Best PlacesPhilomath, IN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Philomath, 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.
Philomath ranks 13,768th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Philomath
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.
Philomath's strengths and weaknesses
Where Philomath ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 87% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 83% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 80% of towns
Where Philomath ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 20% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 22% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 25% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Philomath
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Philomath home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,886, 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 Philomath's effective rate of 0.76%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Philomath
Philomath runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Philomath.
Who works in Philomath, and how
Work in Philomath centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Philomath
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Philomath.
What the weather is like in Philomath, month by month
Philomath sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Philomath
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 51 miles away.
The best schools in and around Philomath
Schools across Philomath average a B−, better than 55% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Centerville-abington Elem SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Liberty Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Grandview Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Centerville-abington Jr High SchB+ · 48% proficient
- Union County Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Connersville Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Centerville Sr High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Union County High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Philomath school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Philomath 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 Philomath against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Philomath
Is Philomath a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Philomath ranks 13,768th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, cheap car insurance, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Philomath expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $192,387. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $92,886 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Philomath safe?
Yes, Philomath is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $208 per resident a year.
Compare Philomath with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Philomath. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Philomath 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.
Philomath detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Philomath: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Philomath: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Philomath: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Philomath: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Philomath 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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