Best PlacesDillonvale, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dillonvale, 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.
Dillonvale ranks 28,401st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Dillonvale
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.
Dillonvale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dillonvale ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of towns
Where Dillonvale ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 24% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 26% of towns
- Household income$60,653 median, better than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dillonvale
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dillonvale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,653, 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 Dillonvale'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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dillonvale
Dillonvale 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 Dillonvale.
Who works in Dillonvale, and how
Work in Dillonvale centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dillonvale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dillonvale.
What the weather is like in Dillonvale, month by month
Dillonvale sees roughly 73 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 Dillonvale
Pittsburgh International sits about 36 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Dillonvale
Schools across Dillonvale average a B−, better than 64% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Anna Marie Ayers Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Buckeye North Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Buckeye West Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckeye Local Junior HighB+ · 48% proficient
- Martins Ferry Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Martins Ferry High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Buckeye Local High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dillonvale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dillonvale 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 Dillonvale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dillonvale
Is Dillonvale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dillonvale ranks 28,401st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on childcare costs and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dillonvale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,672. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $60,653 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Dillonvale safe?
Dillonvale is safer than 26% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $363 per resident a year.
Compare Dillonvale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dillonvale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dillonvale 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.
Dillonvale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dillonvale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dillonvale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dillonvale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dillonvale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dillonvale 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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