Best Places60071, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60071, 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.
60071 ranks 13,886th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60071
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.
60071's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60071 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 60071 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% 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$1,371 a month, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60071
A household needs to earn about $111,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60071 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $86,443, 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 60071's effective rate of 2.12%, 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 60071
60071's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 60071.
Who works in 60071, and how
Work in 60071 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 60071
60071 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 95% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 60071 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60071, month by month
60071 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 24° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of 60071
General Mitchell International sits about 39 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.9 million passengers in 2025, with 66 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 60071
Schools across 60071 average a C+, better than 39% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Richmond Grade SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Spring Grove Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Alden Hebron Elem SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Nippersink Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Alden-hebron Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Richmond-burton High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Alden-hebron High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60071 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60071 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 60071 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60071
Is 60071 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60071 ranks 13,886th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, big-city access, and civic engagement, 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 60071 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $360,318. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $86,443 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 60071 safe?
Yes, 60071 is safer than 67% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $206 per resident a year.
Compare 60071 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60071. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60071 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.
60071 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60071: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60071: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60071: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60071: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60071 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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