Best PlacesHoucktown, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Houcktown, 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.
Houcktown ranks 6,920th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Houcktown
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.
Houcktown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Houcktown ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute17.0 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
Where Houcktown ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 16% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Houcktown
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Houcktown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,701, 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 Houcktown's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Houcktown
Houcktown runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Houcktown.
Who works in Houcktown, and how
Work in Houcktown centers on wholesale trade and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Houcktown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Houcktown.
What the weather is like in Houcktown, month by month
Houcktown sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Houcktown
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 75 miles away.
The best schools in and around Houcktown
Schools across Houcktown average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Arlington Local Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Vanlue Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverdale Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Arlington Local High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Riverdale High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Houcktown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Houcktown 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 Houcktown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Houcktown
Is Houcktown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Houcktown ranks 6,920th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, short commutes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on empty homes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Houcktown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,000. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $95,701 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Houcktown safe?
Yes, Houcktown is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare Houcktown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Houcktown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Houcktown 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.
Houcktown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Houcktown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Houcktown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Houcktown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Houcktown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Houcktown 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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