Best PlacesWooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster, 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.
Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster ranks 3,421st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster
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.
Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of neighborhoods
Where Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
- Household income$52,934 median, better than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,934, 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 Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster
Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster.
Who works in Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster, and how
Work in Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster
Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster, month by month
Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster sees roughly 116 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster
The nearest airport, Akron-Canton Regional, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cleveland-Hopkins International, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster
Schools across Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster average a B+, better than 80% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Parkview Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Cornerstone Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Edgewood Middle SchoolA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Wooster High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster 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 Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster
Is Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster ranks 3,421st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, heat safety, and short commutes, and lowest on transit and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,847. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $52,934 median income, cost of living beats 23% of neighborhoods.
Is Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster safe?
Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster is safer than 43% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $485 per resident a year.
Compare Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster 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.
Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wooster Public Square Historic District, Wooster 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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