Best PlacesLindenwood, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lindenwood, 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.
Lindenwood ranks 38,019th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in Lindenwood
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.
Lindenwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lindenwood ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
Where Lindenwood ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 3% 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 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lindenwood
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lindenwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,470, 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 Lindenwood's effective rate of 1.82%, 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 Lindenwood
Lindenwood'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 Lindenwood.
Who works in Lindenwood, and how
Work in Lindenwood centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Lindenwood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lindenwood.
What the weather is like in Lindenwood, month by month
Lindenwood sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 24° | 16° |
| April | 63° | 49° | 37° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 42° |
Flying in and out of Lindenwood
The nearest airport, Chicago/Rockford International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 58 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lindenwood
Schools across Lindenwood average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Creston Elem SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Kings Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Eswood C C Grade SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Meridian Jr High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Stillman Valley High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Rochelle Twp High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lindenwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lindenwood 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 Lindenwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lindenwood
Is Lindenwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lindenwood ranks 38,019th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, cell coverage, and low disaster risk, and lowest on a weak job market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lindenwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,838. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $72,470 median income, cost of living beats 49% of towns.
Is Lindenwood safe?
Lindenwood is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare Lindenwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lindenwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lindenwood 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.
Lindenwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lindenwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lindenwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lindenwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lindenwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lindenwood 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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