Best PlacesLibby, OR Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Libby, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Libby ranks 33,852nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Libby
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.
Libby's strengths and weaknesses
Where Libby ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
Where Libby ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 20% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Libby
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Libby home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $71,196; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Libby's effective rate of 0.70%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Libby
Libby runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Libby.
Who works in Libby, and how
Work in Libby centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Libby
The coast is about 15 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Libby, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Libby, month by month
Libby sees roughly 112 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 65 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 44° | 39° |
| April | 58° | 48° | 40° |
| July | 65° | 58° | 52° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Libby
The nearest airport, Southwest Oregon Regional, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Portland International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Libby
Schools across Libby average a C+, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Millicoma SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Sunset SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Libby school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Libby 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 Libby against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Libby
Is Libby a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Libby ranks 33,852nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, clean air, and heat safety, and lowest on disaster risk and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Libby expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $281,164. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $71,196 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Libby safe?
Libby is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
Compare Libby with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Libby. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Libby 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.
Libby detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Libby: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Libby: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Libby: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Libby: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Libby 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.