Best PlacesPyro, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pyro, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Pyro ranks 14,576th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pyro
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.
Pyro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pyro ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
Where Pyro ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 32% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 36% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pyro
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pyro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,823, 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 Pyro's effective rate of 0.93%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pyro
Pyro's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pyro.
Who works in Pyro, and how
Work in Pyro centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Pyro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pyro.
What the weather is like in Pyro, month by month
Pyro sees roughly 62 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 Pyro
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 77 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pyro
Schools across Pyro average a B+, better than 76% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oak Hill ElementaryA · 70% proficient
- Jackson Southview Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Southwestern Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jackson Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- River Valley Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- River Valley High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pyro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pyro 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 Pyro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pyro
Is Pyro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pyro ranks 14,576th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, a strong job market, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pyro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,746. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $74,823 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Pyro safe?
Yes, Pyro is safer than 55% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $251 per resident a year.
Compare Pyro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pyro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pyro 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.
Pyro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pyro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pyro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pyro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pyro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pyro 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.