Best PlacesLenzburg, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lenzburg, 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.
Lenzburg ranks 35,281st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in Lenzburg
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.
Lenzburg's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lenzburg ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 65% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 63% of towns
Where Lenzburg ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 48 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lenzburg
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lenzburg home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,838, 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 Lenzburg's effective rate of 1.55%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lenzburg
Lenzburg runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lenzburg.
Who works in Lenzburg, and how
Work in Lenzburg centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lenzburg
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lenzburg.
What the weather is like in Lenzburg, month by month
Lenzburg sees roughly 48 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 25° |
| April | 69° | 56° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 73° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Lenzburg
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lenzburg
Schools across Lenzburg average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- New Athens ElemB · 45% proficient
- Okawville Grade SchoolC · 35% proficient
- St Libory Elem SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- New Athens Jr HighB+ · 48% proficient
- Freeburg Elem SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Freeburg Community High SchC− · 30% proficient
- Okawville Jr/sr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Marissa Jr & Sr High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lenzburg school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lenzburg 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 Lenzburg against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lenzburg
Is Lenzburg a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lenzburg ranks 35,281st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and a stable housing market, and lowest on the weather and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lenzburg expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $163,925. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $70,838 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Lenzburg safe?
Lenzburg is safer than 44% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $250 per resident a year.
Compare Lenzburg with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lenzburg. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lenzburg 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.
Lenzburg detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lenzburg: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lenzburg: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lenzburg: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lenzburg: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lenzburg 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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