Best Places60013, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60013, 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.
60013 ranks 3,376th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60013
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.
60013's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60013 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Household income$134,944 median, better than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 60013 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,366 a month, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60013
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60013 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $134,944, 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 60013's effective rate of 2.46%, 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 60013
60013's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60013.
Who works in 60013, and how
Work in 60013 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 60013
60013 has more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 60013 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60013, month by month
60013 sees roughly 92 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 60013
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 24 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 60013
Schools across 60013 average a C, better than 36% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Eastview Elem SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Deer Path Elem SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Prairie Grove Elem SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Barrington Middle Sch StationC+ · 38% proficient
- Hannah Beardsley Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Prairie Grove Junior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Barrington High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Prairie Ridge High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Cary-grove Community High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60013 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60013 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 60013 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60013 suits
Families
Schools land around the 36th percentile and crime safety beats 84%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 96% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 57% of zip codes and health care access beats 77%.
Common questions about living in 60013
Is 60013 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60013 ranks 3,376th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and few empty homes, and lowest on property 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 60013 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $333,808. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $134,944 median income, cost of living beats 96% of zip codes.
Is 60013 safe?
Yes, 60013 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60013?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 21. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 57% of zip codes.
Is 60013 good for families?
Schools beat 36% of zip codes, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $1,366 a month.
Compare 60013 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60013. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60013 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.
60013 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60013: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60013: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60013: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60013: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60013 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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