Best Places60924, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60924, 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.
60924 ranks 19,541st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 60924
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.
60924's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60924 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 60924 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
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60924
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60924 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,423, 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 60924's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60924
60924 runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 60924.
Who works in 60924, and how
Work in 60924 centers on health care & social and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 60924
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 60924.
What the weather is like in 60924, month by month
60924 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 60924
The nearest airport, University of Illinois/Willard, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 85 miles away.
The best schools in and around 60924
Schools across 60924 average a D, better than 14% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Clara Peterson Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Milford Grade School West CampusD+ · 25% proficient
- John Greer Elem SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top middle schools
- Paxton-buckley-loda Jr High SchC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Milford High School CampusC− · 30% proficient
- Paxton-buckley-loda High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Cissna Park Sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60924 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60924 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 60924 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60924
Is 60924 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60924 ranks 19,541st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, a strong job market, and fast internet, 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 60924 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $150,672. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $76,423 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 60924 safe?
60924 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $253 per resident a year.
Compare 60924 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60924. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60924 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.
60924 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60924: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60924: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60924: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60924: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60924 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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