Best PlacesEdelstein, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Edelstein, 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.
Edelstein ranks 3,479th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Edelstein
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.
Edelstein's strengths and weaknesses
Where Edelstein ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$129,268 median, better than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of towns
Where Edelstein ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,105 a month, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Edelstein
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Edelstein home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $129,268, 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 Edelstein's effective rate of 1.89%, 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 Edelstein
Edelstein'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 Edelstein.
Who works in Edelstein, and how
Work in Edelstein centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Edelstein
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Edelstein.
What the weather is like in Edelstein, month by month
Edelstein sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Edelstein
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 114 miles away.
The best schools in and around Edelstein
Schools across Edelstein average a B−, better than 57% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dunlap Grade SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- South Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Banner Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dunlap Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
- Dunlap Valley Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Chillicothe Jr HighB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Dunlap High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Princeville High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Il Valley Central High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Edelstein school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Edelstein 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 Edelstein against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Edelstein
Is Edelstein a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Edelstein ranks 3,479th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, 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 Edelstein expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,412. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $129,268 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is Edelstein safe?
Yes, Edelstein is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $118 per resident a year.
Compare Edelstein with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Edelstein. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Edelstein 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.
Edelstein detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Edelstein: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Edelstein: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Edelstein: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Edelstein: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Edelstein 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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