Best Places60629, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60629, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
60629 ranks 21,897th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It ranks low mainly on thin health care access and education levels. It does better on transit, which keeps it off the bottom.
The best neighborhoods in 60629
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.
60629's strengths and weaknesses
60629 lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. Transit is the standout, in the top 1% of zip codes. Walkability and biking follow.
The one real hole is thin health care access, near the bottom of the country. Education levels and civic engagement also cost it ground. The detail is below, and the map is where it turns into a choice of neighborhood rather than just a place.
Where 60629 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 60629 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% 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 60629
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60629 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $68,349, 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 60629's effective rate of 1.25%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60629
60629 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60629.
Who works in 60629, and how
Work in 60629 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 17%
Life in 60629
60629 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60629 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60629, month by month
60629 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 60629
Chicago Midway International sits about 2 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 60629
Schools across 60629 average a C, better than 38% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Azuela Elem SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Pasteur Elem SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty Junior High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Richardson Middle SchoolF · 12% proficient
- Hernandez Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Hancock College Preparatory HsC+ · 40% proficient
- Ace Amandla Charter SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Reavis High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60629 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60629 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 60629 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60629 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 60629
Is 60629 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60629 ranks 21,897th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, walkability, and biking, and lowest on thin health care access and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60629 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $245,815. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $68,349 median income, cost of living beats 22% of zip codes.
Is 60629 safe?
60629 is safer than 10% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $486 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60629?
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 37% of zip codes.
Is 60629 good for families?
Schools beat 38% of zip codes, crime safety beats 10%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Is 60629 good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 22% of zip codes, and the fastest advertised internet here beats 72% of zip codes. About 8% of workers already work from home.
Compare 60629 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60629. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60629 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.
60629 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60629: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60629: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60629: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60629: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60629 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.