Heath

The city of Heath, Ohio spans eleven square miles in Licking County. The city lives by the motto "City of Progress---Citizens with Pride." Heath is a good sized city with small town charm. Heath is poised for growth and has business ready infrastructure that will allow for rapid growth with minimal complications. The city sits along State Road 79 and is a mere three miles from State Route 16 and five miles from I-70 making commuting to the surrounding communities in Licking simple. Commuting makes it possible to seek employment opportunities not only in Heath, but in the surrounding communities as well.

According to the United States Census of 2010, Heath was home to 10,310 people spread across 4,131 households giving the city a population density of 944.1 people per square mile. According to the census of 2000 the median household income in the Heath was $40,120 and the median family income was $50,156. The five top employers in the city are American Electric Power, Arvi Meritor, Bayer Material Science and Bionetics. The workforce in Heath is something rare with a variety of training and educational resources at their disposal like the Career and Technical Education Center in Newark, Denison University in Granville, and Central Ohio Technical College in Newark.[sws_pullquote_right]

Heath is a good sized city with small town charm.

Heath was incorporated in 1952 and chartered as a city in 1965, but in the thirteen years between the city grew. The biggest population growth was between 1960 and 1965 where the population increased from 2,426 to 6,066 residents. Indian Mound Mall, the county's first indoor shopping mall opened 1986. The Heath City School system is made up of four schools, Heath High School, Heath Middle School, Stevenson Elementary and Garfield Elementary School. Heath is also near six private schools, Blessed Sacrament, Licking County Christian Academy, Newark Catholic, Newark Seventh Day Adventist, Saint Francis De Sales and Welsh Hills.

Heath has quiet streets, distinctive neighborhoods and a sense of community pride. Homes for sale range from small starter homes and fixer uppers up through middle class two-story houses. Rental options include apartments of all sizes and styles as well as houses and duplexes. Other real estate options include condominiums and town homes for sale or lease featuring a variety of convenient and comfortable amenities. We are here to help you find the home of your dreams in the thriving community of Heath, Ohio.