Best PlacesMetamora, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Metamora, 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.
Metamora ranks 1,719th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Metamora
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.
Metamora's strengths and weaknesses
Where Metamora ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$121,712 median, better than 94% of towns
Where Metamora ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,151 a month, better than only 15% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Metamora
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Metamora home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $121,712, 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 Metamora's effective rate of 2.11%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Metamora
Metamora'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 Metamora.
Who works in Metamora, and how
Work in Metamora centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Metamora
Metamora has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Metamora and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Metamora, month by month
Metamora sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Metamora
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Metamora
Schools across Metamora average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Central Primary SchA− · 60% proficient
- Metamora Grade SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Lincoln Grade SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Germantown Hills Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Central Intermediate SchA− · 58% proficient
- Washington Middle SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Top high schools
- Metamora High SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Washington Comm High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Lowpoint-washburn Jr Sr High SchD− · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Metamora school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Metamora 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 Metamora against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Metamora
Is Metamora a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Metamora ranks 1,719th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and an educated workforce, and lowest on property taxes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Metamora expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $221,319. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $121,712 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Metamora safe?
Yes, Metamora is safer than 92% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
Compare Metamora with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Metamora. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Metamora 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.
Metamora detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Metamora: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Metamora: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Metamora: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Metamora: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Metamora 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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