Best Places60505, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60505, 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.
60505 ranks 23,056th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 60505
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.
60505's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60505 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 96% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of zip codes
Where 60505 ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60505
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60505 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,514, 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 60505's effective rate of 1.83%, 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 60505
60505 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60505.
Who works in 60505, and how
Work in 60505 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 60505
60505 has more parkland per resident than 92% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 60505 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60505, month by month
60505 sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 24° | 17° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of 60505
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 25 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.8 million passengers in 2025, with 305 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 60505
Schools across 60505 average an F, better than 1% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- J B Nelson Elem SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Oak Park Elem SchoolF · 8% proficient
- W S Beaupre Elem SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sam Rotolo Middle SchB− · 41% proficient
- Fred Rodgers Magnet AcadD+ · 25% proficient
- Washington Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Batavia Sr High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- West Aurora High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- East High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60505 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60505 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 60505 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60505 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 60505
Is 60505 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60505 ranks 23,056th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, biking, and cell coverage, and lowest on the schools and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60505 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,631. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $77,514 median income, cost of living beats 39% of zip codes.
Is 60505 safe?
60505 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $366 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60505?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 32 with lows near 17. That works out to about 99 pleasant days a year, more than 62% of zip codes.
Is 60505 good for families?
Schools beat 1% of zip codes, crime safety beats 20%, and childcare runs $1,380 a month.
Compare 60505 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60505. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60505 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.
60505 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60505: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60505: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60505: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60505: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60505 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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