Best PlacesMiddlesworth, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Middlesworth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Middlesworth ranks 20,834th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Middlesworth
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.
Middlesworth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Middlesworth ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Household income$99,547 median, better than 84% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
Where Middlesworth ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Middlesworth
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Middlesworth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $99,547, 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 Middlesworth's effective rate of 1.26%, 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 Middlesworth
Middlesworth's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Middlesworth.
Who works in Middlesworth, and how
Work in Middlesworth centers on wholesale trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Middlesworth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Middlesworth.
What the weather is like in Middlesworth, month by month
Middlesworth sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 25° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Middlesworth
The nearest airport, Decatur, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Middlesworth
Schools across Middlesworth average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stewardson-strasburg Elem SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Windsor Elem SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Moulton Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Stewardson-strasburg High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Shelbyville High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Windsor Jr & Sr High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Middlesworth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Middlesworth 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 Middlesworth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Middlesworth
Is Middlesworth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Middlesworth ranks 20,834th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, few empty homes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Middlesworth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $241,200. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $99,547 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Middlesworth safe?
Middlesworth is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $286 per resident a year.
Compare Middlesworth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Middlesworth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Middlesworth 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.
Middlesworth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Middlesworth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Middlesworth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Middlesworth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Middlesworth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Middlesworth 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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