Best Places60440, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60440, 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.
60440 ranks 11,529th 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 60440
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.
60440's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60440 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 60440 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$1,358 a month, better than only 11% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60440
A household needs to earn about $88,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60440 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,545, 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 60440's effective rate of 2.24%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60440
60440 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 60440.
Who works in 60440, and how
Work in 60440 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 60440
60440 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60440 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60440, month by month
60440 sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 60440
Chicago Midway International sits about 18 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 60440
Schools across 60440 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Kingsley Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- River Valley SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- William F Murphy Elem SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Old Quarry Middle SchB · 46% proficient
- Thomas Jefferson Jr High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top high schools
- Naperville Central High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Lemont Twp High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Comm H S Dist 99 - South High SchB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60440 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60440 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 60440 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60440 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 60440
Is 60440 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60440 ranks 11,529th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, big-city access, and cell coverage, 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 60440 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $280,903. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $102,545 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 60440 safe?
60440 is safer than 41% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $274 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60440?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 32 with lows near 20. That works out to about 79 pleasant days a year, more than 43% of zip codes.
Is 60440 good for families?
Schools beat 13% of zip codes, crime safety beats 41%, and childcare runs $1,358 a month.
Compare 60440 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60440. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60440 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.
60440 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60440: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60440: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60440: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60440: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60440 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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