Best PlacesLondon, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around London, 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.
London ranks 8,492nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in London
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.
London's strengths and weaknesses
Where London ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- BikingBetter than 84% of towns
Where London ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 21% of towns
- Cheap childcare$960 a month, better than only 28% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 32% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in London
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median London home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,264, 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 London's effective rate of 0.90%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in London
London'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 London.
Who works in London, and how
Work in London centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in London
London has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of towns and more parkland per resident than 86% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of London and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in London, month by month
London sees roughly 78 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 London
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around London
Schools across London average a B, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Norwood Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Miami View Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Madison-plains Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canaan Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Southeastern Jr. High SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Madison-plains Intermediate SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top high schools
- Jonathan Alder High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Madison-plains High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Southeastern Sr. High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every London school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
London 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 London against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in London
Is London a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, London ranks 8,492nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, cheap car insurance, and cell coverage, and lowest on air quality and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is London expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,085. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $85,264 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is London safe?
London is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $280 per resident a year.
Compare London with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to London. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in London 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.
London detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for London: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in London: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of London: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in London: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
London 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.