Best PlacesWest Clarksfield, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Clarksfield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Clarksfield ranks 27,433rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Clarksfield
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 Clarksfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Clarksfield ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 78% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 74% of towns
Where West Clarksfield ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 25% of towns
- Cheap childcare$959 a month, better than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Clarksfield
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Clarksfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,970, 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 Clarksfield's effective rate of 0.91%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Clarksfield
West Clarksfield runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Clarksfield.
Who works in West Clarksfield, and how
Work in West Clarksfield centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Clarksfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Clarksfield.
What the weather is like in West Clarksfield, month by month
West Clarksfield sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of West Clarksfield
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 34 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.9 million passengers in 2025, with 72 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around West Clarksfield
Schools across West Clarksfield average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Western Reserve Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- New London Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- New London Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Western Reserve Middle SchoolA− · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Western Reserve High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- New London High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Clarksfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Clarksfield 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 Clarksfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Clarksfield
Is West Clarksfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Clarksfield ranks 27,433rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low crime, and heat safety, and lowest on noise and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Clarksfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $176,030. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $65,970 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is West Clarksfield safe?
Yes, West Clarksfield is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $156 per resident a year.
Compare West Clarksfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Clarksfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Clarksfield 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 Clarksfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Clarksfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Clarksfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Clarksfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Clarksfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Clarksfield 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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