Best PlacesNeel, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Neel, 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.
Neel ranks 21,380th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Neel
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.
Neel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Neel ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 90% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of towns
Where Neel ranks low
- Short commute40.2 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
Who lives in Neel
Neel runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Neel.
Who works in Neel, and how
Work in Neel centers on finance & insurance and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Neel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Neel.
What the weather is like in Neel, month by month
Neel sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 32° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Neel
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 54 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 99 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Neel
Schools across Neel average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Russellville Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Eastern MsA− · 57% proficient
- Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Eastern High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Ripley-union-lewis-huntington High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Neel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Neel 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 Neel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Neel
Is Neel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Neel ranks 21,380th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on long commutes and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Neel safe?
Neel is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $454 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Neel?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 26. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 42% of towns.
Compare Neel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Neel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Neel 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.
Neel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Neel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Neel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Neel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Neel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Neel 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.
- 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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