Best PlacesGreenup, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greenup, 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.
Greenup ranks 34,996th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Greenup
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.
Greenup's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenup ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of towns
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of towns
Where Greenup ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 9% of towns
- Household income$57,091 median, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Greenup
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenup home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,091, 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 Greenup's effective rate of 1.11%, 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 Greenup
Greenup's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Greenup.
Who works in Greenup, and how
Work in Greenup centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Greenup
Greenup has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Greenup and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Greenup, month by month
Greenup sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Greenup
The nearest airport, University of Illinois/Willard, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greenup
Schools across Greenup average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Newton Elem SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Monroe Elem SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Cumberland Elem SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jasper Co Jr HighB− · 43% proficient
- Cumberland Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Casey-westfield Jr/sr HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Cumberland High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Newton Comm High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenup school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenup 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 Greenup against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Greenup
Is Greenup a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenup ranks 34,996th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, walkability, and fast internet, 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 Greenup expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $104,483. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $57,091 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Greenup safe?
Greenup is safer than 49% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $245 per resident a year.
Compare Greenup with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenup. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenup 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.
Greenup detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenup: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenup: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenup: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenup: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenup 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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