Best Places62046, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 62046, 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.
62046 ranks 8,283rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 62046
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.
62046's strengths and weaknesses
Where 62046 ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Household income$110,000 median, better than 86% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of zip codes
Where 62046 ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 53 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% 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 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 62046
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 62046 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,000, 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 62046's effective rate of 1.90%, 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 62046
62046 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 62046.
Who works in 62046, and how
Work in 62046 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 62046
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 62046.
What the weather is like in 62046, month by month
62046 sees roughly 53 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 66° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 62046
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around 62046
Schools across 62046 average a C, better than 33% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Worden Elementary SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Liberty Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 62046 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
62046 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 62046 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 62046
Is 62046 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 62046 ranks 8,283rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low crime, what local pay buys, and few empty homes, and lowest on the weather and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 62046 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $250,300. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $110,000 median income, cost of living beats 93% of zip codes.
Is 62046 safe?
Yes, 62046 is safer than 93% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $135 per resident a year.
Compare 62046 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 62046. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 62046 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.
62046 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 62046: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 62046: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 62046: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 62046: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
62046 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.