Best PlacesRankin Historic District, Ironton, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rankin Historic District, Ironton, 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.
Rankin Historic District, Ironton ranks 4,804th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rankin Historic District, Ironton
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.
Rankin Historic District, Ironton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rankin Historic District, Ironton ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Rankin Historic District, Ironton ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$43,105 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rankin Historic District, Ironton
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rankin Historic District, Ironton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,105, 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 Rankin Historic District, Ironton's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rankin Historic District, Ironton
Rankin Historic District, Ironton runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rankin Historic District, Ironton.
Who works in Rankin Historic District, Ironton, and how
Work in Rankin Historic District, Ironton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Rankin Historic District, Ironton
Rankin Historic District, Ironton has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Rankin Historic District, Ironton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Rankin Historic District, Ironton, month by month
Rankin Historic District, Ironton sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Rankin Historic District, Ironton
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rankin Historic District, Ironton
Schools across Rankin Historic District, Ironton average a B+, better than 84% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Ironton Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ironton Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Ironton High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rankin Historic District, Ironton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rankin Historic District, Ironton 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 Rankin Historic District, Ironton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rankin Historic District, Ironton
Is Rankin Historic District, Ironton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rankin Historic District, Ironton ranks 4,804th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, a stable housing market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on internet speeds and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rankin Historic District, Ironton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,239. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $43,105 median income, cost of living beats 17% of neighborhoods.
Is Rankin Historic District, Ironton safe?
Rankin Historic District, Ironton is safer than 46% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $441 per resident a year.
Compare Rankin Historic District, Ironton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rankin Historic District, Ironton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rankin Historic District, Ironton 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.
Rankin Historic District, Ironton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rankin Historic District, Ironton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rankin Historic District, Ironton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rankin Historic District, Ironton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rankin Historic District, Ironton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rankin Historic District, Ironton 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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