Best PlacesBristol Village, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Bristol Village, 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.
Bristol Village ranks 35,751st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Bristol Village
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.
Bristol Village's strengths and weaknesses
Where Bristol Village ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 80% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Bristol Village ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$48,330 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Bristol Village
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Bristol Village home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $48,330; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Bristol Village's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Bristol Village
Bristol Village runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Bristol Village.
Who works in Bristol Village, and how
Work in Bristol Village centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Bristol Village
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Bristol Village.
What the weather is like in Bristol Village, month by month
Bristol Village sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Bristol Village
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Bristol Village
Schools across Bristol Village average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Waverly Intermediate SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Jasper Elementary SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Waverly Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Piketon Jr/sr High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Waverly High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Bristol Village school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Bristol Village 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 Bristol Village against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Bristol Village
Is Bristol Village a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Bristol Village ranks 35,751st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and low taxes, and lowest on biking and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Bristol Village expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,260. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $48,330 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Bristol Village safe?
Bristol Village is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
Compare Bristol Village with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Bristol Village. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Bristol Village 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.
Bristol Village detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Bristol Village: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Bristol Village: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Bristol Village: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Bristol Village: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Bristol Village 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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