Best Places60934, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60934, 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.
60934 ranks 17,210th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 60934
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.
60934's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60934 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 60934 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60934
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60934 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,304, 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 60934's effective rate of 1.65%, 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 60934
60934's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60934.
Who works in 60934, and how
Work in 60934 centers on agriculture & forestry and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 60934
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 60934.
What the weather is like in 60934, month by month
60934 sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 60934
The nearest airport, Central Il Regional/Bloomington- Normal, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 65 miles away.
The best schools in and around 60934
Schools across 60934 average a D+, better than 13% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Saunemin Elem SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Dwight Common SchoolD · 16% proficient
- Tri Point Elementary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tri-point Jr High/elementaryD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Pontiac High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Dwight High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Tri-point High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60934 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60934 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 60934 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60934
Is 60934 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60934 ranks 17,210th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and what local pay buys, 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 60934 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $165,117. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $93,304 median income, cost of living beats 82% of zip codes.
Is 60934 safe?
Yes, 60934 is safer than 60% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $220 per resident a year.
Compare 60934 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60934. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60934 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.
60934 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60934: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60934: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60934: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60934: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60934 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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