Best PlacesPowell, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Powell, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Powell ranks 32nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Powell
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.
Powell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Powell ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of cities
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of cities
- Household income$170,034 median, better than 96% of cities
Where Powell ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 12% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 24% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 32% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Powell
A household needs to earn about $154,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Powell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $170,034, 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 Powell's effective rate of 1.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Powell
Powell runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Powell.
Who works in Powell, and how
Work in Powell centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Powell
Powell has more restaurants and bars per resident than 76% of cities and more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Powell and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Powell, month by month
Powell sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Powell
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 16 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 Powell
Schools across Powell average an A+, better than 99% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Scioto Ridge Elementary SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Indian Springs ElementaryA+ · 88% proficient
- Tyler Run Elementary SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hyatts Middle SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Phoenix Middle SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Olentangy Liberty Middle SchoolA+ · 86% proficient
Top high schools
- Olentangy High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Dublin Jerome High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Olentangy Liberty High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Powell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Powell 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 Powell against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Powell suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 99% of cities and 29% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Powell
Is Powell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Powell ranks 32nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on what local pay buys, good schools, and health care access, and lowest on walkability and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Powell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $526,454. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $170,034 median income, cost of living beats 99% of cities.
Is Powell safe?
Yes, Powell is safer than 59% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Powell?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 40 with lows near 22. That works out to about 64 pleasant days a year, more than 15% of cities.
Is Powell good for families?
Schools beat 99% of cities, crime safety beats 59%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare Powell with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Powell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Powell 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.
Powell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Powell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Powell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Powell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Powell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Powell 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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