Best PlacesWest Williamsfield, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Williamsfield, 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 Williamsfield ranks 38,512th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in West Williamsfield
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 Williamsfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Williamsfield ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 94% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 78% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
Where West Williamsfield ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Household income$48,478 median, better than only 10% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Williamsfield
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Williamsfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,478, 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 Williamsfield's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 Williamsfield
West Williamsfield 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 Williamsfield.
Who works in West Williamsfield, and how
Work in West Williamsfield centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in West Williamsfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across West Williamsfield.
What the weather is like in West Williamsfield, month by month
West Williamsfield sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 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 | 61° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 84° | 72° | 61° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 44° |
Flying in and out of West Williamsfield
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Williamsfield
Schools across West Williamsfield average a B+, better than 78% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pymatuning Valley Primary Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pymatuning Valley Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- Pymatuning Valley High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Williamsfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Williamsfield 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 Williamsfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Williamsfield
Is West Williamsfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Williamsfield ranks 38,512th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and low taxes, and lowest on a weak job market and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Williamsfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,000. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $48,478 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is West Williamsfield safe?
West Williamsfield is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $410 per resident a year.
Compare West Williamsfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Williamsfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Williamsfield 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 Williamsfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Williamsfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Williamsfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Williamsfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Williamsfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Williamsfield 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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