Best PlacesPlumwood, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Plumwood, 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.
Plumwood ranks 11,626th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Plumwood
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.
Plumwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Plumwood ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Plumwood ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Plumwood
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Plumwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,208, 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 Plumwood's effective rate of 0.89%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Plumwood
Plumwood'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 Plumwood.
Who works in Plumwood, and how
Work in Plumwood centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Plumwood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Plumwood.
What the weather is like in Plumwood, month by month
Plumwood sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 30° | 23° |
| April | 63° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Plumwood
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 27 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 94 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Plumwood
Schools across Plumwood average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Monroe Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Canaan Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Jonathan Alder High SchoolA · 73% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Plumwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Plumwood 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 Plumwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Plumwood
Is Plumwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Plumwood ranks 11,626th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and good schools, and lowest on a weak job market and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Plumwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $321,400. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $85,208 median income, cost of living beats 77% of towns.
Is Plumwood safe?
Yes, Plumwood is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $165 per resident a year.
Compare Plumwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Plumwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Plumwood 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.
Plumwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Plumwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Plumwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Plumwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Plumwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Plumwood 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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