Best PlacesCoffeen, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Coffeen, 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.
Coffeen ranks 26,589th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Coffeen
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.
Coffeen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Coffeen ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of towns
- Household income$96,560 median, better than 82% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
Where Coffeen ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Coffeen
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Coffeen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,560, 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 Coffeen's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Coffeen
Coffeen's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Coffeen.
Who works in Coffeen, and how
Work in Coffeen centers on mining & oil & gas and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Coffeen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Coffeen.
What the weather is like in Coffeen, month by month
Coffeen sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Coffeen
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Coffeen
Schools across Coffeen average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Beckemeyer Elem SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Vandalia Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Greenville Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hillsboro Jr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Vandalia Junior High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Mulberry Grove Jr High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Vandalia Community High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Hillsboro High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Mulberry Grove Sr High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Coffeen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Coffeen 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 Coffeen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Coffeen
Is Coffeen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Coffeen ranks 26,589th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and high incomes, 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 Coffeen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $111,459. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $96,560 median income, cost of living beats 84% of towns.
Is Coffeen safe?
Yes, Coffeen is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare Coffeen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Coffeen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Coffeen 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.
Coffeen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Coffeen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Coffeen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Coffeen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Coffeen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Coffeen 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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