Best PlacesDevereux Heights, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Devereux Heights, 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.
Devereux Heights ranks 37,973rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Devereux Heights
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.
Devereux Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Devereux Heights ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Short commute15.4 minutes each way, better than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 83% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
Where Devereux Heights ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Devereux Heights
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Devereux Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,201, 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 Devereux Heights' effective rate of 1.62%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Devereux Heights
Devereux Heights 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 Devereux Heights.
Who works in Devereux Heights, and how
Work in Devereux Heights centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Devereux Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Devereux Heights.
What the weather is like in Devereux Heights, month by month
Devereux Heights sees roughly 60 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 | 66° | 54° | 44° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 57° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Devereux Heights
The nearest airport, Abraham Lincoln Capital, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Devereux Heights
Schools across Devereux Heights average a D−, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sherman Elem SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Wilcox Elem SchoolD− · 11% proficient
- Riverton Elem SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Williamsville Jr High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Riverton Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Washington Middle SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Williamsville High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Riverton High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Lanphier High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Devereux Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Devereux Heights 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 Devereux Heights against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Devereux Heights
Is Devereux Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Devereux Heights ranks 37,973rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and biking, and lowest on the schools and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Devereux Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $64,800. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $63,201 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Devereux Heights safe?
Devereux Heights is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $306 per resident a year.
Compare Devereux Heights with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Devereux Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Devereux Heights 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.
Devereux Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Devereux Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Devereux Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Devereux Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Devereux Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Devereux Heights 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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