Best PlacesWilmington Historic District, Wilmington, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington, 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.
Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington ranks 3,068th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and transit ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington
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.
Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Short commute16.5 minutes each way, better than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington ranks low
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,561, 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 Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington'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 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 Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington
Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington 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 Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington.
Who works in Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington, and how
Work in Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington
Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington, month by month
Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington
Schools across Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington average a B, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Denver Place Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rodger O. Borror Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Wilmington High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington 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 Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington
Is Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington ranks 3,068th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, cheap car insurance, and short commutes, and lowest on transit and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,608. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $62,561 median income, cost of living beats 43% of neighborhoods.
Is Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington safe?
Yes, Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington is safer than 71% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington 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.
Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilmington Historic District, Wilmington 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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