Best PlacesBarnesville Historic District, Barnesville, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville, 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.
Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville ranks 3,921st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville
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.
Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville ranks high
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA−, better than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,079, 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 Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville
Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville.
Who works in Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville, and how
Work in Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville
Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville, month by month
Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville
Schools across Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville average an A−, better than 85% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Barnesville Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Union Local Elementary SchoolA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barnesville Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Union Local Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Barnesville High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Union Local High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville 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 Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville
Is Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville ranks 3,921st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, cheap car insurance, and a stable housing market, and lowest on biking and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,090. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $48,079 median income, cost of living beats 19% of neighborhoods.
Is Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville safe?
Yes, Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $396 per resident a year.
Compare Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville 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.
Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.