Best PlacesCornland, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cornland, 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.
Cornland ranks 27,448th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on what local pay buys.
The best neighborhoods in Cornland
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.
Cornland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cornland ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 83% of towns
- Household income$92,690 median, better than 79% of towns
Where Cornland ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cornland
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cornland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,690, 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 Cornland's effective rate of 1.61%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cornland
Cornland 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 Cornland.
Who works in Cornland, and how
Work in Cornland centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cornland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cornland.
What the weather is like in Cornland, month by month
Cornland sees roughly 58 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 | 65° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Cornland
The nearest airport, Abraham Lincoln Capital, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cornland
Schools across Cornland average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sangamon Valley Intermediate SchD+ · 25% proficient
- Tri-city Elem SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Mount Pulaski Elem SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tri-city Jr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Sangamon Valley Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Mount Pulaski High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Tri-city High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Sangamon Valley High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cornland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cornland 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 Cornland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cornland
Is Cornland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cornland ranks 27,448th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, few empty homes, and a stable housing market, 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 Cornland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,661. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $92,690 median income, cost of living beats 88% of towns.
Is Cornland safe?
Yes, Cornland is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $182 per resident a year.
Compare Cornland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cornland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cornland 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.
Cornland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cornland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cornland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cornland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cornland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cornland 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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