Best PlacesQualey, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Qualey, 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.
Qualey ranks 21,977th 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 Qualey
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.
Qualey's strengths and weaknesses
Where Qualey ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- QuietBetter than 80% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 77% of towns
Where Qualey ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute35.9 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Qualey
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Qualey home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,197, 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 Qualey's effective rate of 0.87%, 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 Qualey
Qualey runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Qualey.
Who works in Qualey, and how
Work in Qualey centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Qualey
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Qualey.
What the weather is like in Qualey, month by month
Qualey sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Qualey
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 16 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 Qualey
Schools across Qualey average a B+, better than 77% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Warren Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Coolville Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Warren Middle SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Federal Hocking Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Warren High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Federal Hocking High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Qualey school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Qualey 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 Qualey against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Qualey
Is Qualey a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Qualey ranks 21,977th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and low taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Qualey expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,826. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $72,197 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Qualey safe?
Yes, Qualey is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $204 per resident a year.
Compare Qualey with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Qualey. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Qualey 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.
Qualey detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Qualey: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Qualey: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Qualey: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Qualey: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Qualey 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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