Newark is the seat of Licking County and a fast-growing community located about 30 miles east of Columbus, within the expanding Columbus metropolitan area. The city's location in the Columbus exurban ring means it benefits from the large pool of Central Ohio fence contractors who regularly extend their service areas to Licking County. Newark's housing market includes everything from the older neighborhoods near the city center to active new construction subdivisions in Heath, Granville, and Pataskala.
Privacy fencing is the most requested category, with vinyl and wood both in strong demand. Farm and agricultural fencing is a significant market segment in the rural parts of Licking County surrounding Newark, where horse farms, cattle operations, and rural homesteads need perimeter and livestock fencing. Newark's relatively flat terrain near the Licking River is contractor-friendly, while the surrounding Licking Valley presents varied topography.
Columbus-area pricing generally applies throughout Licking County.