
23% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMinerva ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.0%4% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.4%23% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-9.1below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$59,97215% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$76,0308% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 91.6%, 38% above the median place.

Minerva Park20.0%
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
$87,440
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.0%
2% below the median place
Home price to income
2.4x
37% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$108,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Minerva Park, $2,186 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Minerva Park, 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
Gilberts, IL15.6% vs 20.0%$13,400Compare
Savannah, TX16.8% vs 20.0%$10,900Compare
Volo, IL16.2% vs 20.0%$24,400Compare

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Homeownership1
91.6%
38% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.8%
93% above the median place
Median year built1
1964
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMinerva ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,18660% above
Rent to income120.0%2% below
Property tax rate11.8%93% above
Home price to income12.4x37% below
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$5,48568% above
Median home value1$311,9002% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.2%0% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.4%0% below
Homeownership191.6%38% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure46.3%9% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8991% above
Vacant homes1County figure7.1%1% above
Median year built119641% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $130,878, 63% above the median place.

Median household income1
$130,878
63% above the median place
Mean commute1
21 min
18% below the median place
Works from home1
19.3%
55% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMinerva ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$130,87863% above
Income per person1$42,1725% above
Unemployment1County figure4.6%7% below
Average annual pay6County figure$75,91315% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure791,805above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1County figure14.7%36% above
Mean commute121 min18% below
Works from home119.3%55% above
Commutes by transit1County figure1.6%86% above
04

Who lives here

Household size is 3.3, 30% above the median place.

Household size1
3.3
30% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
97.5%
6% above the median place
Population change since 20207
-3.1%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance4.1% −36%
Bachelor's or higher48.4% +51%
Median age36.5 −6%
Born abroad14.0% +59%
High school or higher93.7% +1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureMinerva ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,4466646th largest
Population change since 20207-3.1%below (median 1.1%)
Median age136.56% below
Bachelor's or higher148.4%51% above
High school or higher193.7%1% above
Household size13.330% above
Born abroad114.0%59% above
No health insurance14.1%36% below
Homes with broadband197.5%6% above
05

Life in Minerva Park

365 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k24.5 2.6×
Grocery stores per 10k8.2 3.9×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.2 −27%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −90%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi4.6 22.1×

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 bars22.9 +10%
Shops27.0 −11%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.5 −15%
Doctors' offices and clinics22.3 +10%
Child care centers4.1 +78%

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

Public schools12
381
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
194,754
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k9
4.1
78% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureMinerva ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure381above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure194,754above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure18.118% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.910% above
Shops per 10k9County figure27.011% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure3.515% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure22.310% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure4.178% above
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k1024.5161% above
Grocery stores per 10k108.2286% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k108.227% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.290% below
Transit stops per sq mi104.6above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure365above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 98.9, 10% 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 Minerva Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk14
98.9
10% above the median place
Tornado risk14
98.4
21% above the median place
Good air days15
40.3%
41% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMinerva ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure85°F2% below
January average low13County figure21°F16% below
Average temperature13County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation13County figure41.1 in6% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure98.16% above
Hurricane risk14County figure49.730% below
Tornado risk14County figure98.421% above
Wildfire risk14County figure29.153% below
Heat wave risk14County figure98.910% above
Median air quality index15County figure5323% above
Good air days15County figure40.3%41% below
08

Minerva Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, up from 20% 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$2,186/mo (2024)$2,890/mo$2,370 to $3,520/mo+4.8%
Median household income$130,878 (2024)$167,500$141,500 to $198,000+4.2%
Median home value$311,900 (2024)$467,000$339,000 to $643,000+6.9%
Population1,950 (2025)1,9401,860 to 2,020−0.1%

The median home would be worth 2.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.4 now.

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

09

Places like Minerva Park

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

PlaceRentIncome
Corona de Tucson, AZ$2,213$132,568Compare
Cibolo, TX$2,112$122,365Compare
Arlington, TN$2,164$135,105Compare
Wildewood, MD$2,144$126,890Compare
Wildewood, MDArlington, TNCibolo, TXCorona de Tucson, AZMinerva Park, OHMinerva ParkCorona de TucsonCiboloArlingtonWildewoodMinerva ParkCorona de TucsonCiboloArlingtonWildewood

Common questions

Is Minerva Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $287 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. Households average 3.25 people, larger than in 94% of places its size. It is the highest of 290 Ohio places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Minerva Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.0% 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 $311,900.

What salary do you need to live in Minerva Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $87,440 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Minerva Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Corona de Tucson, AZ, Cibolo, TX, Arlington, TN and Wildewood, MD.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Minerva Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Minerva Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/minerva-park-ohio

Citytistics. “Minerva Park, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/minerva-park-ohio/

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