Best PlacesRushsylvania, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rushsylvania, 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.
Rushsylvania ranks 6,126th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rushsylvania
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.
Rushsylvania's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rushsylvania ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Rushsylvania ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 17% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 25% of towns
- Cheap childcare$959 a month, better than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rushsylvania
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rushsylvania home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,488, 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 Rushsylvania's effective rate of 1.02%, 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 Rushsylvania
Rushsylvania's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rushsylvania.
Who works in Rushsylvania, and how
Work in Rushsylvania centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Rushsylvania
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rushsylvania.
What the weather is like in Rushsylvania, month by month
Rushsylvania sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 23° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Rushsylvania
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rushsylvania
Schools across Rushsylvania average an A, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Indian Lake Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Benjamin Logan Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Ridgemont Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Benjamin Logan Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Indian Lake Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Indian Lake High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Benjamin Logan High SchoolA− · 65% proficient
- Ridgemont High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rushsylvania school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rushsylvania 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 Rushsylvania against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rushsylvania
Is Rushsylvania a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rushsylvania ranks 6,126th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and good schools, and lowest on noise and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rushsylvania expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $191,141. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $95,488 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Rushsylvania safe?
Yes, Rushsylvania is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
Compare Rushsylvania with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rushsylvania. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rushsylvania 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.
Rushsylvania detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rushsylvania: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rushsylvania: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rushsylvania: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rushsylvania: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rushsylvania 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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