Best PlacesSouth Solon, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Solon, 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 Solon ranks 7,250th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in South Solon
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 Solon's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Solon ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of towns
- Household income$107,718 median, better than 89% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 87% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 80% of towns
Where South Solon ranks low
- Short commute35.8 minutes each way, better than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Solon
A household needs to earn about $57,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Solon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $107,718, 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 Solon's effective rate of 1.00%, 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 Solon
South Solon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South Solon.
Who works in South Solon, and how
Work in South Solon centers on manufacturing and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in South Solon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Solon.
What the weather is like in South Solon, month by month
South Solon 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 Solon
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Solon
Schools across South Solon average an A−, better than 87% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Greeneview Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
- Miami Trace Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Miami View Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
Top middle schools
- Miami Trace Middle SchoolA+ · 70% proficient
- Madison-plains Junior HighA · 64% proficient
- Southeastern Jr. High SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top high schools
- Madison-plains High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Southeastern Sr. High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
- Miami Trace High SchoolA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Solon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Solon 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 Solon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Solon
Is South Solon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Solon ranks 7,250th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on long commutes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Solon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,960. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $107,718 median income, cost of living beats 93% of towns.
Is South Solon safe?
South Solon is safer than 47% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $277 per resident a year.
Compare South Solon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Solon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Solon 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 Solon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Solon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Solon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Solon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Solon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Solon 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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