Best PlacesIndian Oaks, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Indian Oaks, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Indian Oaks ranks 6,895th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Indian Oaks
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 Oaks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Indian Oaks ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Household income$134,688 median, better than 96% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
Where Indian Oaks ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Indian Oaks
A household needs to earn about $94,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Indian Oaks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $134,688, 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 Oaks' effective rate of 2.55%, 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 Indian Oaks
Indian Oaks'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 Indian Oaks.
Who works in Indian Oaks, and how
Work in Indian Oaks centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Indian Oaks
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Indian Oaks.
What the weather is like in Indian Oaks, month by month
Indian Oaks sees roughly 72 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 October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Indian Oaks
Chicago Midway International sits about 40 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 Oaks
Schools across Indian Oaks average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- St George Elem SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Manteno Elem SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Manteno Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Manteno High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Bradley-bourbonnais C High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Indian Oaks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Indian Oaks 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 Oaks against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Indian Oaks
Is Indian Oaks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Indian Oaks ranks 6,895th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, cell coverage, and what local pay buys, and lowest on property taxes and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Indian Oaks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $291,000. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $134,688 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Indian Oaks safe?
Yes, Indian Oaks is safer than 93% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $129 per resident a year.
Compare Indian Oaks with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Indian Oaks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Indian Oaks 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 Oaks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Indian Oaks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Indian Oaks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Indian Oaks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Indian Oaks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Indian Oaks 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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