Best PlacesWest Unity, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Unity, 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 Unity ranks 8,821st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Unity
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 Unity's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Unity ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 86% of towns
Where West Unity ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 28% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 30% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Unity
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Unity home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,459, 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 Unity's effective rate of 1.33%, 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 Unity
West Unity runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Unity.
Who works in West Unity, and how
Work in West Unity 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 93%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in West Unity
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Unity.
What the weather is like in West Unity, month by month
West Unity sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 38° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 68° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of West Unity
The nearest airport, Eugene F Kranz Toledo Express, is about 33 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Detroit Metro Wayne County, about 71 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Unity
Schools across West Unity average an A−, better than 88% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Archbold Elementary SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
- Stryker Elementary SchoolA · 72% proficient
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
Top middle schools
- Archbold Middle SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
Top high schools
- Archbold High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Stryker High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
- Bryan Middle School/high SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Unity school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Unity 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 Unity against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Unity
Is West Unity a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Unity ranks 8,821st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, walkability, and good schools, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Unity expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $147,977. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $74,459 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is West Unity safe?
Yes, West Unity is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare West Unity with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Unity. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Unity 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 Unity detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Unity: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Unity: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Unity: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Unity: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Unity 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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