Best PlacesWest Park, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Park, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Park ranks 2,305th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Park
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 Park's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Park ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Short commute17.0 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
Where West Park ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 17% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Park
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Park home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,804, 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 Park's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Park
West Park runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Park.
Who works in West Park, and how
Work in West Park centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Park
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Park.
What the weather is like in West Park, month by month
West Park sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of West Park
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Park
Schools across West Park average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Liberty-benton Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Cory-rawson Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty-benton Middle SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty-benton High SchoolA · 78% proficient
- Cory-rawson High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Park school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Park 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 Park against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Park
Is West Park a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Park ranks 2,305th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, cell coverage, and good schools, and lowest on childcare costs and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Park expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,153. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $99,804 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is West Park safe?
Yes, West Park is safer than 85% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $179 per resident a year.
Compare West Park with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Park. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Park 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 Park detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Park: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Park: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Park: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Park: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Park 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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