Best PlacesKennonsburg, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kennonsburg, 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.
Kennonsburg ranks 30,194th 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 Kennonsburg
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.
Kennonsburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kennonsburg ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 87% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
Where Kennonsburg ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 67 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 22% of towns
- Household income$56,920 median, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kennonsburg
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kennonsburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,920, 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 Kennonsburg's effective rate of 0.48%, 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 Kennonsburg
Kennonsburg runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kennonsburg.
Who works in Kennonsburg, and how
Work in Kennonsburg centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Kennonsburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kennonsburg.
What the weather is like in Kennonsburg, month by month
Kennonsburg sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Kennonsburg
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kennonsburg
Schools across Kennonsburg average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Shenandoah Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Buckeye Trail ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckeye Trail Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Meadowbrook Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Buckeye Trail High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Meadowbrook High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Shenandoah High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kennonsburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kennonsburg 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 Kennonsburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kennonsburg
Is Kennonsburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kennonsburg ranks 30,194th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, tree cover, and fast internet, and lowest on empty homes and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kennonsburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,846. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $56,920 median income, cost of living beats 22% of towns.
Is Kennonsburg safe?
Kennonsburg is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Kennonsburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kennonsburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kennonsburg 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.
Kennonsburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kennonsburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kennonsburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kennonsburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kennonsburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kennonsburg 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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