Best Places60827, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60827, 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.
60827 ranks 32,901st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 60827
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.
60827's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60827 ranks high
- TransitBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 60827 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$40,378 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60827
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60827 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $40,378; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 60827's effective rate of 1.75%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60827
60827 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60827.
Who works in 60827, and how
Work in 60827 centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 23%
Life in 60827
60827 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes and more parkland per resident than 82% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 60827 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 60827, month by month
60827 sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 60827
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 60827
Schools across 60827 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Burr Oak Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Aldridge Elem SchoolF · 5% proficient
- South Shore Fine Arts Elem SchF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Calumet Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Washington Junior HighD+ · 25% proficient
- S T E M AcademyF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Thornton Township High SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Carver Military Academy HsF · 6% proficient
- Thornridge High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60827 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60827 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 60827 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 60827 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 60827
Is 60827 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60827 ranks 32,901st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and walkability, and lowest on crime and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60827 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $145,130. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $40,378 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 60827 safe?
60827 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $802 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 60827?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 20. That works out to about 75 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of zip codes.
Is 60827 good for families?
Schools beat 2% of zip codes, crime safety beats 2%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare 60827 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60827. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60827 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.
60827 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60827: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60827: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60827: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60827: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60827 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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