Best PlacesHaldane, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Haldane, 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.
Haldane ranks 15,960th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Haldane
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.
Haldane's strengths and weaknesses
Where Haldane ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 82% of towns
Where Haldane ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Haldane
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Haldane home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,188, 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 Haldane's effective rate of 1.56%, 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 Haldane
Haldane runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Haldane.
Who works in Haldane, and how
Work in Haldane centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Haldane
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Haldane.
What the weather is like in Haldane, month by month
Haldane sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 22° | 16° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| July | 82° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Haldane
The nearest airport, Chicago/Rockford International, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 87 miles away.
The best schools in and around Haldane
Schools across Haldane average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Forreston Grade SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Centennial Elem SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Aplington Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Polo Comm High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Haldane school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Haldane 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 Haldane against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Haldane
Is Haldane a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Haldane ranks 15,960th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, low crime, and low disaster risk, 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 Haldane expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,500. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $95,188 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Haldane safe?
Yes, Haldane is safer than 86% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $150 per resident a year.
Compare Haldane with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Haldane. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Haldane 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.
Haldane detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Haldane: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Haldane: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Haldane: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Haldane: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Haldane 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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