Best Places60649, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60649, 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.
60649 ranks 28,710th 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 60649
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.
60649's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60649 ranks high
- BikingBetter than 99% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 99% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
Where 60649 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter 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
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60649
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60649 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $48,893, 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 60649's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 60649
60649's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 60649.
Who works in 60649, and how
Work in 60649 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 60%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 27%
Life in 60649
60649 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 73% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60649 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60649, month by month
60649 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 60649
Chicago Midway International sits about 10 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 60649
Schools across 60649 average a C+, better than 44% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Powell Elem Paideia Comm AcademyF · 6% proficient
- Parkside Elem Community AcademyF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- South Shore Intl Col Prep HsF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60649 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60649 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 60649 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60649 suits
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 60649
Is 60649 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60649 ranks 28,710th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on biking, transit, 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 60649 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $233,677. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $48,893 median income, cost of living beats 13% of zip codes.
Is 60649 safe?
60649 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $784 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60649?
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 60649 good for families?
Schools beat 44% of zip codes, crime safety beats 2%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60649 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60649. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60649 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.
60649 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60649: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60649: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60649: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60649: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60649 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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