Best Places62675, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 62675, 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.
62675 ranks 19,213th 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 62675
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.
62675's strengths and weaknesses
Where 62675 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 77% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 62675 ranks low
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 62675
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 62675 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,785, 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 62675's effective rate of 1.62%, 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 62675
62675 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 62675.
Who works in 62675, and how
Work in 62675 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 62675
62675 has more parkland per resident than 86% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 62675 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 62675, month by month
62675 sees roughly 61 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 62675
The nearest airport, Abraham Lincoln Capital, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 91 miles away.
The best schools in and around 62675
Schools across 62675 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cantrall Elem SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Greenview Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Porta CentralD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cantrall Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Athens Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Athens Sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Porta High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 62675 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
62675 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 62675 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 62675
Is 62675 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 62675 ranks 19,213th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, civic engagement, and few empty homes, 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 62675 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,998. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $79,785 median income, cost of living beats 71% of zip codes.
Is 62675 safe?
62675 is safer than 42% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
Compare 62675 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 62675. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 62675 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.
62675 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 62675: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 62675: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 62675: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 62675: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
62675 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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