Best Places60450, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60450, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
60450 ranks 9,092nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 60450
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.
60450's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60450 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 60450 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter 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
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 21% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60450
A household needs to earn about $89,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60450 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,632, 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 60450's effective rate of 1.89%, 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 60450
60450 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60450.
Who works in 60450, and how
Work in 60450 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 60450
60450 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60450 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60450, month by month
60450 sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 60450
Chicago Midway International sits about 45 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 60450
Schools across 60450 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lisbon Grade SchoolA · 68% proficient
- Coal City Intermediate SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Saratoga Elem SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Seneca Elem School South CampusC− · 30% proficient
- Minooka Jr High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Shabbona Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Minooka Community High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Morris Community High SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Coal City High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60450 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60450 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 60450 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60450 suits
Families
Schools land around the 32nd percentile and crime safety beats 84%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 77% of zip codes and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 60450
Is 60450 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60450 ranks 9,092nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, few empty homes, and big-city access, and lowest on state finances and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60450 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $297,461. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $95,632 median income, cost of living beats 77% of zip codes.
Is 60450 safe?
Yes, 60450 is safer than 84% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60450?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 19. That works out to about 68 pleasant days a year, more than 21% of zip codes.
Is 60450 good for families?
Schools beat 32% of zip codes, crime safety beats 84%, and childcare runs $1,059 a month.
Compare 60450 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60450. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60450 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.
60450 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60450: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60450: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60450: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60450: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60450 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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