Best Places60954, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 60954, 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.
60954 ranks 23,987th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in 60954
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.
60954's strengths and weaknesses
Where 60954 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 69% of zip codes
Where 60954 ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% 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
- QuietBetter than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 60954
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 60954 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,551, 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 60954'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 60954
60954 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 60954.
Who works in 60954, and how
Work in 60954 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 60954
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 60954.
What the weather is like in 60954, month by month
60954 sees roughly 70 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 October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of 60954
Chicago Midway International sits about 44 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 60954
Schools across 60954 average a D−, better than 2% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Grant Park Elem SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- St Anne Elem SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Je-neir Elem SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Momence Jr High SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Grant Park High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Momence High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- St Anne Comm High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 60954 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
60954 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 60954 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 60954
Is 60954 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 60954 ranks 23,987th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, low disaster risk, and walkability, and lowest on the schools and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 60954 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,856. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $65,551 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 60954 safe?
Yes, 60954 is safer than 61% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $224 per resident a year.
Compare 60954 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 60954. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 60954 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.
60954 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 60954: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 60954: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 60954: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 60954: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
60954 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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