Best Places61087, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 61087, 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.
61087 ranks 22,572nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state infrastructure.
The best neighborhoods in 61087
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.
61087's strengths and weaknesses
Where 61087 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$703 a month, better than 73% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 61087 ranks low
- 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 6% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 61087
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 61087 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,911, 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 61087's effective rate of 1.81%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 61087
61087 runs older than the country, 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 61087.
Who works in 61087, and how
Work in 61087 centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 61087
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 61087.
What the weather is like in 61087, month by month
61087 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 17° |
| April | 58° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 82° | 73° | 65° |
| October | 61° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 61087
The nearest airport, Dubuque Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Mitchell International, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around 61087
Schools across 61087 average a C+, better than 40% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Warren Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Lena-winslow Elem SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lena-winslow Jr High SchoolB+ · 48% proficient
- Scales Mound Jr High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Black Hawk MiddleC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Warren Jr/sr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Scales Mound High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Lena-winslow High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 61087 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
61087 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 61087 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 61087
Is 61087 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 61087 ranks 22,572nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low disaster risk, and heat safety, 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 61087 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $105,766. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $73,911 median income, cost of living beats 54% of zip codes.
Is 61087 safe?
61087 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $328 per resident a year.
Compare 61087 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 61087. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 61087 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.
61087 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 61087: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 61087: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 61087: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 61087: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
61087 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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