Best Places60157, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60157, 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.
60157 ranks 8,455th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 60157
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.
60157's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60157 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 60157 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,560 a month, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60157
A household needs to earn about $137,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60157 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $109,761, 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 60157's effective rate of 1.88%, 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 60157
60157 runs older than the country, 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 60157.
Who works in 60157, and how
Work in 60157 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 60157
60157 has more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 60157 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60157, month by month
60157 sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 60157
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 8 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 60157
Schools across 60157 average a B−, better than 53% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Erickson Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Medinah Intermediate SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Westfield Middle SchoolB · 47% proficient
- F E Peacock Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Medinah Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Park High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60157 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60157 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 60157 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60157
Is 60157 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60157 ranks 8,455th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, big-city access, and population health, and lowest on the weather and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60157 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $455,478. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $109,761 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 60157 safe?
60157 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $244 per resident a year.
Compare 60157 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60157. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60157 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.
60157 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60157: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60157: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60157: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60157: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60157 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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