Best Places60614, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60614, 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.
60614 ranks 1,173rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60614
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.
60614's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60614 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
Where 60614 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter 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
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60614
A household needs to earn about $243,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60614 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $154,656, 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 60614's effective rate of 1.56%, 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 60614
60614 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 60614.
Who works in 60614, and how
Work in 60614 centers on professional & technical and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 29%
- Work from home 35%
- Transit, walk, or bike 36%
Life in 60614
60614 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60614 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60614, month by month
60614 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 60614
Chicago Midway International sits about 11 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 60614
Schools across 60614 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Elem SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Mayer Elem SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Lincoln Park High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60614 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60614 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 60614 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60614 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 95% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 35% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 60614
Is 60614 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60614 ranks 1,173rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, population health, and walkability, and lowest on crime and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60614 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $843,732. The overall cost of living runs about 25% above the national average. Set against a $154,656 median income, cost of living beats 95% of zip codes.
Is 60614 safe?
60614 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $702 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60614?
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 60614 good for families?
Schools beat 44% of zip codes, crime safety beats 3%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60614 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60614. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60614 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.
60614 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60614: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60614: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60614: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60614: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60614 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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