Best PlacesNew Alexandria, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Alexandria, 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.
New Alexandria ranks 38,428th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Alexandria
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.
New Alexandria's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Alexandria ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 73% of towns
Where New Alexandria ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- Household income$53,777 median, better than only 17% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Alexandria
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Alexandria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,777, 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 New Alexandria's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in New Alexandria
New Alexandria 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 New Alexandria.
Who works in New Alexandria, and how
Work in New Alexandria centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in New Alexandria
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Alexandria.
What the weather is like in New Alexandria, month by month
New Alexandria sees roughly 75 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 New Alexandria
Pittsburgh International sits about 28 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 New Alexandria
Schools across New Alexandria average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hills Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Buckeye North Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Cross Creek ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckeye Local Junior HighB+ · 48% proficient
- Indian Creek Middle School Grades 7 & 8B · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Indian Creek High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Buckeye Local High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Alexandria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Alexandria 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 New Alexandria against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Alexandria
Is New Alexandria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Alexandria ranks 38,428th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and low taxes, and lowest on health outcomes 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 New Alexandria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $94,698. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $53,777 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is New Alexandria safe?
New Alexandria is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $383 per resident a year.
Compare New Alexandria with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Alexandria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Alexandria 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.
New Alexandria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Alexandria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Alexandria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Alexandria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Alexandria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Alexandria 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.