Best Places60605, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60605, 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.
60605 ranks 1,446th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60605
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.
60605's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60605 ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter 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 60605 ranks low
- QuietBetter 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
- Low property taxBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60605
A household needs to earn about $144,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60605 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $124,656, 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 60605's effective rate of 1.78%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60605
60605 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 60605.
Who works in 60605, and how
Work in 60605 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 32%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 37%
Life in 60605
60605 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 75% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60605 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60605, month by month
60605 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 60605
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 60605
Schools across 60605 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- South Loop Elem SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Jones College Prep High SchoolA+ · 91% proficient
- Urban Prep Chrtr Sch For Yng MenF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60605 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60605 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 60605 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60605 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 92% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 31% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 60605
Is 60605 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60605 ranks 1,446th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on population health, transit, and walkability, and lowest on noise and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60605 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $487,352. The overall cost of living runs about 11% above the national average. Set against a $124,656 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 60605 safe?
60605 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $544 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60605?
July highs average about 86 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 22. That works out to about 76 pleasant days a year, more than 36% of zip codes.
Is 60605 good for families?
Schools beat 44% of zip codes, crime safety beats 7%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60605 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60605. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60605 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.
60605 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60605: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60605: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60605: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60605: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60605 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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