Best PlacesSligo, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sligo, 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.
Sligo ranks 2,449th 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 Sligo
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.
Sligo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sligo ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
Where Sligo ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,190 a month, better than only 14% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sligo
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sligo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $115,196, 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 Sligo's effective rate of 0.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sligo
Sligo'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 Sligo.
Who works in Sligo, and how
Work in Sligo centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Sligo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sligo.
What the weather is like in Sligo, month by month
Sligo sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Sligo
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sligo
Schools across Sligo average an A−, better than 89% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clinton-massie Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Clinton-massie Middle SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Clinton-massie High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sligo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sligo 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 Sligo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sligo
Is Sligo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sligo ranks 2,449th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, few empty homes, and civic engagement, and lowest on tree cover and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sligo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $309,107. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $115,196 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Sligo safe?
Yes, Sligo is safer than 84% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $178 per resident a year.
Compare Sligo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sligo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sligo 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.
Sligo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sligo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sligo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sligo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sligo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sligo 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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