Best PlacesOld Bath, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Bath, 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.
Old Bath ranks 12,633rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Old Bath
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.
Old Bath's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Bath ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 89% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 88% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of towns
Where Old Bath ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 16% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 17% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Old Bath
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Bath home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,818, 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 Old Bath's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Old Bath
Old Bath runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Old Bath.
Who works in Old Bath, and how
Work in Old Bath centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Old Bath
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Old Bath.
What the weather is like in Old Bath, month by month
Old Bath sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, 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 | 43° | 32° | 23° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 41° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 72° | 57° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Old Bath
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International sits about 34 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 99 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Old Bath
Schools across Old Bath average a B−, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brookville Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- College Corner Union Elem SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin County Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Talawanda High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Franklin County HighB− · 45% proficient
- Union County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Bath school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Bath 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 Old Bath against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Old Bath
Is Old Bath a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Bath ranks 12,633rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, civic engagement, and health care access, and lowest on the weather and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old Bath expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $277,678. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $90,818 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Old Bath safe?
Yes, Old Bath is safer than 69% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare Old Bath with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Bath. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Bath 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.
Old Bath detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Bath: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Bath: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Bath: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Bath: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Bath 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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