Best PlacesGalloway, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Galloway, 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.
Galloway ranks 628th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Galloway
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.
Galloway's strengths and weaknesses
Where Galloway ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of cities
- QuietBetter than 81% of cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 74% of cities
Where Galloway ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 16% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 25% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of cities
- Cheap childcare$1,270 a month, better than only 36% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Galloway
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Galloway home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,877, 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 Galloway's effective rate of 1.41%, 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 Galloway
Galloway runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Galloway.
Who works in Galloway, and how
Work in Galloway centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Galloway
Galloway has more parkland per resident than 87% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Galloway and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Galloway, month by month
Galloway sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Galloway
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 94 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Galloway
Schools across Galloway average a B−, better than 51% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Norwood Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Alton Darby Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Hilliard Horizon Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hilliard Memorial Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- West Jefferson Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Holt Crossing Intermediate SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Hilliard Bradley High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- West Jefferson High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Central Crossing High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Galloway school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Galloway 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 Galloway against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Galloway suits
Families
Schools land around the 51st percentile and crime safety beats 64%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 74% of cities and 17% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Galloway
Is Galloway a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Galloway ranks 628th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on walkability and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Galloway expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,368. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $98,877 median income, cost of living beats 74% of cities.
Is Galloway safe?
Yes, Galloway is safer than 64% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Galloway?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 37 with lows near 23. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 40% of cities.
Is Galloway good for families?
Schools beat 51% of cities, crime safety beats 64%, and childcare runs $1,270 a month.
Compare Galloway with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Galloway. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Galloway 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.
Galloway detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Galloway: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Galloway: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Galloway: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Galloway: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Galloway 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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