Best PlacesScio, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scio, 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.
Scio ranks 33,457th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Scio
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.
Scio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scio ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 82% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Scio ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute33.2 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Scio
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,027, 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 Scio's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 Scio
Scio runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Scio.
Who works in Scio, and how
Work in Scio centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Scio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Scio.
What the weather is like in Scio, month by month
Scio sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Scio
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scio
Schools across Scio average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- John E Gregg Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Harrison Central Elementary SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Conotton Valley ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Claymont Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Carrollton High School-carrollton Middle SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Harrison Central Jr./sr. High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Conotton Valley High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scio 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 Scio against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scio
Is Scio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scio ranks 33,457th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and walkability, and lowest on education levels and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,956. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $61,027 median income, cost of living beats 36% of towns.
Is Scio safe?
Scio is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $313 per resident a year.
Compare Scio with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scio 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.
Scio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scio 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.