Best PlacesSouth Chili, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Chili, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South Chili ranks 1,771st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Chili
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.
South Chili's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Chili ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 94% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 92% of towns
Where South Chili ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Chili
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Chili home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $114,417, 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 South Chili's effective rate of 2.23%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Chili
South Chili runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Chili.
Who works in South Chili, and how
Work in South Chili centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in South Chili
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Chili.
What the weather is like in South Chili, month by month
South Chili sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 28° | 20° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 73° | 62° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of South Chili
The nearest airport, Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 219 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Chili
Schools across South Chili average an A, better than 94% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- T J Connor Elementary SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Chestnut Ridge Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Churchville-chili Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top high schools
- Caledonia-mumford Middle/high SchoolA+ · 95% proficient
- Wheatland-chili High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Chili school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Chili 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 South Chili against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Chili
Is South Chili a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Chili ranks 1,771st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Chili expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $236,016. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $114,417 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is South Chili safe?
Yes, South Chili is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $134 per resident a year.
Compare South Chili with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Chili. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Chili 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.
South Chili detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Chili: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Chili: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Chili: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Chili: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Chili 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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