Best PlacesMidlothian, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Midlothian, 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.
Midlothian ranks 30,227th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Midlothian
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.
Midlothian's strengths and weaknesses
Where Midlothian ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
Where Midlothian ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Midlothian
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Midlothian home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,483, 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 Midlothian's effective rate of 2.38%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Midlothian
Midlothian'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 Midlothian.
Who works in Midlothian, and how
Work in Midlothian centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Midlothian
Midlothian has more restaurants and bars per resident than 83% of towns and more parkland per resident than 84% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Midlothian and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Midlothian, month by month
Midlothian sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Midlothian
Chicago Midway International sits about 11 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Midlothian
Schools across Midlothian average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Walter F Fierke Ed CenterC · 33% proficient
- Fieldcrest Elem SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Springfield Elem SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Independence Jr High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Central Middle SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Jack Hille Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Oak Forest High SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- A B Shepard High Sch (campus)D · 21% proficient
- Bremen High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Midlothian school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Midlothian 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 Midlothian against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Midlothian
Is Midlothian a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Midlothian ranks 30,227th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, transit, and cell coverage, and lowest on property taxes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Midlothian expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,864. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $74,483 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Midlothian safe?
Midlothian is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $357 per resident a year.
Compare Midlothian with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Midlothian. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Midlothian 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.
Midlothian detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Midlothian: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Midlothian: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Midlothian: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Midlothian: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Midlothian 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.