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Blacklick

Blacklick is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson Township, on the east side of Franklin County next to Gahanna and Reynoldsburg, and it takes its name from Blacklick Creek. It has its own 43004 ZIP code, though some nearby streets, including Briarfield's Havens Corners Road, carry Columbus 43230 addresses, and five public school districts divide the area.

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Ashton Pond at Blacklick Woods Metro Park. Photo: Sixflashphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0

01   Featured communities

Where to start in Blacklick

There is 1 new home community in and around Blacklick in this guide. Here's where I'd start, for the homes available now and what the builder is offering. Every one is in the search below.

Romanelli & Hughes

Briarfield

From $1,000,000

Ranch and patio homes  |  3 beds  |  3.5 baths

1 move-in ready home listed. Ask me what Romanelli & Hughes is offering this month.

Community details

02   The place

Getting to know Blacklick

Blacklick is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson Township, on the east side of Franklin County next to Gahanna and Reynoldsburg, and Blacklick Creek flows through it. The township borders Gahanna and Columbus to the west, Plain Township and New Albany to the north and northwest, Jersey Township in Licking County and Pataskala to the northeast and east, and Reynoldsburg to the south. The Blacklick post office (ZIP 43004) is on Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road, and Gahanna, next door, connects to the rest of the metro by US 62 and I-670.

School districts serving Blacklick: Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools (most of Jefferson Township, including Briarfield), Columbus City Schools (parts of Blacklick), Licking Heights Local School District (parts of Blacklick), New Albany-Plain Local School District (parts of Blacklick), Reynoldsburg City School District (parts of Blacklick).

  • William A. Smith laid out the community in 1852 as Smithville, and it was renamed Blacklick, after the creek, because another Ohio town already used that name. Blacklick Creek already appears by name on an 1806 map.
  • Jefferson Township was established on September 6, 1816, and counted 14,475 people in the 2020 census. A three-member board of trustees governs it, the township runs its own Jefferson Water and Sewer District, created in 1987, and in 2003 the state gave 15 miles of corridor in the township Ohio Scenic Byway status.
  • Gahanna Woods State Nature Preserve, at 1501 Taylor Station Road, protects what the state calls perhaps the best remaining complex of buttonbush swamps and vernal pools in central Ohio, with swamp forest around the pools and oak-hickory and beech-maple woods on higher ground. About a mile of trail runs through it, and the City of Gahanna manages it under a lease from ODNR.
  • Gahanna, founded in 1849 just west of the township, calls itself the Herb Capital of Ohio and has more than 700 acres of parkland. Its Creekside District on Mill Street holds the Ohio Herb Center, Nostalgia Brewing and Creekside Park, and it hosted the 27th Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival in June 2026.
  • Blacklick Woods Metro Park, at 6975 East Livingston Avenue in Reynoldsburg, has woods, fields, seasonal swamp ponds and a small prairie along Blacklick Creek, with a nature center and the free Canopy Walk in the treetops. The paved Blacklick Creek Greenway Trail links three Metro Parks and several smaller parks from Reynoldsburg to Groveport.
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Around Blacklick

Life in and around Blacklick

The parks, local favorites and everyday stops close to the new home communities here. When you tour with me, I'll point out how each community connects to them.

Meadows at Blacklick Woods Metro Park
Meadows at Blacklick Woods Metro Park. Photo: Sixflashphoto, CC BY-SA 4.0

Parks and trails

  • Gahanna Woods State Nature PreserveAt 1501 Taylor Station Road, the preserve protects buttonbush swamps and vernal pools ringed by pin oak and silver maple swamp forest, with oak-hickory and beech-maple woods on the higher ground. About a mile of hiking trail runs through it.
  • Hannah ParkA Gahanna park at 6547 Clark State Road with sports fields and courts, open green space and a shelter house.
  • Blacklick Woods Metro ParkAt 6975 East Livingston Avenue, the park's short gravel loops include the 0.7-mile Beech Trail, the 0.9-mile Maple Trail, good for birding, and the 0.5-mile Buttonbush Trail, all ADA accessible. The nature center has wildlife viewing windows, and the Beech-Maple Lodge holds 72 people for rentals.
  • Blacklick Creek Greenway TrailA paved, ADA-accessible trail that links three Metro Parks and several smaller parks between Reynoldsburg and Groveport, open to hiking, biking and leashed pets.
  • Big Walnut TrailA Gahanna trail that follows the Big Walnut Creek corridor, with access at 409 East Johnstown Road, and passes along the Gahanna Municipal Golf Course.
  • Creekside Park and ArboretumGahanna's park at 117 Mill Street along Big Walnut Creek, with walking paths and gardens in the Creekside District. During the holidays it's lit with more than 300,000 lights.

Local favorites

  • DowntownCreekside DistrictGahanna's downtown around Creekside Park and Mill Street, with paddle boat and kayak rentals, Cafe Creekside and Upper Cup for coffee, and restaurants including Barrel & Boar Creekside and Signatures Mill Stone Tavern.
  • AttractionOhio Herb CenterThe herb center at 110 Mill Street in Gahanna, the Herb Capital of Ohio, with a shop, bulk herbs, classes and rentals, open Tuesday through Saturday. It also hosts Herb Day, with vendors and a plant and vegetable sale.
  • BreweryNostalgia BrewingA Creekside taproom at 81 Mill Street with 20 taps, handcrafted cocktails, a kitchen, a dog-friendly patio and a biergarten with live music, open Wednesday through Sunday.
  • EventCreekside Blues & Jazz FestivalA three-day festival with Blues, Jazz and Creekside stages in the Creekside District. The 27th festival ran June 19 to 21, 2026.
  • EventHoliday Lights CelebrationA free afternoon at Creekside Plaza with live performances, crafts and a tree lighting with fireworks, followed by a walk through Creekside Park's more than 300,000 lights. The 2026 celebration is Sunday, Nov. 22, from 3 to 6:30 p.m.
  • AttractionGahanna Municipal Golf CourseA nine-hole, par-35 regulation course at 220 Olde Ridenour Road, 3,050 yards from the longest tees, on flat terrain that's easy to walk. Tee times can be booked online up to two weeks ahead.

Everyday

  • Mount Carmel EastMount Carmel's east-side hospital, opened in 1972 near Reynoldsburg.
  • Easton Town CenterThe open-air shopping, dining and entertainment center at 160 Easton Town Center in northeast Columbus, open since 1999 with more than 200 retailers.

School districts

District lines don't always follow city limits. Confirm the district for a specific homesite with the district or the county auditor, and I'll check it for any home you like.

How Blacklick compares

Blacklick next to the other 34 places in this guide

Out of the 35 places with their own page here, Blacklick ranks #28 for new home communities, #28 for move-in ready homes, #28 for builders to compare and #35 for the lowest starting price. It all comes from the communities in this guide, so it moves as builders open and sell out.

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Move-in ready homes
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03   The incentives

What builders in Blacklick are offering

Builder by builder, the money on the table in and around Blacklick right now. Offers change often and most come with the builder's affiliated lender, so I confirm what applies before you sign.

BuilderCommunities hereClosing cost helpFlex cash and designPrice reductionsRate buydowns
Romanelli & HughesBriarfieldAsk meAsk meAsk meAsk me

Offers as shown on each builder's website, checked October 22, 2026. Amounts are the largest published for that builder's communities here and apply to select homes and dates.

See Blacklick in the incentives table

Every community in and around Blacklick, offer by offer, with rate programs and their APRs.

05   Every community

The Blacklick community in this guide

Romanelli & Hughes

Briarfield

From $1,000,000

3 beds  |  3.5 baths

Floor plans, homes and offers

06   The payment

What's a comfortable monthly payment for you?

Start with the payment that feels right, or with a home price, and see the whole picture: principal and interest, taxes, insurance, mortgage insurance and HOA dues. Then see how a builder's rate buydown changes the first years.

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Rate starts at the Freddie Mac weekly average for a 30-year fixed loan, 7.40% (15-year: 6.71%), as of October 15, 2026. It's a reference point, not a quote. Change it to anything you like.

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Starting values: Franklin County's median effective property tax rate, 1.69% (Ownwell, April 2026; Delaware, Union, Madison, Fairfield and Licking counties differ). Ohio's average home insurance premium for $400,000 of dwelling coverage, $2,080 a year (NerdWallet, March 2026). Private mortgage insurance usually runs $30 to $70 a month per $100,000 borrowed (Freddie Mac), so 0.60% sits in the middle. FHA uses 0.55% a year plus a 1.75% upfront premium added to the loan (HUD). Add the community's HOA dues when you know them.

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How a builder buydown works

Lower payments in the first years

With a temporary buydown, the builder pays money up front so your rate starts lower and steps up to the full rate. A 2-1 buydown starts two points lower in year one and one point lower in year two. A 1-0 buydown is one point lower for the first year. Here's what it does on the loan above.

YearRatePrincipal and interest

Payment options

Ways to buy at this price

The same home, four ways to finance it. More down means a smaller loan and, at 20%, no private mortgage insurance.

OptionDown paymentEst. monthly

For illustration only. These are estimates from the numbers you enter, not a loan estimate, a quote, an advertisement of credit terms or an offer to lend. Your rate, APR and payment depend on your credit, loan program, down payment, lender fees and the property, and taxes and insurance vary by home and county. The Wulf Collaboration and Coldwell Banker Realty are not lenders. Talk with a licensed lender before you decide.

Before you visit a model home

The builder's team works for the builder

The sales team in the model is great at what they do, and their job is to sell the builder's homes. Having your own agent costs you nothing extra in most cases, and it puts someone on your side for the decisions that matter most.

Tell me before your first visit.

Most builders need your agent with you, or registered, at your first visit to the community. If you walk in on your own first, it can be hard to bring an agent in later. A quick text to 614-483-2044 before you go is all it takes.

  1. Register you at the first visit

    I set up the appointment, come with you, and make sure you're on record as my client.

  2. Compare communities and homesites

    Homesite premiums, which way the home faces, what's planned next door, HOA dues and what they cover.

  3. Work the builder's offer

    Closing cost help, design credits, rate buydowns. I know what each builder is offering this month and what's worth asking for.

  4. Review the builder's contract

    Builder contracts are written by the builder. We go through deposits, timelines, and what happens if dates move.

  5. Inspect during construction

    An independent inspector before drywall and again before closing, so problems get fixed while they're easy to fix.

  6. Walk the punch list with you

    The final walkthrough, then the warranty list before your first year is up.

A recent client

She walked into closing on a brand-new home for less than $5,000

She wanted a brand-new home and needed down payment assistance to get there. We got her approved for an Ohio down payment assistance program that works on new construction, negotiated $7,000 of her closing costs covered, and she walked into closing owning a brand-new home for less than $5,000.

The home
Brand-new construction
Down payment assistance
Approved
Closing costs covered
$7,000
Brought to closing
Less than $5,000

One client's experience. Every buyer's situation, program eligibility and builder offer is different, and nothing here is a promise of a specific result.

New homes in Blacklick

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Questions

New construction questions, answered

How many new construction communities are in Blacklick, Ohio?

This guide lists 1 new home community in and around Blacklick from 1 builder: Romanelli & Hughes. Each one has its own page with floor plans, move-in ready homes and current builder offers.

What do new construction homes in Blacklick start at?

Published starting prices in and around Blacklick begin at $1,000,000, as listed on the builders' websites and checked October 22, 2026. Prices change with each release and homesite, so I confirm the current number before you tour.

Are there move-in ready new homes in Blacklick?

Yes. Builders list 1 move-in ready home across 1 community in and around Blacklick. These are finished or nearly finished homes that can close sooner than a new build.

What school districts serve Blacklick?

Blacklick is mainly served by Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools (most of Jefferson Township, including Briarfield), Columbus City Schools (parts of Blacklick), Licking Heights Local School District (parts of Blacklick), New Albany-Plain Local School District (parts of Blacklick) and Reynoldsburg City School District (parts of Blacklick). District lines don't always follow city limits, so confirm the district for a specific homesite with the district or the county auditor.

Should I bring my own agent to a new construction model in Blacklick?

You can, and it's worth doing. The onsite sales team works for the builder. I work for you, from comparing communities to negotiating and the final walkthrough. Most builders need your agent registered at or before your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

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