Best Places60546, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60546, 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.
60546 ranks 4,315th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60546
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.
60546's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60546 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 97% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Household income$132,786 median, better than 93% of zip codes
Where 60546 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% 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 10% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60546
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60546 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $132,786, 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 60546's effective rate of 2.15%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60546
60546 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60546.
Who works in 60546, and how
Work in 60546 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 67%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 60546
60546 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 67% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 87% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60546 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60546, month by month
60546 sees roughly 76 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 60546
Chicago Midway International sits about 5 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 60546
Schools across 60546 average a B, better than 62% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Central Elem SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- A F Ames Elem SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Blythe Park Elem SchoolB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- L J Hauser Jr High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Forest Park Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Proviso Math And Science AcademyB− · 45% proficient
- Riverside Brookfield Twp HsB− · 44% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60546 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60546 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 60546 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60546
Is 60546 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60546 ranks 4,315th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, big-city access, and transit, 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 60546 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $416,703. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $132,786 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 60546 safe?
60546 is safer than 14% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $422 per resident a year.
Compare 60546 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60546. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60546 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.
60546 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60546: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60546: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60546: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60546: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60546 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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