Best Places60474, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60474, 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.
60474 ranks 15,645th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60474
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.
60474's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60474 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 84% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 60474 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter 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
- School gradeD, better than only 11% of zip codes
- Short commute33.9 minutes each way, better than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60474
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60474 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,440, 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 60474's effective rate of 1.96%, 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 60474
60474 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60474.
Who works in 60474, and how
Work in 60474 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 60474
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 60474.
What the weather is like in 60474, month by month
60474 sees roughly 71 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 60474
Chicago Midway International sits about 50 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 60474
Schools across 60474 average a D, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gardner Elem SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- South Wilmington Grade SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Gardner-south Wilmington Twp H SD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60474 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60474 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 60474 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60474
Is 60474 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60474 ranks 15,645th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, walkability, and big-city access, 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 60474 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $179,549. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $84,440 median income, cost of living beats 63% of zip codes.
Is 60474 safe?
Yes, 60474 is safer than 70% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
Compare 60474 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60474. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60474 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.
60474 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60474: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60474: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60474: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60474: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60474 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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