Best PlacesNeffs, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Neffs, 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.
Neffs ranks 36,436th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Neffs
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.
Neffs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Neffs ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
Where Neffs ranks low
- Household income$46,359 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Neffs
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Neffs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,359, 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 Neffs' effective rate of 1.13%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Neffs
Neffs 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 Neffs.
Who works in Neffs, and how
Work in Neffs centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Neffs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Neffs.
What the weather is like in Neffs, month by month
Neffs sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Neffs
Pittsburgh International sits about 44 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.8 million passengers in 2025, with 104 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Neffs
Schools across Neffs average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- St Clairsville Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Bellaire Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- St Clairsville Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- St Clairsville High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Neffs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Neffs 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 Neffs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Neffs
Is Neffs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Neffs ranks 36,436th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Neffs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,184. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $46,359 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Neffs safe?
Neffs is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $334 per resident a year.
Compare Neffs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Neffs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Neffs 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.
Neffs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Neffs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Neffs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Neffs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Neffs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Neffs 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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