Best Places60068, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60068, 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.
60068 ranks 2,547th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 60068
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.
60068's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60068 ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Household income$159,099 median, better than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 60068 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60068
A household needs to earn about $170,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60068 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $159,099; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 60068's effective rate of 1.99%, 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 60068
60068 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60068.
Who works in 60068, and how
Work in 60068 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 60068
60068 has more parkland per resident than 79% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 60068 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60068, month by month
60068 sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 60068
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 4 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 60068
Schools across 60068 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- George B Carpenter Elem SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Iroquois Community SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Emerson Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Chippewa Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Maine South High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Maine East High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60068 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60068 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 60068 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60068 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 97% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 60068
Is 60068 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60068 ranks 2,547th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and big-city access, and lowest on the weather and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60068 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $559,007. The overall cost of living runs about 9% above the national average. Set against a $159,099 median income, cost of living beats 97% of zip codes.
Is 60068 safe?
60068 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60068?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 19. That works out to about 53 pleasant days a year, more than 2% of zip codes.
Is 60068 good for families?
Schools beat 49% of zip codes, crime safety beats 41%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60068 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60068. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60068 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.
60068 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60068: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60068: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60068: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60068: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60068 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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