Best PlacesNew Petersburg, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Petersburg, 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 Petersburg ranks 14,240th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Petersburg
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 Petersburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Petersburg ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where New Petersburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Petersburg
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Petersburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,472, 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 Petersburg's effective rate of 0.81%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in New Petersburg
New Petersburg's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Petersburg.
Who works in New Petersburg, and how
Work in New Petersburg centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in New Petersburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Petersburg.
What the weather is like in New Petersburg, month by month
New Petersburg sees roughly 61 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° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of New Petersburg
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Petersburg
Schools across New Petersburg average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fairfield Local Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Greenfield Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Rainsboro Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fairfield Local Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Greenfield Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Paint Valley Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Fairfield Local High SchoolA · 77% proficient
- Mcclain High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Paint Valley High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Petersburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Petersburg 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 Petersburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Petersburg
Is New Petersburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Petersburg ranks 14,240th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and good schools, and lowest on the weather and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Petersburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $196,242. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $94,472 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is New Petersburg safe?
New Petersburg is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $449 per resident a year.
Compare New Petersburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Petersburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Petersburg 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 Petersburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Petersburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Petersburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Petersburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Petersburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Petersburg 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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