Best PlacesAdelphi, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Adelphi, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Adelphi ranks 14,297th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Adelphi
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Adelphi's strengths and weaknesses
Where Adelphi ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 85% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where Adelphi ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 23% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 34% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Adelphi
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Adelphi home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,489, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Adelphi's effective rate of 0.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Adelphi
Adelphi runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Adelphi.
Who works in Adelphi, and how
Work in Adelphi centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Adelphi
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Adelphi.
What the weather is like in Adelphi, month by month
Adelphi sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Adelphi
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Adelphi
Schools across Adelphi average an A−, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Zane Trace Elementary SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Laurelville Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Salt Creek Intermediate SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Zane Trace Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Logan Elm High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Zane Trace High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Adelphi school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Adelphi measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Adelphi against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Adelphi
Is Adelphi a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Adelphi ranks 14,297th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, walkability, and quiet, and lowest on a weak job market and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Adelphi expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,789. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $71,489 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Adelphi safe?
Yes, Adelphi is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
Compare Adelphi with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Adelphi. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Adelphi represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Adelphi detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Adelphi: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Adelphi: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Adelphi: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Adelphi: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Adelphi detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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