Best PlacesOld Shawneetown, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Shawneetown, 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.
Old Shawneetown ranks 47,874th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Old Shawneetown
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.
Old Shawneetown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Shawneetown ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute14.9 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
Where Old Shawneetown ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 51 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,139 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
Who lives in Old Shawneetown
Old Shawneetown runs older than the country, 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 Old Shawneetown.
Who works in Old Shawneetown, and how
Work in Old Shawneetown centers on agriculture & forestry and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Old Shawneetown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Old Shawneetown.
What the weather is like in Old Shawneetown, month by month
Old Shawneetown sees roughly 51 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Old Shawneetown
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Nashville International, about 136 miles away.
The best schools in and around Old Shawneetown
Schools across Old Shawneetown average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gallatin Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gallatin Junior High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Gallatin High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Shawneetown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Shawneetown 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 Old Shawneetown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Old Shawneetown
Is Old Shawneetown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Shawneetown ranks 47,874th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and fast internet, and lowest on the weather and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Old Shawneetown safe?
Old Shawneetown is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $400 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Old Shawneetown?
July highs average about 88 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 27. That works out to about 51 pleasant days a year, more than 1% of towns.
Compare Old Shawneetown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Shawneetown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Shawneetown 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.
Old Shawneetown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Shawneetown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Shawneetown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Shawneetown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Shawneetown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Shawneetown 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.
- 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.
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