Best Places60714, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60714, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
60714 ranks 11,056th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 60714
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.
60714's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60714 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of zip codes
Where 60714 ranks low
- 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 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60714
A household needs to earn about $107,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60714 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $88,115, 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 60714's effective rate of 1.72%, 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 60714
60714 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60714.
Who works in 60714, and how
Work in 60714 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 60714
60714 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 95% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60714 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60714, month by month
60714 sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 60714
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 6 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.8 million passengers in 2025, with 305 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 60714
Schools across 60714 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Franklin Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Fairview South Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Park View Elem SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Emerson Middle SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Gemini Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Niles West High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Niles North High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60714 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60714 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 60714 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60714 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 60714
Is 60714 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60714 ranks 11,056th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and walkability, and lowest on state finances and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60714 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $364,206. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $88,115 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 60714 safe?
60714 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $310 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60714?
July highs average about 85 degrees, and January highs near 34 with lows near 21. That works out to about 71 pleasant days a year, more than 27% of zip codes.
Is 60714 good for families?
Schools beat 25% of zip codes, crime safety beats 30%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60714 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60714. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60714 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.
60714 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60714: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60714: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60714: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60714: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60714 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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