Best PlacesPrattsville, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Prattsville, 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.
Prattsville ranks 35,829th 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 Prattsville
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.
Prattsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Prattsville ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 91% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Prattsville ranks low
- Short commute41.7 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 11% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Prattsville
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Prattsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,652, 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 Prattsville's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 Prattsville
Prattsville'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 Prattsville.
Who works in Prattsville, and how
Work in Prattsville centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Prattsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Prattsville.
What the weather is like in Prattsville, month by month
Prattsville sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 32° | 22° |
| April | 69° | 54° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Prattsville
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Prattsville
Schools across Prattsville average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Alexander Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vinton County Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Alexander Jr. / Sr. High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Vinton County High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Prattsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Prattsville 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 Prattsville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Prattsville
Is Prattsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Prattsville ranks 35,829th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, 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 Prattsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $102,305. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $54,652 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Prattsville safe?
Prattsville is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare Prattsville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Prattsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Prattsville 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.
Prattsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Prattsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Prattsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Prattsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Prattsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Prattsville 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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