Best PlacesLakewood Springs, Plano, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lakewood Springs, Plano, 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.
Lakewood Springs, Plano ranks 2,136th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Lakewood Springs, Plano
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.
Lakewood Springs, Plano's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lakewood Springs, Plano ranks high
- QuietBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Lakewood Springs, Plano ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lakewood Springs, Plano
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lakewood Springs, Plano home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,480, 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 Lakewood Springs, Plano's effective rate of 2.43%, 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 Lakewood Springs, Plano
Lakewood Springs, Plano 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 Lakewood Springs, Plano.
Who works in Lakewood Springs, Plano, and how
Work in Lakewood Springs, Plano centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Lakewood Springs, Plano
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lakewood Springs, Plano.
What the weather is like in Lakewood Springs, Plano, month by month
Lakewood Springs, Plano sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 24° | 17° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Lakewood Springs, Plano
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 38 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.8 million passengers in 2025, with 305 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lakewood Springs, Plano
Schools across Lakewood Springs, Plano average a D, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Yorkville Grade SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Yorkville Intermediate SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Emily G Johns SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Yorkville High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Plano High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lakewood Springs, Plano school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lakewood Springs, Plano 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 Lakewood Springs, Plano against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lakewood Springs, Plano
Is Lakewood Springs, Plano a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lakewood Springs, Plano ranks 2,136th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, few empty homes, and low crime, and lowest on property 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 Lakewood Springs, Plano expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $247,909. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $110,480 median income, cost of living beats 80% of neighborhoods.
Is Lakewood Springs, Plano safe?
Yes, Lakewood Springs, Plano is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $151 per resident a year.
Compare Lakewood Springs, Plano with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lakewood Springs, Plano. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lakewood Springs, Plano 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.
Lakewood Springs, Plano detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lakewood Springs, Plano: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lakewood Springs, Plano: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lakewood Springs, Plano: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lakewood Springs, Plano: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lakewood Springs, Plano 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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