Best PlacesSouth Ripley, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Ripley, 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 Ripley ranks 34,340th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Ripley
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 Ripley's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Ripley ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 96% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 78% of towns
Where South Ripley ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Ripley
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Ripley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,071, 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 Ripley's effective rate of 1.69%, 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 South Ripley
South Ripley runs older 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 Ripley.
Who works in South Ripley, and how
Work in South Ripley centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in South Ripley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Ripley.
What the weather is like in South Ripley, month by month
South Ripley sees roughly 88 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 79 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 79° | 69° | 59° |
| October | 61° | 51° | 42° |
Flying in and out of South Ripley
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Ripley
Schools across South Ripley average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sherman Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top high schools
- Sherman High SchoolA · 78% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Ripley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Ripley 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 Ripley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Ripley
Is South Ripley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Ripley ranks 34,340th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on good schools, heat safety, and short commutes, and lowest on noise and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Ripley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,400. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $55,071 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is South Ripley safe?
Yes, South Ripley is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $232 per resident a year.
Compare South Ripley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Ripley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Ripley 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 Ripley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Ripley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Ripley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Ripley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Ripley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Ripley 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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