Best Places60074, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60074, 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.
60074 ranks 13,689th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60074
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.
60074's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60074 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 60074 ranks low
- 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
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60074
A household needs to earn about $86,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60074 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,650, 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 60074's effective rate of 1.98%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60074
60074'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 60074.
Who works in 60074, and how
Work in 60074 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 60074
60074 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 60074 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60074, month by month
60074 sees roughly 88 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 60074
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 12 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 60074
Schools across 60074 average a D, better than 6% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Isaac Fox Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Winston Campus ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Woodlawn Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Lake Zurich Middle - S CampusB · 46% proficient
- Walter R Sundling Jr High SchC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Adlai E Stevenson High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Lake Zurich High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Palatine High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60074 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60074 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 60074 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60074 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 60074
Is 60074 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60074 ranks 13,689th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and low disaster risk, 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 60074 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $283,111. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $93,650 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 60074 safe?
60074 is safer than 35% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60074?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 21. That works out to about 88 pleasant days a year, more than 53% of zip codes.
Is 60074 good for families?
Schools beat 6% of zip codes, crime safety beats 35%, and childcare runs $1,107 a month.
Compare 60074 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60074. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60074 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.
60074 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60074: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60074: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60074: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60074: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60074 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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