Best PlacesRoyalton, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Royalton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Royalton ranks 3,789th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Royalton
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.
Royalton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Royalton ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Household income$104,192 median, better than 87% of towns
Where Royalton ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,248 a month, better than only 13% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 24% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 69 pleasant days a year, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Royalton
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Royalton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,192, 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 Royalton'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 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 Royalton
Royalton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Royalton.
Who works in Royalton, and how
Work in Royalton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Royalton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Royalton.
What the weather is like in Royalton, month by month
Royalton sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 21° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Royalton
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around Royalton
Schools across Royalton average an A−, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Walnut Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Winchester Trail ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bloom-carroll Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Teays Valley East Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Canal Winchester Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Teays Valley High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Bloom-carroll High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Amanda-clearcreek High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Royalton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Royalton 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 Royalton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Royalton
Is Royalton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Royalton ranks 3,789th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on childcare costs and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Royalton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $354,739. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $104,192 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Royalton safe?
Yes, Royalton is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $171 per resident a year.
Compare Royalton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Royalton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Royalton 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.
Royalton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Royalton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Royalton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Royalton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Royalton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Royalton 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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