Best Places61413, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 61413, 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.
61413 ranks 23,830th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 61413
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.
61413's strengths and weaknesses
Where 61413 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 74% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 72% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 61413 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
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 61413
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 61413 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,349, 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 61413's effective rate of 1.84%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 61413
61413 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 61413.
Who works in 61413, and how
Work in 61413 centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 61413
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 61413.
What the weather is like in 61413, month by month
61413 sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 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 | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 61413
The nearest airport, Quad Cities International, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 139 miles away.
The best schools in and around 61413
Schools across 61413 average a C−, better than 24% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Alwood Elem SchoolD · 20% proficient
- United Elem Sch - WestD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Orion Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- United Jr High SchD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Orion High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- R O W V A Jr And Sr High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Alwood Middle/high SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 61413 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
61413 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 61413 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 61413
Is 61413 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 61413 ranks 23,830th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state infrastructure, and health care access, 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 61413 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $130,522. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $73,349 median income, cost of living beats 65% of zip codes.
Is 61413 safe?
61413 is safer than 50% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $241 per resident a year.
Compare 61413 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 61413. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 61413 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.
61413 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 61413: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 61413: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 61413: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 61413: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
61413 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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