Best PlacesIndian Hill, Chicago Heights, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Indian Hill, Chicago Heights, 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.
Indian Hill, Chicago Heights ranks 5,793rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Empty homes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on heat safety.
The best neighborhoods in Indian Hill, Chicago Heights
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.
Indian Hill, Chicago Heights' strengths and weaknesses
Where Indian Hill, Chicago Heights ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Indian Hill, Chicago Heights ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Short commute35.0 minutes each way, better than only 7% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Indian Hill, Chicago Heights
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Indian Hill, Chicago Heights home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,715, 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 Indian Hill, Chicago Heights' effective rate of 2.27%, 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 Indian Hill, Chicago Heights
Indian Hill, Chicago Heights 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 Indian Hill, Chicago Heights.
Who works in Indian Hill, Chicago Heights, and how
Work in Indian Hill, Chicago Heights centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in Indian Hill, Chicago Heights
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Indian Hill, Chicago Heights.
What the weather is like in Indian Hill, Chicago Heights, month by month
Indian Hill, Chicago Heights sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 39° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Indian Hill, Chicago Heights
Chicago Midway International sits about 20 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Indian Hill, Chicago Heights
Schools across Indian Hill, Chicago Heights average a D−, better than 6% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Greenbriar Elem SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Illinois SchoolD · 18% proficient
- U S Grant Elem SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chicago Heights Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Bloom High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Indian Hill, Chicago Heights school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Indian Hill, Chicago Heights 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 Indian Hill, Chicago Heights against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Indian Hill, Chicago Heights
Is Indian Hill, Chicago Heights a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Indian Hill, Chicago Heights ranks 5,793rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on heat safety, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on empty homes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Indian Hill, Chicago Heights expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,777. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $47,715 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is Indian Hill, Chicago Heights safe?
Indian Hill, Chicago Heights is safer than 18% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $555 per resident a year.
Compare Indian Hill, Chicago Heights with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Indian Hill, Chicago Heights. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Indian Hill, Chicago Heights 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.
Indian Hill, Chicago Heights detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Indian Hill, Chicago Heights: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Indian Hill, Chicago Heights: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Indian Hill, Chicago Heights: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Indian Hill, Chicago Heights: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Indian Hill, Chicago Heights 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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