Best Places62013, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 62013, 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.
62013 ranks 22,121st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 62013
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.
62013's strengths and weaknesses
Where 62013 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$688 a month, better than 76% of zip codes
Where 62013 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Short commute39.3 minutes each way, better than only 5% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 62013
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 62013 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,363, 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 62013's effective rate of 1.19%, 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 62013
62013 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 62013.
Who works in 62013, and how
Work in 62013 centers on construction and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 62013
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 62013.
What the weather is like in 62013, month by month
62013 sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 62013
St Louis Lambert International sits about 19 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 62013
Schools across 62013 average a D, better than 7% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High SchC− · 26% proficient
- Brussels Grade SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Calhoun High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Brussels High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 62013 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
62013 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 62013 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 62013
Is 62013 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 62013 ranks 22,121st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, health care access, and what local pay buys, and lowest on state finances and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 62013 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,415. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $90,363 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 62013 safe?
62013 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $299 per resident a year.
Compare 62013 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 62013. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 62013 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.
62013 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 62013: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 62013: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 62013: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 62013: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
62013 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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