Best PlacesMcClusky, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around McClusky, 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.
McClusky ranks 22,155th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on what local pay buys.
The best neighborhoods in McClusky
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.
McClusky's strengths and weaknesses
Where McClusky ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 81% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Household income$88,884 median, better than 76% of towns
Where McClusky ranks low
- 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
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in McClusky
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median McClusky home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,884, 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 McClusky's effective rate of 1.83%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in McClusky
McClusky runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 McClusky.
Who works in McClusky, and how
Work in McClusky centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in McClusky
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across McClusky.
What the weather is like in McClusky, month by month
McClusky 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 McClusky
St Louis Lambert International sits about 21 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 McClusky
Schools across McClusky average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Jersey Community Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Jersey Comm High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every McClusky school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
McClusky 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 McClusky against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in McClusky
Is McClusky a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, McClusky ranks 22,155th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, quiet, and few empty homes, 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 McClusky expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,534. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $88,884 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is McClusky safe?
McClusky is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $239 per resident a year.
Compare McClusky with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to McClusky. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in McClusky 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.
McClusky detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for McClusky: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in McClusky: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of McClusky: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in McClusky: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
McClusky 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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