Best PlacesSundale, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sundale, 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.
Sundale ranks 9,861st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sundale
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.
Sundale's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sundale ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Sundale ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 21% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 26% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sundale
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sundale home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,999, 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 Sundale's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sundale
Sundale's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sundale.
Who works in Sundale, and how
Work in Sundale centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Sundale
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sundale.
What the weather is like in Sundale, month by month
Sundale sees roughly 66 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 Sundale
The nearest airport, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sundale
Schools across Sundale average an A, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Larry Miller Intermediate Elementary SchoolA+ · 74% proficient
- Duncan Falls Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Muskingum Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Philo Junior High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- John Glenn High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Philo High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sundale school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sundale 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 Sundale against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sundale
Is Sundale a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sundale ranks 9,861st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and heat safety, and lowest on the weather and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sundale expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,844. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $80,999 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Sundale safe?
Yes, Sundale is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
Compare Sundale with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sundale. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sundale 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.
Sundale detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sundale: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sundale: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sundale: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sundale: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sundale 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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