Best PlacesMechanicstown, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mechanicstown, 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.
Mechanicstown ranks 30,657th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mechanicstown
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.
Mechanicstown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mechanicstown ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 84% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Mechanicstown ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 5% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Short commute33.3 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mechanicstown
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mechanicstown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,293, 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 Mechanicstown's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Mechanicstown
Mechanicstown runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mechanicstown.
Who works in Mechanicstown, and how
Work in Mechanicstown centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Mechanicstown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mechanicstown.
What the weather is like in Mechanicstown, month by month
Mechanicstown sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Mechanicstown
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mechanicstown
Schools across Mechanicstown average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- John E Gregg Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Minerva Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Carrollton Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edison Jr. High SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Minerva Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Carrollton High School-carrollton Middle SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Minerva High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Edison High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mechanicstown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mechanicstown 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 Mechanicstown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mechanicstown
Is Mechanicstown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mechanicstown ranks 30,657th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on education levels and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mechanicstown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,171. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $62,293 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Mechanicstown safe?
Mechanicstown is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $333 per resident a year.
Compare Mechanicstown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mechanicstown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mechanicstown 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.
Mechanicstown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mechanicstown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mechanicstown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mechanicstown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mechanicstown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mechanicstown 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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