Best PlacesOreville, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oreville, 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.
Oreville ranks 31,333rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Oreville
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.
Oreville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oreville ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 92% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- School gradeB, better than 68% of towns
Where Oreville ranks low
- Short commute39.1 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 14% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oreville
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oreville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,457, 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 Oreville's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oreville
Oreville'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 Oreville.
Who works in Oreville, and how
Work in Oreville centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Oreville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oreville.
What the weather is like in Oreville, month by month
Oreville sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Oreville
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oreville
Schools across Oreville average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Green Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Millcreek Elementary SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Nelsonville-york Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Logan-hocking Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Nelsonville-york Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Logan High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Miller High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Nelsonville-york High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oreville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oreville 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 Oreville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oreville
Is Oreville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oreville ranks 31,333rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, cheap car insurance, and low disaster risk, and lowest on long commutes and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oreville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $95,031. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $62,457 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Oreville safe?
Oreville is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $293 per resident a year.
Compare Oreville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oreville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oreville 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.
Oreville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oreville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oreville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oreville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oreville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oreville 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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