Best PlacesMillbrook, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Millbrook, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Millbrook ranks 10,885th 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 Millbrook
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.
Millbrook's strengths and weaknesses
Where Millbrook ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 89% of towns
Where Millbrook ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,203 a month, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Millbrook
A household needs to earn about $134,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Millbrook home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $99,408, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Millbrook's effective rate of 2.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Millbrook
Millbrook runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Millbrook.
Who works in Millbrook, and how
Work in Millbrook centers on construction and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Millbrook
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Millbrook.
What the weather is like in Millbrook, month by month
Millbrook sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 24° | 17° |
| April | 61° | 49° | 38° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Millbrook
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 43 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.8 million passengers in 2025, with 305 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Millbrook
Schools across Millbrook average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Circle Center Grade SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Newark Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Lynn G Haskin Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Millbrook Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Yorkville Intermediate SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Emily G Johns SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Yorkville High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Newark Comm High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Sandwich Community High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Millbrook school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Millbrook 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 Millbrook against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Millbrook
Is Millbrook a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Millbrook ranks 10,885th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, heat safety, and population health, 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 Millbrook expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $427,900. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $99,408 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Millbrook safe?
Yes, Millbrook is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
Compare Millbrook with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Millbrook. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Millbrook 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.
Millbrook detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Millbrook: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Millbrook: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Millbrook: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Millbrook: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Millbrook 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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