Best Places60152, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60152, 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.
60152 ranks 11,171st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low disaster risk.
The best neighborhoods in 60152
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.
60152's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60152 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Household income$112,160 median, better than 87% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of zip codes
Where 60152 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
- Cheap childcare$1,370 a month, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60152
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60152 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $112,160, 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 60152's effective rate of 1.95%, 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 60152
60152 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60152.
Who works in 60152, and how
Work in 60152 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 60152
60152 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 60152 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60152, month by month
60152 sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 23° | 17° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 60152
The nearest airport, Chicago/Rockford International, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 40 miles away.
The best schools in and around 60152
Schools across 60152 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Westwood Elem SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Locust Elem SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Riley Comm Cons SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Creekside Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Marengo Comm Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Belvidere South Middle SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Marengo High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Woodstock High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Genoa-kingston High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60152 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60152 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 60152 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60152
Is 60152 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60152 ranks 11,171st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, high incomes, and big-city access, 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 60152 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,491. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $112,160 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 60152 safe?
Yes, 60152 is safer than 59% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
Compare 60152 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60152. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60152 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.
60152 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60152: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60152: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60152: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60152: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60152 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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