Best PlacesGreenview, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Greenview, 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.
Greenview ranks 27,990th 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 Greenview
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.
Greenview's strengths and weaknesses
Where Greenview ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 83% of towns
- QuietBetter than 77% of towns
Where Greenview 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 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Greenview
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Greenview home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,400, 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 Greenview's effective rate of 1.73%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Greenview
Greenview 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 Greenview.
Who works in Greenview, and how
Work in Greenview centers on public administration and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Greenview
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Greenview.
What the weather is like in Greenview, month by month
Greenview 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 Greenview
The nearest airport, Abraham Lincoln Capital, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around Greenview
Schools across Greenview average a D+, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cantrall Elem SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Greenview Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Porta CentralD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cantrall Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Athens Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Illini Central Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Williamsville High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Athens Sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Porta High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Greenview school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Greenview 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 Greenview against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Greenview
Is Greenview a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Greenview ranks 27,990th 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 Greenview expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $125,093. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $72,400 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Greenview safe?
Greenview is safer than 19% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
Compare Greenview with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Greenview. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Greenview 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.
Greenview detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Greenview: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Greenview: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Greenview: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Greenview: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Greenview 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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