Best PlacesFisher, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fisher, 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.
Fisher ranks 14,211th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fisher
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.
Fisher's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fisher ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 93% of towns
- BikingBetter than 90% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 85% of towns
Where Fisher 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
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,324 a month, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fisher
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fisher home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $98,376, 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 Fisher's effective rate of 1.67%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fisher
Fisher'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 Fisher.
Who works in Fisher, and how
Work in Fisher centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Fisher
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fisher.
What the weather is like in Fisher, month by month
Fisher sees roughly 58 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 64° | 52° | 42° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Fisher
The nearest airport, University of Illinois/Willard, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fisher
Schools across Fisher average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Trail Elem SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Fisher Grade SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Ruth M Schneider Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mahomet-seymour Jr High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Gcms Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Blue Ridge Intermediate-jr HsD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Mahomet-seymour High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Fisher Jr/sr High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Gcms High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fisher school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fisher 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 Fisher against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fisher
Is Fisher a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fisher ranks 14,211th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, fast internet, and population health, 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 Fisher expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $212,777. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $98,376 median income, cost of living beats 83% of towns.
Is Fisher safe?
Fisher is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $441 per resident a year.
Compare Fisher with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fisher. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fisher 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.
Fisher detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fisher: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fisher: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fisher: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fisher: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fisher 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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