Best PlacesNorth Olmsted, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Olmsted, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Olmsted ranks 789th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Olmsted
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 Olmsted's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Olmsted ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 81% of cities
- School gradeA−, better than 80% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 77% of cities
Where North Olmsted ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of cities
- QuietBetter than only 18% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 32% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in North Olmsted
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Olmsted home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,946, 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 Olmsted's effective rate of 2.07%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Olmsted
North Olmsted 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 North Olmsted.
Who works in North Olmsted, and how
Work in North Olmsted centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in North Olmsted
North Olmsted has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of cities and more parkland per resident than 78% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of North Olmsted and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Olmsted, month by month
North Olmsted sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of North Olmsted
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 3 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around North Olmsted
Schools across North Olmsted average an A−, better than 80% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Copopa Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Maple Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Chestnut Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dover Intermediate SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Olmsted Falls Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Columbia Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Westlake High SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Olmsted Falls High SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Columbia High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Olmsted school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Olmsted 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 Olmsted against the other 2,097 cities.
Who North Olmsted suits
Common questions about living in North Olmsted
Is North Olmsted a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Olmsted ranks 789th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and health care access, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Olmsted expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,125. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $90,946 median income, cost of living beats 68% of cities.
Is North Olmsted safe?
North Olmsted is safer than 46% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $291 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in North Olmsted?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 23. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 11% of cities.
Is North Olmsted good for families?
Schools beat 80% of cities, crime safety beats 46%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare North Olmsted with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Olmsted. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Olmsted 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 Olmsted detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Olmsted: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Olmsted: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Olmsted: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Olmsted: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Olmsted 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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