Best PlacesSoutheast, Canal Winchester, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Southeast, Canal Winchester, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Southeast, Canal Winchester ranks 2,409th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Southeast, Canal Winchester
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.
Southeast, Canal Winchester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Southeast, Canal Winchester ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Southeast, Canal Winchester ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 27% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Southeast, Canal Winchester
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Southeast, Canal Winchester home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,964, 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 Southeast, Canal Winchester's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Southeast, Canal Winchester
Southeast, Canal Winchester runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Southeast, Canal Winchester.
Who works in Southeast, Canal Winchester, and how
Work in Southeast, Canal Winchester centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Southeast, Canal Winchester
Southeast, Canal Winchester has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Southeast, Canal Winchester and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Southeast, Canal Winchester, month by month
Southeast, Canal Winchester sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 30° | 24° |
| April | 64° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Southeast, Canal Winchester
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 8 miles away.
The best schools in and around Southeast, Canal Winchester
Schools across Southeast, Canal Winchester average a C+, better than 58% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Winchester Trail ElementaryA− · 61% proficient
- Pickerington Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Tussing Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top middle schools
- Diley Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Canal Winchester Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Harmon Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Pickerington High School CentralA− · 67% proficient
- Canal Winchester High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Groveport Madison High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Southeast, Canal Winchester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Southeast, Canal Winchester 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 Southeast, Canal Winchester against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Southeast, Canal Winchester suits
Common questions about living in Southeast, Canal Winchester
Is Southeast, Canal Winchester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Southeast, Canal Winchester ranks 2,409th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, quiet, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on walkability and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Southeast, Canal Winchester expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,840. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $75,964 median income, cost of living beats 63% of neighborhoods.
Is Southeast, Canal Winchester safe?
Yes, Southeast, Canal Winchester is safer than 76% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $308 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Southeast, Canal Winchester?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 38 with lows near 24. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of neighborhoods.
Is Southeast, Canal Winchester good for families?
Schools beat 58% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 76%, and childcare runs $1,273 a month.
Compare Southeast, Canal Winchester with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Southeast, Canal Winchester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Southeast, Canal Winchester 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.
Southeast, Canal Winchester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Southeast, Canal Winchester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Southeast, Canal Winchester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Southeast, Canal Winchester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Southeast, Canal Winchester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Southeast, Canal Winchester 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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