Best Places60536, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60536, 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.
60536 ranks 8,824th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60536
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.
60536's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60536 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of zip codes
Where 60536 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
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,203 a month, better than only 20% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60536
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60536 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $99,408, 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 60536's effective rate of 2.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 60536
60536 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60536.
Who works in 60536, and how
Work in 60536 centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 60536
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 60536.
What the weather is like in 60536, month by month
60536 sees roughly 101 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 60536
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 42 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 60536
Schools across 60536 average a C, better than 32% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Newark Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Millbrook Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Emily G Johns SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Newark Comm High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Plano High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60536 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60536 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 60536 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60536
Is 60536 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60536 ranks 8,824th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, heat safety, and low crime, 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 60536 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $427,900. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $99,408 median income, cost of living beats 76% of zip codes.
Is 60536 safe?
Yes, 60536 is safer than 90% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
Compare 60536 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60536. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60536 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.
60536 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60536: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60536: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60536: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60536: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60536 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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