Best PlacesNorth Ridgeville, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Ridgeville, 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 Ridgeville ranks 568th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in North Ridgeville
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 Ridgeville's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Ridgeville ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of cities
- School gradeA, better than 88% of cities
Where North Ridgeville ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 8% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 19% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 23% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in North Ridgeville
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Ridgeville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,601, 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 Ridgeville's effective rate of 1.42%, 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 7 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 Ridgeville
North Ridgeville'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 North Ridgeville.
Who works in North Ridgeville, and how
Work in North Ridgeville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville has more parkland per resident than 95% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of North Ridgeville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Ridgeville, month by month
North Ridgeville sees roughly 66 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 Ridgeville
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 8 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 Ridgeville
Schools across North Ridgeville average an A, better than 88% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Copopa Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Midview West Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ranger High Tech AcademyA+ · 70% proficient
- Columbia Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- North Ridgeville Academic CenterA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- North Ridgeville High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Midview High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Columbia High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Ridgeville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who North Ridgeville suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of cities and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in North Ridgeville
Is North Ridgeville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Ridgeville ranks 568th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, civic engagement, and health care access, and lowest on walkability and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Ridgeville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $265,344. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $100,601 median income, cost of living beats 72% of cities.
Is North Ridgeville safe?
Yes, North Ridgeville is safer than 66% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $248 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in North Ridgeville?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 23. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 19% of cities.
Is North Ridgeville good for families?
Schools beat 88% of cities, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare North Ridgeville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Ridgeville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Ridgeville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Ridgeville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Ridgeville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Ridgeville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Ridgeville 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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