Best PlacesWashington Court House, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Washington Court House, 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.
Washington Court House ranks 20,215th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Washington Court House
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.
Washington Court House's strengths and weaknesses
Where Washington Court House ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
Where Washington Court House ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 20% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 21% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Washington Court House
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Washington Court House home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,110, 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 Washington Court House's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Washington Court House
Washington Court House'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 Washington Court House.
Who works in Washington Court House, and how
Work in Washington Court House centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Washington Court House
Washington Court House has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of towns and more parkland per resident than 94% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Washington Court House and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Washington Court House, month by month
Washington Court House sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Washington Court House
The nearest airport, Rickenbacker International, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around Washington Court House
Schools across Washington Court House average an A−, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Miami Trace Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Greenfield Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Westfall Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Miami Trace Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Westfall Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Greenfield Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Miami Trace High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Mcclain High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Westfall High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Washington Court House school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Washington Court House 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 Washington Court House against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Washington Court House
Is Washington Court House a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Washington Court House ranks 20,215th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on the weather and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Washington Court House expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $180,547. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $63,110 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Washington Court House safe?
Washington Court House is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $322 per resident a year.
Compare Washington Court House with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Washington Court House. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Washington Court House 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.
Washington Court House detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Washington Court House: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Washington Court House: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Washington Court House: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Washington Court House: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Washington Court House 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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