Best PlacesHackney, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hackney, 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.
Hackney ranks 31,010th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hackney
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.
Hackney's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hackney ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 78% of towns
Where Hackney ranks low
- Short commute48.3 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hackney
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hackney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,159, 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 Hackney's effective rate of 0.89%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hackney
Hackney'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 Hackney.
Who works in Hackney, and how
Work in Hackney centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hackney
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hackney.
What the weather is like in Hackney, month by month
Hackney sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Hackney
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hackney
Schools across Hackney average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Beverly-center Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- East Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- South Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Morgan Junior High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Frye High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Waterford High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Morgan High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hackney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hackney 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 Hackney against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hackney
Is Hackney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hackney ranks 31,010th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hackney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,382. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $66,159 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Hackney safe?
Hackney is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $441 per resident a year.
Compare Hackney with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hackney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hackney 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.
Hackney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hackney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hackney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hackney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hackney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hackney 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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