Best Places60305, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60305, 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.
60305 ranks 1,420th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60305
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.
60305's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60305 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
Where 60305 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better 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
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60305
A household needs to earn about $216,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60305 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $164,659, 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 60305's effective rate of 2.15%, 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 60305
60305'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 60305.
Who works in 60305, and how
Work in 60305 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 46%
- Work from home 26%
- Transit, walk, or bike 29%
Life in 60305
60305 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60305 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60305, month by month
60305 sees roughly 56 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 60305
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 7 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 60305
Schools across 60305 average an A−, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Elem SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Willard Elem SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Roosevelt SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Park & River Forest High SchB+ · 57% proficient
- Proviso Math And Science AcademyB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60305 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60305 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 60305 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60305
Is 60305 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60305 ranks 1,420th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, biking, and what local pay buys, and lowest on property taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60305 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $697,393. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $164,659 median income, cost of living beats 98% of zip codes.
Is 60305 safe?
60305 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $380 per resident a year.
Compare 60305 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60305. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60305 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.
60305 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60305: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60305: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60305: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60305: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60305 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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