Best PlacesAndersonville, Chicago, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Andersonville, Chicago, 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.
Andersonville, Chicago ranks 1,212th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Andersonville, Chicago
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.
Andersonville, Chicago's strengths and weaknesses
Where Andersonville, Chicago ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Andersonville, Chicago ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 50 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Short commute37.1 minutes each way, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Andersonville, Chicago
A household needs to earn about $131,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Andersonville, Chicago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $107,115, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Andersonville, Chicago's effective rate of 1.37%, 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 Andersonville, Chicago
Andersonville, Chicago'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 Andersonville, Chicago.
Who works in Andersonville, Chicago, and how
Work in Andersonville, Chicago centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 33%
- Work from home 42%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in Andersonville, Chicago
Andersonville, Chicago has more restaurants and bars per resident than 89% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 83% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Andersonville, Chicago and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Andersonville, Chicago, month by month
Andersonville, Chicago sees roughly 50 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Andersonville, Chicago
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 12 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.8 million passengers in 2025, with 305 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Andersonville, Chicago
Schools across Andersonville, Chicago average a C+, better than 49% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Peirce Elem Intl Studies SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Andersonville, Chicago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Andersonville, Chicago 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 Andersonville, Chicago against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Andersonville, Chicago
Is Andersonville, Chicago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Andersonville, Chicago ranks 1,212th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, biking, and population health, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Andersonville, Chicago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $465,471. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $107,115 median income, cost of living beats 82% of neighborhoods.
Is Andersonville, Chicago safe?
Andersonville, Chicago is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $512 per resident a year.
Compare Andersonville, Chicago with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Andersonville, Chicago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Andersonville, Chicago 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.
Andersonville, Chicago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Andersonville, Chicago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Andersonville, Chicago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Andersonville, Chicago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Andersonville, Chicago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Andersonville, Chicago 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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