Best PlacesUpper Sandusky, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Upper Sandusky, 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.
Upper Sandusky ranks 10,560th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Upper Sandusky
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.
Upper Sandusky's strengths and weaknesses
Where Upper Sandusky ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute18.4 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of towns
Where Upper Sandusky ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 17% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 18% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 26% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Upper Sandusky
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Upper Sandusky home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,432, 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 Upper Sandusky's effective rate of 0.90%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Upper Sandusky
Upper Sandusky'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 Upper Sandusky.
Who works in Upper Sandusky, and how
Work in Upper Sandusky centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Upper Sandusky
Upper Sandusky has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of towns and more parkland per resident than 95% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Upper Sandusky and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Upper Sandusky, month by month
Upper Sandusky sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Upper Sandusky
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Upper Sandusky
Schools across Upper Sandusky average an A−, better than 85% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mohawk Elementary SchoolA+ · 76% proficient
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Carey Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wynford Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Upper Sandusky Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Riverdale Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Mohawk High SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Wynford High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Upper Sandusky High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Upper Sandusky school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Upper Sandusky 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 Upper Sandusky against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Upper Sandusky
Is Upper Sandusky a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Upper Sandusky ranks 10,560th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, cheap car insurance, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Upper Sandusky expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,443. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $69,432 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is Upper Sandusky safe?
Upper Sandusky is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $292 per resident a year.
Compare Upper Sandusky with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Upper Sandusky. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Upper Sandusky 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.
Upper Sandusky detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Upper Sandusky: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Upper Sandusky: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Upper Sandusky: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Upper Sandusky: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Upper Sandusky 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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