Best PlacesSouth Olive, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Olive, 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.
South Olive ranks 38,463rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Olive
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.
South Olive's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Olive ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 89% of towns
Where South Olive ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$52,981 median, better than only 16% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Olive
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Olive home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $52,981, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 South Olive's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in South Olive
South Olive runs older than the country, 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 South Olive.
Who works in South Olive, and how
Work in South Olive centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in South Olive
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Olive.
What the weather is like in South Olive, month by month
South Olive sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 88° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 71° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of South Olive
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 76 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Olive
Schools across South Olive average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Caldwell Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Caldwell High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Olive school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Olive 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 South Olive against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Olive
Is South Olive a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Olive ranks 38,463rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, civic engagement, and few empty homes, and lowest on crime and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Olive expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $275,700. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $52,981 median income, cost of living beats 17% of towns.
Is South Olive safe?
South Olive is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $542 per resident a year.
Compare South Olive with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Olive. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Olive 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.
South Olive detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Olive: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Olive: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Olive: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Olive: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Olive 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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