Best PlacesCircleville Historic District, Circleville, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Circleville Historic District, Circleville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Circleville Historic District, Circleville ranks 4,069th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Circleville Historic District, Circleville
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.
Circleville Historic District, Circleville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Circleville Historic District, Circleville ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$764 a month, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where Circleville Historic District, Circleville ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Circleville Historic District, Circleville
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Circleville Historic District, Circleville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,975, 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 Circleville Historic District, Circleville's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Circleville Historic District, Circleville
Circleville Historic District, Circleville runs younger 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 Circleville Historic District, Circleville.
Who works in Circleville Historic District, Circleville, and how
Work in Circleville Historic District, Circleville centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Circleville Historic District, Circleville
Circleville Historic District, Circleville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Circleville Historic District, Circleville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Circleville Historic District, Circleville, month by month
Circleville Historic District, Circleville sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 64° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Circleville Historic District, Circleville
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 28 miles away.
The best schools in and around Circleville Historic District, Circleville
Schools across Circleville Historic District, Circleville average a B, better than 71% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Circleville Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Circleville Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Circleville High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Circleville Historic District, Circleville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Circleville Historic District, Circleville 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 Circleville Historic District, Circleville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Circleville Historic District, Circleville
Is Circleville Historic District, Circleville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Circleville Historic District, Circleville ranks 4,069th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a stable housing market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on health outcomes and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Circleville Historic District, Circleville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,714. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,975 median income, cost of living beats 40% of neighborhoods.
Is Circleville Historic District, Circleville safe?
Circleville Historic District, Circleville is safer than 36% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $493 per resident a year.
Compare Circleville Historic District, Circleville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Circleville Historic District, Circleville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Circleville Historic District, Circleville 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.
Circleville Historic District, Circleville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Circleville Historic District, Circleville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Circleville Historic District, Circleville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Circleville Historic District, Circleville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Circleville Historic District, Circleville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Circleville Historic District, Circleville 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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