House around Miller Park

Neighborhoods - Upper Arlington is one of Central Ohio's premier suburb cities. Ohio Magazine stated in their publication that Upper Arlington was one of the three finest communities in the entire state of Ohio. Superb traditional settings with mature tree lined streets offer a taste of small town U.S.A. However, these neighborhoods are far from small and the estimated mean value of an Upper Arlington home is $193,850. For a quality home, exceptional city services, and superb schools, Upper Arlington offers residents a first rate community. Most homes in the community will range in price from $250,000 to over $500,000.

School district report card for Upper Arlington by the Ohio Department of Education.

School boundry map for Upper Arlington schools

Contact Information:
Upper Arlington City School District
1950 North Mallway Road
Upper Arlington, OH 43221
(614) 487-5000
http://www.uaschools.org

Demographics

Satellite image of Upper Arlington, Ohio, from the United States Geological Survey, taken April 7, 1994. Borders are marked in white; the blue line marks the Scioto River, along which Riverside Drive, Upper Arlington's western border follows.

Key to map: 1. Upper Arlington Municipal Services Center; 2. UA High School; 3. Northam Park and main UA Public Library; 4. Miller Park and library branch; 5. Lane Road Park and library branch; 6. Fancyburg Park; 7. Lane Avenue Shopping Center; 8. Kingsdale Shopping Center; 9. Ohio State University Golf Course; 10. Scioto Country Club; 11. Griggs Reservoir; 12. AOL office (former Compuserve corporate headquarters); 13. Quarries.

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 33,686 people, 13,985 households, and 9,509 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,450.2 people per square mile (1,332.6/km²). There were 14,432 housing units at an average density of 1,478.2/sq mi (570.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 81.74% White, 0.52% Asian, 3.65% Hispanic or Latino, 12.59% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races.

There were 13,985 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,116, and the median income for a family was $70,208. Males had a median income of $66,846 versus $41,581 for females. The per capita income for the city was $42,025. About 7.7% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over.

Schools and other public services

Jones Middle School, located on the former site of Camp Willis. The building, which terminates the mallway at the center of the Historic District, was designed by Ohio Stadium architect Howard Dwight Smith and served as the first permanent school in Upper Arlington upon its completion in 1924.

The independent Upper Arlington City School District, which serves the entire municipality, has a reputation for quality that has made Upper Arlington a desirable place to live.^{[citation needed]} As of 2000, the Upper Arlington Board of Education was the city's largest employer. There is one early childhood school named Burbank, which was built as an elementary but was converted due to a less-than-expected number of students. There are five elementary schools, Barrington, Greensview, Tremont, Wickliffe, and Windermere. Wickliffe exclusively teaches the Informal/ Progressive Style of education, which is also offered at Barrington. Greensview, Tremont, and Windermere only offer the Contemporary program. Hastings and Jones are the two middle schools. Hastings was built in the 1960s and Jones is located in the former high school building. There is only one high school in the Upper Arlington School District (see no. 2 on the map). It is appropriately named Upper Arlington High School. The public school system starts enriched math in fourth grade. Jones Middle School offers replacement English; the class is called Concilium, and Hastings Middle School offers replacement history, also called Concilium. The high school teaches regularly math one year ahead of State requirements, along with offering Honors and AP courses two to three years ahead of requirements. The school has also joined the International Baccalaureate program. Upper Arlington High School has received a number of accolades, including the highest number of National Merit Semi-Finalists in Ohio's public schools for three of the last four years, a nationally award-winning student newsmagazine, Arlingtonian, and the National Cup for the top orchestra in the country. It was the only school district in the nation to receive three White House honors as Service Learning Leaders. There is also one private pre-K-12 school, the Wellington School. There are also 2 Catholic grade schools, St. Agatha and St. Andrew. These schools offer K-8 programs and have childcare centers for extended daycare.

The high school sports teams are named the Golden Bears, a nickname shared by golf pro and UA alumnus Jack Nicklaus. Golden Bear teams are consistently ranked among the top Division One schools in Ohio and are traditionally considered state power-houses, particularly in the sports of football, tennis, water polo, cross country, lacrosse (boys and girls), field hockey, swimming, and fencing. The Upper Arlington football team captured the Division One state title in football in 2000, and were led by Jeff Backes, who earned the Mr. Football Award for Ohio, and Simon Fraser, who went on to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns.

Another famous alumnus is actress Beverly D'Angelo, who appeared with Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Vacation and its sequels.

Upper Arlington maintains its own police and fire departments. The Upper Arlington Police Department is headquartered in the Municipal Service Center and has 49 officers. The Fire Department has 61 fire fighters that operate from three fire houses. The city's public library system has three branches (see nos. 3, 4, and 5 on the map).

The city manages 33 public parks, which cover a total of 170 acres. The larger parks have extensive athletic facilities, while some of the smaller parks have local historical significance or function as wooded nature preserves. Miller Park is located in the center of the old Miller Farm; Mallway Park is centered in the city's original business district and contains the memorial to U.S. military veterans from U.A.; and Wyandot Park bears the gravesite and stone monument to Bill Moose (1837 -1937), cited as the "last of the Wyandots." Other large parks include Thompson, Fancyburg, and Northam, where the city offers tennis courts. The city also owns and operates three public swimming pools, located at Jones, Hastings, and Tremont schools.

Community events

Upper Arlington annually hosts a Fourth of July parade and fireworks display. The Labor Day Arts Festival at Northam Park (see no. 3 on the map) and the annual Halloween festival at Tremont Elementary School are other notable community events. The Jones Middle School Fall production and the Highschool's annual musicals are always a big hit. The City's Parks & Recreation Department hosts numerous events including the Winter Festival and Tree Lighting, Spring Fling, Summer Celebration and Fall Fest. Other events include the Taste of UA festival, and during the summer months Upper Arlington also host a program called "Movie in the Park" where (usually free of charge) a movie is shown in Upper Arlington's various parks.