The City of Upper Arlington, home of the Golden Bears, is conveniently located in Northwest Columbus just minutes away from downtown Columbus and the Port Columbus International Airport. Upper Arlington is a unique community with a rich history and a long-standing tradition of community involvement that is reflected in its outstanding school system and winning athletics program. See MAP of Upper Arlington's location in the Columbus area.

UA, Where the Living is Easy: Nearly 10 square miles in size, Upper Arlington is primarily a residential community incorporated in 1918 and offering a variety of housing options from historically significant homes to affordable apartments and condominiums, all nestled within luscious tree-lined streets with charming street lights, sidewalks and bike paths. Upper Arlington also boasts outstanding community parks located throughout the city, and offering interesting play areas for children, shelter houses, bike paths, tennis courts and softball fields. The City also offers three public swimming pools, a fitness trail, as well as a full range of recreational programs for residents of all ages!

Quality Education: The Upper Arlington School system offers an outstanding educational curriculum to thousands of students each year and includes a pre-school program and latchkey program. There are also two excellent parochial schools, St. Agatha and St. Andrew, as well as Wellington Prep School - all of which contribute to the academic excellence of Upper Arlington.

Great Reading and Resources: Upper Arlington's main library and two branches offer an extensive collection of books, records, videotapes, audio books, DVD, and CD's, as well as an outstanding reference library for kids and adults. The library's also offers a wide variety of reading and craft programs for children and adults - and, surfing the net is breeze with the libraries new wireless computer stations!

Convenient Shopping: Upper Arlington also offers a diverse shopping community with several retail centers, making everyday living convenient for residents. See uasupersite business directory on the left side of this page for more information about merchants and shopping areas.

Outstanding medical care: Offices for a large number of medical specialists can be found right in UA, ranging from family practice and obstetrics to dental and ophthalmology. And, just minutes away from UA are two major medical centers: Riverside Methodist Hospital and The Ohio State University Medical Center offering cutting-edge medical care for Central Ohio community.

Community Pride: Upper Arlington is a community with enormous pride which is one of the reasons that new residents quickly become attached to the traditions and culture of this progressive community. In fact, It's not unusual to meet generations of Upper Arlington graduates and residents who have called UA home all their lives.

The Best Community Events: Upper Arlington takes great pride in hosting a variety of community events, such as the nationally renowned Labor Day Arts Festival that attracts 20,000 to 30,000 attendees annually - and the Fourth of July Celebration, which has become a cornerstone community event that includes a wonderful parade with floats, marching bands, clowns, cars and bikes - and ends with an entertaining musical program in the park with a fantastic fireworks display…Vintage UA!

Upper Arlington is a diverse worship community, offering nearly 15 different churches, representing a variety of denominations.

Upper Arlington is also home of The Ohio State University Golf Course, a public course and Scioto Country Club, a private course where UA Alum Jack Nicklaus started his golf game!

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The UA Library, voted one of the best libraries in the nation has many activities planned for children and adults on an on-going basis. Please check the Calendar for details!