Best PlacesSouth Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield, 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.
South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield ranks 5,458th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield
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 Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.7 minutes each way, better than 86% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$959 a month, better than 69% of neighborhoods
Where South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Household income$28,073 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $28,073, 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 Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield's effective rate of 1.01%, 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 3 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 Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield
South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield runs younger 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 South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield.
Who works in South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield, and how
Work in South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield.
What the weather is like in South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield, month by month
South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 29° | 21° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 49 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield
Schools across South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield average a D, better than 14% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Kenwood ElementaryD · 16% proficient
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Fulton Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hayward Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Global Impact Stem AcademyB+ · 55% proficient
- Springfield High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Springfield School Of InnovationF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield 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 Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield
Is South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield ranks 5,458th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, short commutes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on health outcomes and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $86,833. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $28,073 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield safe?
South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield is safer than 35% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $501 per resident a year.
Compare South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield 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 Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Fountain Avenue Historic District, Springfield 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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