Best PlacesMount Erie, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mount Erie, 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.
Mount Erie ranks 45,482nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Mount Erie
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.
Mount Erie's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mount Erie ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 65% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 57% of towns
Where Mount Erie ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$49,902 median, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mount Erie
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mount Erie home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,902, 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 Mount Erie's effective rate of 1.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Mount Erie
Mount Erie runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Mount Erie.
Who works in Mount Erie, and how
Work in Mount Erie centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Mount Erie
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mount Erie.
What the weather is like in Mount Erie, month by month
Mount Erie sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 33° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 56° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 77° | 68° |
| October | 71° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Mount Erie
The nearest airport, Evansville Regional, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mount Erie
Schools across Mount Erie average a D+, better than 18% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mount Erie Elem SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cisne Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Cisne High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mount Erie school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mount Erie 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 Mount Erie against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mount Erie
Is Mount Erie a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mount Erie ranks 45,482nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and state infrastructure, 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 Mount Erie expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,064. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $49,902 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Mount Erie safe?
Mount Erie is safer than 23% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $323 per resident a year.
Compare Mount Erie with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mount Erie. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mount Erie 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.
Mount Erie detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mount Erie: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mount Erie: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mount Erie: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mount Erie: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mount Erie 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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