Best Places60462, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60462, 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.
60462 ranks 9,566th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60462
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.
60462's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60462 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 60462 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of zip codes
- Short commute33.5 minutes each way, better than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60462
A household needs to earn about $110,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60462 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $97,183, 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 60462's effective rate of 2.00%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60462
60462 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60462.
Who works in 60462, and how
Work in 60462 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 60462
60462 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 91% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60462 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60462, month by month
60462 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of 60462
Chicago Midway International sits about 12 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 60462
Schools across 60462 average a B−, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Palos West Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Meadow Ridge SchoolB · 45% proficient
- High Point Elem SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Palos South Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Prairie View Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Century Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Carl Sandburg High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Victor J Andrew High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Amos Alonzo Stagg High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60462 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60462 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 60462 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60462 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 60462
Is 60462 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60462 ranks 9,566th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, big-city access, and biking, 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 60462 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $361,643. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $97,183 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 60462 safe?
60462 is safer than 44% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $259 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60462?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 22. That works out to about 77 pleasant days a year, more than 38% of zip codes.
Is 60462 good for families?
Schools beat 50% of zip codes, crime safety beats 44%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60462 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60462. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60462 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.
60462 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60462: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60462: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60462: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60462: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60462 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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