Best PlacesNorth Creek, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Creek, 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.
North Creek ranks 12,800th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Creek
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.
North Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Creek ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA+, better than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 81% of towns
Where North Creek ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 16% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 24% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 29% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Creek
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,012, 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 North Creek's effective rate of 0.95%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in North Creek
North Creek runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Creek.
Who works in North Creek, and how
Work in North Creek centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in North Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Creek.
What the weather is like in North Creek, month by month
North Creek sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of North Creek
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 86 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Creek
Schools across North Creek average an A+, better than 98% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Miller City Elementary SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Ayersville Elementary SchoolA+ · 79% proficient
- Continental Local Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
Top middle schools
- Miller City Middle SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
Top high schools
- Miller City High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Continental Local High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Ayersville High SchoolA · 72% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Creek 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 North Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Creek
Is North Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Creek ranks 12,800th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and good schools, and lowest on internet speeds 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 North Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $202,659. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $78,012 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is North Creek safe?
North Creek is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $270 per resident a year.
Compare North Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Creek 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.
North Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Creek 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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