Best Places60005, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60005, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
60005 ranks 6,174th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 60005
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.
60005's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60005 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 60005 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60005
A household needs to earn about $116,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60005 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $116,181, 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 60005's effective rate of 1.92%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60005
60005 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 60005.
Who works in 60005, and how
Work in 60005 centers on professional & technical and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 60005
60005 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60005 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60005, month by month
60005 sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 60005
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 7 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.8 million passengers in 2025, with 305 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 60005
Schools across 60005 average a C−, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Westgate Elem SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Dryden Elem SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Winston Campus ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Lincoln Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Friendship Jr High SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60005 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60005 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 60005 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60005 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 88% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 60005
Is 60005 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60005 ranks 6,174th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, population health, and low disaster risk, and lowest on state finances and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60005 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $386,387. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $116,181 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 60005 safe?
60005 is safer than 36% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60005?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 21. That works out to about 80 pleasant days a year, more than 44% of zip codes.
Is 60005 good for families?
Schools beat 22% of zip codes, crime safety beats 36%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60005 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60005. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60005 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.
60005 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60005: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60005: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60005: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60005: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60005 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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