Best PlacesPiopolis, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Piopolis, 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.
Piopolis ranks 41,742nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Piopolis
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.
Piopolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Piopolis ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cheap childcare$559 a month, better than 86% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 76% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 70% of towns
Where Piopolis ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Piopolis
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Piopolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,995, 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 Piopolis' effective rate of 1.31%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Piopolis
Piopolis'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 Piopolis.
Who works in Piopolis, and how
Work in Piopolis centers on manufacturing and wholesale trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Piopolis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Piopolis.
What the weather is like in Piopolis, month by month
Piopolis sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Piopolis
The nearest airport, Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Piopolis
Schools across Piopolis average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dahlgren Elem SchoolC · 33% proficient
- East Side Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Hamilton County Jr/sr High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Piopolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Piopolis 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 Piopolis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Piopolis
Is Piopolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Piopolis ranks 41,742nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and state infrastructure, and lowest on a weak job market and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Piopolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $129,170. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $83,995 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Piopolis safe?
Piopolis is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $246 per resident a year.
Compare Piopolis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Piopolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Piopolis 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.
Piopolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Piopolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Piopolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Piopolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Piopolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Piopolis 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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