Best PlacesWhite Sulphur, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around White Sulphur, 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.
White Sulphur ranks 999th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in White Sulphur
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.
White Sulphur's strengths and weaknesses
Where White Sulphur ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$136,712 median, better than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
Where White Sulphur ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- Short commute33.3 minutes each way, better than only 19% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 25% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 25% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in White Sulphur
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median White Sulphur home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $136,712, 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 White Sulphur's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 White Sulphur
White Sulphur's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for White Sulphur.
Who works in White Sulphur, and how
Work in White Sulphur centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in White Sulphur
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across White Sulphur.
What the weather is like in White Sulphur, month by month
White Sulphur sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of White Sulphur
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 24 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 94 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around White Sulphur
Schools across White Sulphur average an A, better than 93% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Buckeye Valley West Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Robert F Schultz Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Buckeye Valley Local Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- John C Dempsey Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Buckeye Valley Local High SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Rutherford B Hayes High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every White Sulphur school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
White Sulphur 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 White Sulphur against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in White Sulphur
Is White Sulphur a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, White Sulphur ranks 999th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, health care access, and civic engagement, and lowest on childcare costs and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is White Sulphur expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $424,845. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $136,712 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is White Sulphur safe?
Yes, White Sulphur is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $223 per resident a year.
Compare White Sulphur with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to White Sulphur. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in White Sulphur 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.
White Sulphur detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for White Sulphur: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in White Sulphur: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of White Sulphur: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in White Sulphur: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
White Sulphur 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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