Best PlacesRichmond Dale, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richmond Dale, 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.
Richmond Dale ranks 23,937th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Richmond Dale
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.
Richmond Dale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Richmond Dale ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 87% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Richmond Dale ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 24% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Richmond Dale
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richmond Dale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,225, 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 Richmond Dale's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Richmond Dale
Richmond Dale'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 Richmond Dale.
Who works in Richmond Dale, and how
Work in Richmond Dale centers on manufacturing and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Richmond Dale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Richmond Dale.
What the weather is like in Richmond Dale, month by month
Richmond Dale sees roughly 63 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 Richmond Dale
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Richmond Dale
Schools across Richmond Dale average an A−, better than 82% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southeastern Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Jackson Northview Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Waverly Intermediate SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southeastern Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Jackson Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Waverly Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Jackson High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Southeastern High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Waverly High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Richmond Dale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Richmond Dale 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 Richmond Dale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Richmond Dale
Is Richmond Dale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richmond Dale ranks 23,937th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Richmond Dale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,373. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $60,225 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Richmond Dale safe?
Richmond Dale is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
Compare Richmond Dale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richmond Dale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richmond Dale 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.
Richmond Dale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richmond Dale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richmond Dale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richmond Dale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richmond Dale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richmond Dale 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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