Best PlacesSpaulding, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Spaulding, 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.
Spaulding ranks 16,071st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Spaulding
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.
Spaulding's strengths and weaknesses
Where Spaulding ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 85% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of towns
Where Spaulding ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Spaulding
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Spaulding home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,229, 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 Spaulding's effective rate of 1.89%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Spaulding
Spaulding 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 Spaulding.
Who works in Spaulding, and how
Work in Spaulding centers on public administration and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Spaulding
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Spaulding.
What the weather is like in Spaulding, month by month
Spaulding sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Spaulding
The nearest airport, Abraham Lincoln Capital, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Spaulding
Schools across Spaulding average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sherman Elem SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Tri-city Elem SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Riverton Elem SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Williamsville Jr High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Tri-city Jr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Riverton Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Williamsville High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Riverton High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Tri-city High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Spaulding school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Spaulding 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 Spaulding against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Spaulding
Is Spaulding a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Spaulding ranks 16,071st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, a stable housing market, and cell coverage, 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 Spaulding expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $228,037. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $91,229 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Spaulding safe?
Yes, Spaulding is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $119 per resident a year.
Compare Spaulding with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Spaulding. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Spaulding 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.
Spaulding detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Spaulding: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Spaulding: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Spaulding: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Spaulding: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Spaulding 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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