Best PlacesWest Perrysburg, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Perrysburg, 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 Perrysburg ranks 34,709th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on good schools.
The best neighborhoods in West Perrysburg
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 Perrysburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Perrysburg ranks high
- School gradeB+, better than 83% of towns
- QuietBetter than 79% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 74% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 73% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 70% of towns
Where West Perrysburg ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Perrysburg
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Perrysburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,583, 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 Perrysburg's effective rate of 2.13%, 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 5 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 Perrysburg
West Perrysburg runs older 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 Perrysburg.
Who works in West Perrysburg, and how
Work in West Perrysburg centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in West Perrysburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Perrysburg.
What the weather is like in West Perrysburg, month by month
West Perrysburg sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of West Perrysburg
The nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Perrysburg
Schools across West Perrysburg average a B+, better than 83% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gowanda Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Forestville Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gowanda Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Gowanda High SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Forestville Central High SchoolA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Perrysburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Perrysburg 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 Perrysburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Perrysburg
Is West Perrysburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Perrysburg ranks 34,709th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, quiet, and clean air, and lowest on property taxes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Perrysburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,200. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $69,583 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is West Perrysburg safe?
West Perrysburg is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $528 per resident a year.
Compare West Perrysburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Perrysburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Perrysburg 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 Perrysburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Perrysburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Perrysburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Perrysburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Perrysburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Perrysburg 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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