Best PlacesEckard, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eckard, 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.
Eckard ranks 20,631st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Eckard
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.
Eckard's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eckard ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 81% of towns
- Household income$92,673 median, better than 79% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 79% of towns
Where Eckard ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eckard
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eckard home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,673, 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 Eckard's effective rate of 1.99%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Eckard
Eckard runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eckard.
Who works in Eckard, and how
Work in Eckard centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Eckard
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Eckard.
What the weather is like in Eckard, month by month
Eckard sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Eckard
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eckard
Schools across Eckard average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Central Elem SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Havana Jr High SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Havana High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eckard school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eckard 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 Eckard against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eckard
Is Eckard a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eckard ranks 20,631st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and a strong job market, and lowest on property taxes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eckard expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,042. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $92,673 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Eckard safe?
Yes, Eckard is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare Eckard with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eckard. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eckard 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.
Eckard detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eckard: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eckard: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eckard: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eckard: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eckard 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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