Best PlacesSouth Zanesville, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Zanesville, 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 Zanesville ranks 30,837th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Zanesville
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 Zanesville's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Zanesville ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
Where South Zanesville ranks low
- Household income$48,099 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 19% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Zanesville
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Zanesville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,099, 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 South Zanesville's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 South Zanesville
South Zanesville'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 South Zanesville.
Who works in South Zanesville, and how
Work in South Zanesville centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in South Zanesville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Zanesville.
What the weather is like in South Zanesville, month by month
South Zanesville sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 23° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of South Zanesville
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 47 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 South Zanesville
Schools across South Zanesville average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Maysville Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Duncan Falls Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Zane Grey Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maysville Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Philo Junior High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Zanesville Middle SchoolD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Philo High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Maysville High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Zanesville High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Zanesville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Zanesville 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 Zanesville against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Zanesville
Is South Zanesville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Zanesville ranks 30,837th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, cheap car insurance, and walkability, and lowest on low incomes and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Zanesville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $127,418. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $48,099 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is South Zanesville safe?
South Zanesville is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $405 per resident a year.
Compare South Zanesville with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Zanesville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Zanesville 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 Zanesville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Zanesville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Zanesville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Zanesville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Zanesville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Zanesville 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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