There are 17 Goodwill stores within about 15 miles of Columbus. Thriftly scores each one by how well-off the surrounding neighborhoods are, since stores in higher-income areas tend to get the better drop-offs. The full ranking is below, best odds first.
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7107 Northgate Way, Westerville, OH
12.0 mi from downtown Columbus · Comfortable surrounding area
123 Neverland Drive, Lewis Center
12.2 mi from downtown Columbus · Comfortable surrounding area
3172, Upper Arlington, OH
4.7 mi from downtown Columbus · Comfortable surrounding area
6525 Sawmill Road, Dublin, OH
9.9 mi from downtown Columbus · Mixed-income catchment
3606 Main Street, Hilliard, OH
9.7 mi from downtown Columbus · Mixed-income catchment
60 East Schrock Road, Westerville, OH
9.4 mi from downtown Columbus · Mixed-income catchment
Right now the Columbus location has the highest Goods Score (67 out of 100). The score reflects how affluent the surrounding neighborhoods are, which is a strong proxy for donation quality, and it refreshes as Census and store data update.
Each store gets a 0 to 100 Goods Score built from four U.S. Census measures of the area within about three miles: median home value, household income, share of college graduates, and median rent. Stores with wealthier surrounding neighborhoods score higher.
Thriftly tracks 17 Goodwill stores within 15 miles of Columbus, using OpenStreetMap data. A store won't show up if it isn't tagged in OpenStreetMap, so coverage can be incomplete.