Best PlacesWest Alexandria, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Alexandria, 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.
West Alexandria ranks 13,234th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Alexandria
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.
West Alexandria's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Alexandria ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 78% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 77% of towns
Where West Alexandria ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 17% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of towns
- Cheap childcare$979 a month, better than only 26% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Alexandria
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Alexandria home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,144, 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 West Alexandria's effective rate of 1.04%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Alexandria
West Alexandria runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Alexandria.
Who works in West Alexandria, and how
Work in West Alexandria centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Alexandria
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Alexandria.
What the weather is like in West Alexandria, month by month
West Alexandria sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of West Alexandria
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 48 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Alexandria
Schools across West Alexandria average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Brookville Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Tri-county North Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Dixie Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Brookville Intermediate SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Eaton Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Valley View Junior High SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Brookville High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Eaton High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Preble Shawnee High School High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Alexandria school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Alexandria 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 West Alexandria against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Alexandria
Is West Alexandria a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Alexandria ranks 13,234th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, cell coverage, and few empty homes, and lowest on air quality and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Alexandria expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $210,619. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $67,144 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is West Alexandria safe?
Yes, West Alexandria is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $201 per resident a year.
Compare West Alexandria with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Alexandria. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Alexandria 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.
West Alexandria detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Alexandria: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Alexandria: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Alexandria: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Alexandria: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Alexandria 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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