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40.00° N · 83.78° W · GEOID 3956938

Northridge

Clark County, Ohio · part of the Springfield, OH metro

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The short answer

Northridge is home to 7,817 people. Median household income is $84,974 a year and median rent is $1,102 a month, 15.6% 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 $193,800, about 2.3x annual median household income.

What sets Northridge apart is how far household money goes. Money left after rent is $74,500, against $60,700 in its closest peers. Also notable: The median home costs 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 90% of places its size.

44OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Northridge scores better than 44% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 228th of 290 in Ohio.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%91
Economy 20%38
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%7
Education 10%29
Commute 10%62
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,102
19% below the median place
Median household income
$84,974
6% above the median place
Median home value
$193,800
39% below the median place
Unemployment
6.7%
37% above 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 Northridge

  • AffordabilityThe median rent takes 15.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 79% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Life nearbyOpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 80% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places we track.
01

Moving to Northridge

Clark County loses about 0.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in4,621
Moved out4,672
Net−51

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$51K
Leavers$51K

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

Who moves here
5.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clark County report $50,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $51,100.
Income you would need
$44,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,102 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,337 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $193,800.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 10.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Milton, WI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$50,536
28% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$51,069
27% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.4%
30% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNorthridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.2%10% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.4%30% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.517% above
Income of households moving in7County figure$50,53628% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$51,06927% below
02

What it costs to live here

Owning with a mortgage costs only about $235 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 80% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track.

Northridge15.6%
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
$44,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.6%
24% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
40% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
16%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$74,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Northridge, $1,102 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Northridge, but easier on the budget

Places that match Northridge on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Milton, WI9713.0% vs 15.6%$3,000Compare
DeWitt, IA9412.4% vs 15.6%n/aCompare
Schlusser, PA9412.7% vs 15.6%$6,800Compare
Alliance, NE9312.8% vs 15.6%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
37.5%
26% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,337
29% below the median place
Homeownership1
80.3%
21% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureNorthridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,10219% below
Rent to income115.6%24% below
Property tax rate11.2%33% above
Home price to income12.3x40% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure90.510% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,16028% below
HUD area median income4County figure$83,70022% below
Property tax paid (median)1$2,34128% below
Median home value1$193,80039% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.7%48% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure61.4%19% above
Homeownership180.3%21% above
Renters paying 30%+137.5%26% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,33729% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.4%19% above
Median year built119740% below
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%)
Poverty rate1
8.2%
24% below the median place
Works from home1
10.1%
19% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute23 min −7%
Median household income$84,974 +6%
Income per person$40,044 −0%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNorthridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$84,9746% above
Income per person1$40,0440% below
Unemployment1County figure6.7%37% above
Average annual pay6County figure$53,26119% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure45,57870% below
Poverty rate18.2%24% below
Mean commute123 min7% below
Works from home110.1%19% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 3.7%, 42% below the median place.

No health insurance1
3.7%
42% below the median place
High school or higher1
95.1%
3% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
23.1%
28% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age41.1 +5%
Household size2.4 −4%
Homes with broadband92.8% +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNorthridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,8175013th largest
Median age141.15% above
Bachelor's or higher123.1%28% below
High school or higher195.1%3% above
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad1County figure2.6%70% below
No health insurance13.7%42% below
Homes with broadband192.8%1% above
05

Life in Northridge

OpenStreetMap shows 2.6 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 86% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

45 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.6 −75%
Playgrounds per 10k2.6 −73%
Grocery stores per 10k1.3 −40%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument 21 miles
  • Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 22 miles
  • Hopewell Culture National Historical Park 59 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.0 −23%
Shops25.3 −17%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.2 −46%
Doctors' offices and clinics14.3 −29%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
20.9
32% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
2.2
46% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.6
30% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureNorthridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure42367% above
Public school students12County figure20,515319% above
Students per teacher12County figure16.36% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure16.023% below
Shops per 10k8County figure25.317% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.246% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure14.329% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k92.675% below
Playgrounds per 10k92.673% below
Grocery stores per 10k91.340% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
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)
Nearest National Park Service site1020.932% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10350% above
National Register listings11County figure45246% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 25.0, 59% below 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 Northridge. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk14
25.0
59% below the median place
Heat wave risk14
63.2
30% below the median place
Natural hazard risk14
77.1
17% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNorthridgeAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure84°F3% below
January average low13County figure21°F19% below
Average temperature13County figure52°F5% below
Annual precipitation13County figure42.3 in3% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure77.117% below
Hurricane risk14County figure40.043% below
Tornado risk14County figure82.31% above
Wildfire risk14County figure25.059% below
Heat wave risk14County figure63.230% below
Median air quality index15County figure455% above
Good air days15County figure61.4%10% below
08

Northridge in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 16% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 16% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Northridge does better than 90% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 42%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,102/mo (2024)$1,410/mo$1,160 to $1,720/mo+4.2%
Median household income$84,974 (2024)$107,500$91,000 to $127,500+4.0%
Median home value$193,800 (2024)$276,000$201,000 to $381,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 2.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.3 now.

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

09

Places like Northridge

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

PlaceRentIncome
East End, AR$1,071$87,936Compare
Jefferson, WI$1,071$79,006Compare
Somerdale, NJ$1,097$85,625Compare
Port Neches, TX$1,095$81,637Compare
Port Neches, TXSomerdale, NJJefferson, WIEast End, ARNorthridge, OHNorthridgeEast EndJeffersonSomerdalePort NechesNorthridgeEast EndJeffersonSomerdalePort Neches

Places built like Northridge

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Northridge performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Northridge, OH15.6%4.8%/yrn/a
North Madison, OH20.5%4.4%/yrn/aCompare
Bethalto, IL18.2%0.5%/yr-1.2%Compare
Germantown, OH13.4%10.0%/yr2.7%Compare
Milton, WI13.0%4.9%/yr5.4%Compare
Union, OH18.3%0.8%/yr4.0%Compare
Northgate, OH15.7%3.3%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Northridge a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 44 out of 100, better than 44% of the places we rate and 228th of 290 in Ohio. The median rent takes 15.6% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 79% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 80% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 91 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Northridge expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.6% 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 $193,800.

What salary do you need to live in Northridge?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $44,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Northridge?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are East End, AR, Jefferson, WI, Somerdale, NJ and Port Neches, TX.

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 Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 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 Northridge with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Northridge itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/northridge-ohio

Citytistics. “Northridge, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/northridge-ohio/

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