Best PlacesLinden Heights, Dayton, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Linden Heights, Dayton, 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.
Linden Heights, Dayton ranks 4,368th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Linden Heights, Dayton
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.
Linden Heights, Dayton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Linden Heights, Dayton ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.9 minutes each way, better than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Linden Heights, Dayton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Household income$51,408 median, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Linden Heights, Dayton
A household needs to earn about $35,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Linden Heights, Dayton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $51,408, 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 Linden Heights, Dayton's effective rate of 1.66%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Linden Heights, Dayton
Linden Heights, Dayton'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 Linden Heights, Dayton.
Who works in Linden Heights, Dayton, and how
Work in Linden Heights, Dayton centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Linden Heights, Dayton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Linden Heights, Dayton.
What the weather is like in Linden Heights, Dayton, month by month
Linden Heights, Dayton sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 40° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Linden Heights, Dayton
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Linden Heights, Dayton
Schools across Linden Heights, Dayton average a B−, better than 60% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cleveland Elementary SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Stivers School For The ArtsB+ · 54% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Linden Heights, Dayton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Linden Heights, Dayton 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 Linden Heights, Dayton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Linden Heights, Dayton
Is Linden Heights, Dayton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Linden Heights, Dayton ranks 4,368th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and a strong job market, 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 Linden Heights, Dayton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $119,495. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $51,408 median income, cost of living beats 29% of neighborhoods.
Is Linden Heights, Dayton safe?
Linden Heights, Dayton is safer than 39% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $474 per resident a year.
Compare Linden Heights, Dayton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Linden Heights, Dayton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Linden Heights, Dayton 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.
Linden Heights, Dayton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Linden Heights, Dayton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Linden Heights, Dayton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Linden Heights, Dayton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Linden Heights, Dayton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Linden Heights, Dayton 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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