Best PlacesMilo, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Milo, 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.
Milo ranks 19,538th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Milo
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.
Milo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Milo ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$104,286 median, better than 87% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 78% of towns
Where Milo ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Milo
A household needs to earn about $72,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Milo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,286, 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 Milo's effective rate of 0.95%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Milo
Milo runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Milo.
Who works in Milo, and how
Work in Milo centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Milo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Milo.
What the weather is like in Milo, month by month
Milo sees roughly 88 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 Milo
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 102 miles away.
The best schools in and around Milo
Schools across Milo average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bradford Grade SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bradford Jr High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Milo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Milo 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 Milo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Milo
Is Milo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Milo ranks 19,538th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, high incomes, and a strong job market, 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 Milo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $270,500. The overall cost of living runs about 12% above the national average. Set against a $104,286 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Milo safe?
Milo is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
Compare Milo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Milo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Milo 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.
Milo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Milo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Milo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Milo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Milo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Milo 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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