Best PlacesMiddlebranch, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Middlebranch, 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.
Middlebranch ranks 7,386th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Middlebranch
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.
Middlebranch's strengths and weaknesses
Where Middlebranch ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 92% of towns
Where Middlebranch ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 16% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Middlebranch
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Middlebranch home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,206, 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 Middlebranch's effective rate of 1.29%, 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 Middlebranch
Middlebranch runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Middlebranch.
Who works in Middlebranch, and how
Work in Middlebranch centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Middlebranch
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Middlebranch.
What the weather is like in Middlebranch, month by month
Middlebranch sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Middlebranch
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Middlebranch
Schools across Middlebranch average an A, better than 92% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Middlebranch Elementary SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glenwood Intermediate SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top high schools
- Glenoak High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Middlebranch school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Middlebranch 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 Middlebranch against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Middlebranch
Is Middlebranch a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Middlebranch ranks 7,386th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, cheap car insurance, and an educated workforce, and lowest on the weather and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Middlebranch expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $280,600. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $82,206 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Middlebranch safe?
Middlebranch is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $269 per resident a year.
Compare Middlebranch with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Middlebranch. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Middlebranch 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.
Middlebranch detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Middlebranch: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Middlebranch: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Middlebranch: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Middlebranch: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Middlebranch 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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