Best Places61334, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 61334, 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.
61334 ranks 21,915th 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 61334
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.
61334's strengths and weaknesses
Where 61334 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 61334 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
- Local economyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 61334
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 61334 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,517, 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 61334's effective rate of 1.83%, 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 61334
61334 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 61334.
Who works in 61334, and how
Work in 61334 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 61334
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 61334.
What the weather is like in 61334, month by month
61334 sees roughly 62 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 61334
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around 61334
Schools across 61334 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lostant Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Tonica Grade SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Putnam County Jr High SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Putnam County High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- La Salle-peru Twp High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Streator Twp High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 61334 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
61334 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 61334 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 61334
Is 61334 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 61334 ranks 21,915th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and low disaster risk, 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 61334 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,312. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $92,517 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 61334 safe?
61334 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $275 per resident a year.
Compare 61334 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 61334. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 61334 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.
61334 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 61334: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 61334: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 61334: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 61334: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
61334 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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