Best PlacesWest Main Street Historic District, Norwalk, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk, 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 Main Street Historic District, Norwalk ranks 2,514th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk
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 Main Street Historic District, Norwalk's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- School gradeA, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 72 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,194, 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 Main Street Historic District, Norwalk's effective rate of 1.06%, 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 6 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 Main Street Historic District, Norwalk
West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk runs younger than the country, 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 West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk.
Who works in West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk, and how
Work in West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk
West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk, month by month
West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 59° | 49° | 42° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 68° |
| October | 65° | 56° | 49° |
Flying in and out of West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk
Cleveland-Hopkins International sits about 41 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 Main Street Historic District, Norwalk
Schools across West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk average an A, better than 93% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Pleasant Elementary SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top middle schools
- League Elementary SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Main Street SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Norwalk High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk 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 Main Street Historic District, Norwalk against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk
Is West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk ranks 2,514th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, fast internet, and good schools, and lowest on transit and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,700. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $62,194 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk safe?
Yes, West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk is safer than 88% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $225 per resident a year.
Compare West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk 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 Main Street Historic District, Norwalk detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Main Street Historic District, Norwalk 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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