Best PlacesRoubaix, SD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Roubaix, 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.
Roubaix ranks 46,425th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low taxes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Roubaix
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.
Roubaix's strengths and weaknesses
Where Roubaix ranks high
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute19.9 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 119 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
Where Roubaix ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Household income$47,083 median, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Roubaix
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Roubaix home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,083, 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 Roubaix's effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Roubaix
Roubaix 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 Roubaix.
Who works in Roubaix, and how
Work in Roubaix centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Roubaix
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Roubaix.
What the weather is like in Roubaix, month by month
Roubaix sees roughly 119 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 55° | 42° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 60° |
| October | 59° | 47° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Roubaix
The nearest airport, Rapid City Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 306 miles away.
The best schools in and around Roubaix
Schools across Roubaix average a C, better than 29% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lead-deadwood Elementary - 03C− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lead-deadwood Middle School - 02C− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Lead-deadwood High School - 01C− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Roubaix school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Roubaix 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 Roubaix against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Roubaix
Is Roubaix a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Roubaix ranks 46,425th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low taxes, state infrastructure, and short commutes, and lowest on distance from a big city and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Roubaix expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $479,200. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $47,083 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Roubaix safe?
Roubaix is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $742 per resident a year.
Compare Roubaix with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Roubaix. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Roubaix 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.
Roubaix detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Roubaix: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Roubaix: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Roubaix: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Roubaix: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Roubaix 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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