Best Places60076, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60076, 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.
60076 ranks 3,799th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60076
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.
60076's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60076 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 60076 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
- Crime safetyBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60076
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60076 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $123,892, 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 60076's effective rate of 1.96%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60076
60076 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60076.
Who works in 60076, and how
Work in 60076 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 68%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 60076
60076 has more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 60076 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60076, month by month
60076 sees roughly 79 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 60076
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 10 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 60076
Schools across 60076 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Fairview South Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Walker Elem SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- East Prairie Elem SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oliver Mccracken Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Old Orchard Jr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Evanston Twp High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Niles West High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Niles North High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60076 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60076 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 60076 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60076 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 22% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 60076
Is 60076 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60076 ranks 3,799th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, and walkability, 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 60076 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $394,700. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $123,892 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 60076 safe?
60076 is safer than 17% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $385 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60076?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 21. That works out to about 79 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of zip codes.
Is 60076 good for families?
Schools beat 34% of zip codes, crime safety beats 17%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60076 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60076. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60076 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.
60076 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60076: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60076: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60076: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60076: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60076 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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