Best Places61315, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 61315, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
61315 ranks 29,599th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 61315
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.
61315's strengths and weaknesses
Where 61315 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 72% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 72% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 61315 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, 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 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 61315
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 61315 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,173, 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 61315's effective rate of 1.74%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 61315
61315'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 61315.
Who works in 61315, and how
Work in 61315 centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 99%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 61315
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 61315.
What the weather is like in 61315, month by month
61315 sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 61315
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around 61315
Schools across 61315 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ladd Comm Cons SchD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Logan Jr High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Hall High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 61315 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
61315 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 61315 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 61315
Is 61315 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 61315 ranks 29,599th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state infrastructure, and big-city access, and lowest on a weak job market and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 61315 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $65,849. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $57,173 median income, cost of living beats 25% of zip codes.
Is 61315 safe?
Yes, 61315 is safer than 68% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $198 per resident a year.
Compare 61315 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 61315. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 61315 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.
61315 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 61315: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 61315: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 61315: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 61315: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
61315 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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