Best Places62087, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 62087, 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.
62087 ranks 27,236th 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 62087
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.
62087's strengths and weaknesses
Where 62087 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 62087 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 62087
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 62087 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,137, 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 62087's effective rate of 1.55%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 62087
62087 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 62087.
Who works in 62087, and how
Work in 62087 centers on hospitality & food and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 62087
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 62087.
What the weather is like in 62087, month by month
62087 sees roughly 69 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 62087
St Louis Lambert International sits about 18 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 62087
Schools across 62087 average a D+, better than 10% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Woodland Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Roxana Junior High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Roxana Sr High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 62087 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
62087 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 62087 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 62087
Is 62087 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 62087 ranks 27,236th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, transit, and walkability, 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 62087 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $96,109. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $60,137 median income, cost of living beats 41% of zip codes.
Is 62087 safe?
62087 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $374 per resident a year.
Compare 62087 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 62087. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 62087 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.
62087 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 62087: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 62087: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 62087: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 62087: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
62087 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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