Best PlacesRed River, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Red River, 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.
Red River ranks 13,908th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Red River
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.
Red River's strengths and weaknesses
Where Red River ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 80% of towns
Where Red River ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 18% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Red River
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Red River home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $68,602, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Red River's effective rate of 0.85%, 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 Red River
Red River runs younger 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 Red River.
Who works in Red River, and how
Work in Red River centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Red River
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Red River.
What the weather is like in Red River, month by month
Red River sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 23° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Red River
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Red River
Schools across Red River average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin Monroe Elementary SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Bradford Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Covington Junior High SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- Franklin Monroe High SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Newton High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Red River school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Red River 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 Red River against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Red River
Is Red River a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Red River ranks 13,908th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and good schools, and lowest on tree cover and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Red River expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $312,314. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $68,602 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Red River safe?
Yes, Red River is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $212 per resident a year.
Compare Red River with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Red River. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Red River 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.
Red River detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Red River: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Red River: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Red River: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Red River: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Red River 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.