Best Places60443, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60443, 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.
60443 ranks 20,997th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60443
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.
60443's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60443 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 60443 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, 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
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60443
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60443 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,300, 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 60443's effective rate of 2.58%, 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 60443
60443 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60443.
Who works in 60443, and how
Work in 60443 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 60443
60443 has more parkland per resident than 69% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 60443 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60443, month by month
60443 sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 60443
Chicago Midway International sits about 19 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 60443
Schools across 60443 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Chelsea Elem SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Indian Trail Elem SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Arcadia Elem SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Summit Hill Junior High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- O W Huth Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Sauk Elem SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln-way East High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Tinley Park High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
- Rich Township High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60443 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60443 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 60443 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60443 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 80% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 24% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 60443
Is 60443 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60443 ranks 20,997th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and few empty homes, and lowest on property taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60443 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $237,622. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $97,300 median income, cost of living beats 80% of zip codes.
Is 60443 safe?
60443 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $395 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60443?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 20. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 33% of zip codes.
Is 60443 good for families?
Schools beat 4% of zip codes, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60443 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60443. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60443 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.
60443 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60443: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60443: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60443: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60443: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60443 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.