Best Places61368, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 61368, 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.
61368 ranks 24,706th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State finances pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in 61368
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.
61368's strengths and weaknesses
Where 61368 ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 61368 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 18% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 61368
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 61368 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,815, 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 61368's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 61368
61368 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 61368.
Who works in 61368, and how
Work in 61368 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 61368
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 61368.
What the weather is like in 61368, month by month
61368 sees roughly 77 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 61368
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around 61368
Schools across 61368 average a D+, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bradford Grade SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Lincoln Elem SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Neponset Grade SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Logan Jr High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Bradford Jr High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Henry-senachwine High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Hall High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 61368 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
61368 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 61368 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 61368
Is 61368 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 61368 ranks 24,706th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on civic engagement, a stable housing market, and state infrastructure, 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 61368 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,577. The overall cost of living runs about 19% above the national average. Set against a $83,815 median income, cost of living beats 31% of zip codes.
Is 61368 safe?
61368 is safer than 52% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $243 per resident a year.
Compare 61368 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 61368. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 61368 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.
61368 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 61368: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 61368: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 61368: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 61368: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
61368 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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