Best Places60436, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60436, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
60436 ranks 29,075th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 60436
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.
60436's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60436 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 60436 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60436
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60436 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,172, 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 60436's effective rate of 1.97%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60436
60436 runs younger 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 60436.
Who works in 60436, and how
Work in 60436 centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 60436
60436 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60436 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60436, month by month
60436 sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 60436
Chicago Midway International sits about 26 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 60436
Schools across 60436 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Elwood C C SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Troy Heritage Trail SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Rockdale Elem SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Washington Jr High & Academy PrgmD · 24% proficient
- Orenic Intermediate SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Dirksen Junior High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Minooka Community High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60436 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60436 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 60436 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60436
Is 60436 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60436 ranks 29,075th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on the schools and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60436 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $181,389. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $65,172 median income, cost of living beats 23% of zip codes.
Is 60436 safe?
60436 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $451 per resident a year.
Compare 60436 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60436. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60436 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.
60436 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60436: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60436: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60436: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60436: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60436 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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