Best Places60062, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60062, 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.
60062 ranks 1,646th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 60062
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.
60062's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60062 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$159,500 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 60062 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,105 a month, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60062
A household needs to earn about $184,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60062 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $159,500, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 60062's effective rate of 1.63%, 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 60062
60062 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60062.
Who works in 60062, and how
Work in 60062 centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 61%
- Work from home 29%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 60062
60062 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 85% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60062 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60062, month by month
60062 sees roughly 86 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 60062
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 11 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 60062
Schools across 60062 average a B+, better than 80% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Meadowbrook Elem SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Shabonee SchoolA · 71% proficient
- West SchoolA · 70% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wood Oaks Jr High SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Maple SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Sunset Ridge Elem SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top high schools
- New Trier Township H S WinnetkaA · 78% proficient
- Glenbrook North High SchoolA− · 67% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60062 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60062 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 60062 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60062 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 29% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 60062
Is 60062 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60062 ranks 1,646th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on state finances and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60062 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $631,900. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $159,500 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 60062 safe?
60062 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60062?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 21. That works out to about 86 pleasant days a year, more than 51% of zip codes.
Is 60062 good for families?
Schools beat 80% of zip codes, crime safety beats 32%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60062 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60062. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60062 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.
60062 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60062: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60062: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60062: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60062: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60062 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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