Best Places60487, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60487, 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.
60487 ranks 5,303rd 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 60487
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.
60487's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60487 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Household income$132,518 median, better than 93% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 60487 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% 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 13% of zip codes
- Short commute32.7 minutes each way, better than only 17% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60487
A household needs to earn about $109,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60487 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $132,518, 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 60487's effective rate of 2.36%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60487
60487 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60487.
Who works in 60487, and how
Work in 60487 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 60487
60487 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 90% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60487 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60487, month by month
60487 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 60487
Chicago Midway International sits about 16 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 60487
Schools across 60487 average a C+, better than 46% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Millennium Elem SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Christa Mcauliffe SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Dr Julian Rogus SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Virgil I Grissom Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Prairie View Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Walker Intermediate SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln-way East High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Carl Sandburg High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Victor J Andrew High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60487 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60487 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 60487 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60487 suits
Families
Schools land around the 46th percentile and crime safety beats 66%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 95% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 60487
Is 60487 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60487 ranks 5,303rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, what local pay buys, 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 60487 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $345,172. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $132,518 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 60487 safe?
Yes, 60487 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $207 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60487?
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 42% of zip codes.
Is 60487 good for families?
Schools beat 46% of zip codes, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $1,178 a month.
Compare 60487 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60487. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60487 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.
60487 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60487: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60487: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60487: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60487: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60487 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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