Best PlacesScott AFB, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scott AFB, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Scott AFB ranks 8,975th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Scott AFB
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.
Scott AFB's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scott AFB ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute13.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
Where Scott AFB ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 49 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter 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 Scott AFB
Scott AFB 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 Scott AFB.
Who works in Scott AFB, and how
Work in Scott AFB centers on retail trade and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Scott AFB
Scott AFB has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Scott AFB and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Scott AFB, month by month
Scott AFB sees roughly 49 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Scott AFB
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 31 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scott AFB
Schools across Scott AFB average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Scott Elem SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Mascoutah Elem SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Shiloh Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mascoutah Middle SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Shiloh Middle SchoolC− · 31% proficient
Top high schools
- Mascoutah High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- O Fallon High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scott AFB school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scott AFB 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 Scott AFB against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Scott AFB
Is Scott AFB a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scott AFB ranks 8,975th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scott AFB safe?
Scott AFB is safer than 35% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Scott AFB?
July highs average about 89 degrees, and January highs near 42 with lows near 25. That works out to about 49 pleasant days a year, more than 1% of towns.
Compare Scott AFB with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scott AFB. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scott AFB 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.
Scott AFB detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scott AFB: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scott AFB: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scott AFB: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scott AFB: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scott AFB 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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