Best Places62670, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 62670, 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.
62670 ranks 16,322nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and state finances rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 62670
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.
62670's strengths and weaknesses
Where 62670 ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 81% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 62670 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 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 62670
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 62670 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,438, 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 62670's effective rate of 1.71%, 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 62670
62670 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 62670.
Who works in 62670, and how
Work in 62670 centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in 62670
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 62670.
What the weather is like in 62670, month by month
62670 sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 66° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 62670
The nearest airport, Abraham Lincoln Capital, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around 62670
Schools across 62670 average a D+, better than 10% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Farmingdale Elem SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- New Berlin Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pleasant Plains Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- New Berlin Jr High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Pleasant Plains High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- New Berlin High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 62670 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
62670 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 62670 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 62670
Is 62670 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 62670 ranks 16,322nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on few empty homes, a stable housing market, and low crime, 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 62670 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,552. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $80,438 median income, cost of living beats 70% of zip codes.
Is 62670 safe?
Yes, 62670 is safer than 82% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $177 per resident a year.
Compare 62670 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 62670. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 62670 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.
62670 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 62670: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 62670: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 62670: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 62670: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
62670 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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