Best PlacesSidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney, 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.
Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney ranks 3,743rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney
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.
Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.2 minutes each way, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$764 a month, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,136, 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 Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney's effective rate of 1.02%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney
Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney.
Who works in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney, and how
Work in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney.
What the weather is like in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney, month by month
Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney sees roughly 85 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 | 65° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 70 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney
Schools across Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney average a B, better than 75% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Northwood Intermediate SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sidney Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Sidney High SchoolB · 49% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney 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 Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney
Is Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney ranks 3,743rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on internet speeds and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,004. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $60,136 median income, cost of living beats 42% of neighborhoods.
Is Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney safe?
Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney is safer than 51% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $403 per resident a year.
Compare Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney 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.
Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sidney Walnut Avenue Historic District, Sidney 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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