Best PlacesAledo, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Aledo, 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.
Aledo ranks 19,378th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Aledo
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.
Aledo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Aledo ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
Where Aledo ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Aledo
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Aledo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,914, 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 Aledo's effective rate of 1.78%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Aledo
Aledo's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Aledo.
Who works in Aledo, and how
Work in Aledo centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Aledo
Aledo has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Aledo and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Aledo, month by month
Aledo sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 25° | 16° |
| April | 66° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 88° | 76° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 55° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Aledo
The nearest airport, Quad Cities International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 156 miles away.
The best schools in and around Aledo
Schools across Aledo average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Apollo Elem SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Winola Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- United Elem Sch - WestD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sherrard Jr High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Mercer County Jr High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- United Jr High SchD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Sherrard High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- United High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Mercer County High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Aledo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Aledo 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 Aledo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Aledo
Is Aledo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Aledo ranks 19,378th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, fast internet, and civic engagement, and lowest on taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Aledo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,388. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $69,914 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Aledo safe?
Yes, Aledo is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $191 per resident a year.
Compare Aledo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Aledo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Aledo 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.
Aledo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Aledo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Aledo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Aledo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Aledo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Aledo 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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