Best Places60118, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60118, 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.
60118 ranks 7,566th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60118
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.
60118's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60118 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 60118 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$1,380 a month, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60118
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60118 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,761, 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 60118'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, 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 60118
60118 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60118.
Who works in 60118, and how
Work in 60118 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 60118
60118 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 87% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60118 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60118, month by month
60118 sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 25° | 18° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 64° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 60118
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 22 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 60118
Schools across 60118 average a C−, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Conley Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Sleepy Hollow Elem SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Gilberts Elem SchC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dundee Middle SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Heineman Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Hampshire Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Huntley High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Elgin High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60118 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60118 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 60118 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60118
Is 60118 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60118 ranks 7,566th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, big-city access, and biking, 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 60118 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $336,473. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $106,761 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 60118 safe?
60118 is safer than 43% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $271 per resident a year.
Compare 60118 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60118. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60118 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.
60118 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60118: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60118: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60118: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60118: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60118 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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