Best Places60602, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60602, 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.
60602 ranks 2,093rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60602
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.
60602's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60602 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
Where 60602 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60602
A household needs to earn about $102,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60602 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $135,960, 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 60602's effective rate of 1.63%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60602
60602 runs younger 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 60602.
Who works in 60602, and how
Work in 60602 centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 10%
- Work from home 30%
- Transit, walk, or bike 60%
Life in 60602
60602 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 60602 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60602, month by month
60602 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 60602
Chicago Midway International sits about 9 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 60602
Schools across 60602 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Yccs-innovations Of Arts IntegrD+ · 25% proficient
- Noble St Chtr-muchin College PrepD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60602 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60602 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 60602 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60602
Is 60602 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60602 ranks 2,093rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, population health, and walkability, and lowest on crime and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60602 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $350,000. The overall cost of living runs about 20% above the national average. Set against a $135,960 median income, cost of living beats 94% of zip codes.
Is 60602 safe?
60602 is safer than 0% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,342 per resident a year.
Compare 60602 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60602. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60602 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.
60602 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60602: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60602: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60602: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60602: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60602 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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