Best Places60918, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60918, 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.
60918 ranks 21,072nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 60918
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.
60918's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60918 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 60918 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60918
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60918 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,880, 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 60918's effective rate of 1.27%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60918
60918'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 60918.
Who works in 60918, and how
Work in 60918 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 60918
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 60918.
What the weather is like in 60918, month by month
60918 sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 60918
The nearest airport, University of Illinois/Willard, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around 60918
Schools across 60918 average a C−, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Iroquois West Elem School/gilmanA− · 60% proficient
- Clara Peterson Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Paxton-buckley-loda Jr High SchC+ · 37% proficient
- Iroquois West Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Paxton-buckley-loda High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Cissna Park Sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Iroquois West High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60918 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60918 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 60918 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60918
Is 60918 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60918 ranks 21,072nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, fast internet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the weather and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60918 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,444. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $74,880 median income, cost of living beats 57% of zip codes.
Is 60918 safe?
60918 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $253 per resident a year.
Compare 60918 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60918. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60918 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.
60918 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60918: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60918: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60918: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60918: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60918 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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