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Cost of living in Worthington, Ohio

Worthington, Ohio has about 14,938 people. Typical rent is $1,232 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $127,382 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.

Ranked #118 in Ohio on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.

Simple answer

Typical rent is $1,232 a month.

Worthington is a city in Ohio. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $127,382 a year.

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People
14,938
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
$1,232
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$127,382
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$440,500
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,602
Columbus, OH HUD Metro FMR Area

Worthington, Ohio has about 14,938 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $440,500.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Franklin County is $1,602 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Worthington. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Columbus, OH metro area, prices sit at 95.5 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Ohio taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Worthington's exact store tax.

Some places in Ohio add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.20% of income. That is not a Worthington bill.

In July 2026, a typical Ohio home paid 19.45¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Worthington's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in Ohio averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Among 618 places we list in Ohio with a rent figure, 110 have higher typical rent than Worthington.

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Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.