Best PlacesRocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville, 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.
Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville ranks 1,271st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville
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.
Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,718, 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 Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville's effective rate of 1.44%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville
Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville.
Who works in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville, and how
Work in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville.
What the weather is like in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville, month by month
Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 8 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 94 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville
Schools across Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville average a B−, better than 71% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Mark Twain Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Ecole Kenwood French ImmersionB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Albany Intermediate SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- New Albany Middle SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- Walnut Springs Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- New Albany High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Westerville-north High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Columbus North International School (7-12)D · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville 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 Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville
Is Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville ranks 1,271st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, cheap car insurance, and low crime, and lowest on transit and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $319,167. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $95,718 median income, cost of living beats 85% of neighborhoods.
Is Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville safe?
Yes, Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville is safer than 92% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
Compare Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville 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.
Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rocky-Fork Blacklick Accord, Westerville 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.
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