Best PlacesKane, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kane, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kane ranks 33,200th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kane
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.
Kane's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kane ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 77% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 71% of towns
- BikingBetter than 66% of towns
Where Kane ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kane
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kane home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,121, 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 Kane's effective rate of 1.24%, 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 Kane
Kane'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 Kane.
Who works in Kane, and how
Work in Kane centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kane
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kane.
What the weather is like in Kane, month by month
Kane sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Kane
St Louis Lambert International sits about 30 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 7.5 million passengers in 2025, with 114 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Kane
Schools across Kane average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Carrollton Grade SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Shipman Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Greenfield Elem SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jersey Community Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Southwestern Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Jersey Comm High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Southwestern High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Carrollton High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kane school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kane 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 Kane against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kane
Is Kane a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kane ranks 33,200th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, walkability, and state infrastructure, 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 Kane expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,082. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $64,121 median income, cost of living beats 47% of towns.
Is Kane safe?
Yes, Kane is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Kane with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kane. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kane 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.
Kane detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kane: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kane: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kane: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kane: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kane 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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