Best Places61275, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 61275, 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.
61275 ranks 8,726th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 61275
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.
61275's strengths and weaknesses
Where 61275 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Household income$98,961 median, better than 79% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 61275 ranks low
- Low property taxBetter 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
- School gradeC−, better than only 25% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,080 a month, better than only 28% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 61275
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 61275 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,961, 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 61275's effective rate of 2.00%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 61275
61275 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 61275.
Who works in 61275, and how
Work in 61275 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 61275
61275 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 98% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 61275 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 61275, month by month
61275 sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 24° | 17° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 54° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 61275
The nearest airport, Quad Cities International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 127 miles away.
The best schools in and around 61275
Schools across 61275 average a C−, better than 25% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Riverdale Elem SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- George O Barr SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Riverdale Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Northeast Jr High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverdale Sr High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- United Twp High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 61275 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
61275 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 61275 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 61275
Is 61275 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 61275 ranks 8,726th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, low disaster risk, and what local pay buys, and lowest on property taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 61275 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $256,104. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $98,961 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 61275 safe?
Yes, 61275 is safer than 91% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
Compare 61275 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 61275. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 61275 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.
61275 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 61275: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 61275: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 61275: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 61275: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
61275 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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