Best PlacesSouth Roxana, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Roxana, 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 Roxana ranks 36,301st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Roxana
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 Roxana's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Roxana ranks high
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 95% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 91% of towns
Where South Roxana ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Roxana
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Roxana home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,032, 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 Roxana's effective rate of 1.56%, 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 Roxana
South Roxana runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Roxana.
Who works in South Roxana, and how
Work in South Roxana centers on hospitality & food and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in South Roxana
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Roxana.
What the weather is like in South Roxana, month by month
South Roxana sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of South Roxana
St Louis Lambert International sits about 18 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around South Roxana
Schools across South Roxana average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Woodland Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Hartford Elem SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Roxana Junior High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Lewis-clark Jr High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Roxana Sr High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- East Alton-wood River High SchF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Roxana school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Roxana 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 Roxana against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Roxana
Is South Roxana a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Roxana ranks 36,301st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, biking, and walkability, and lowest on taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Roxana expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,940. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $67,032 median income, cost of living beats 57% of towns.
Is South Roxana safe?
South Roxana is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $357 per resident a year.
Compare South Roxana with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Roxana. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Roxana 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 Roxana detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Roxana: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Roxana: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Roxana: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Roxana: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Roxana 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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