Best PlacesAlorton, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Alorton, 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.
Alorton ranks 50,325th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Alorton
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.
Alorton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Alorton ranks high
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 81% of towns
Where Alorton ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 1% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Alorton
A household needs to earn about $17,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Alorton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $27,862, 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 Alorton's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 Alorton
Alorton'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 Alorton.
Who works in Alorton, and how
Work in Alorton centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Alorton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Alorton.
What the weather is like in Alorton, month by month
Alorton sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 42, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Alorton
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around Alorton
Schools across Alorton average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- James Avant Elementary SchoolF · 4% proficient
- Katie Harper-wright ElemF · 3% proficient
- Annette Officer ElementaryF · 3% proficient
Top middle schools
- East St Louis-lincoln Middle SchF · 4% proficient
- Mason/clark Middle SchF · 3% proficient
Top high schools
- East St Louis Senior High SchoolF · 1% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Alorton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Alorton 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 Alorton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Alorton
Is Alorton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Alorton ranks 50,325th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, cell coverage, and biking, and lowest on the schools and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Alorton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $59,543. The overall cost of living runs about 31% below the national average. Set against a $27,862 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Alorton safe?
Alorton is safer than 0% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $982 per resident a year.
Compare Alorton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Alorton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Alorton 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.
Alorton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Alorton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Alorton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Alorton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Alorton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Alorton 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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