Best PlacesMulkeytown, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mulkeytown, 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.
Mulkeytown ranks 39,094th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mulkeytown
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.
Mulkeytown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Mulkeytown ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 70% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 69% of towns
Where Mulkeytown ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mulkeytown
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mulkeytown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,525, 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 Mulkeytown's effective rate of 1.03%, 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 Mulkeytown
Mulkeytown 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 Mulkeytown.
Who works in Mulkeytown, and how
Work in Mulkeytown centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mulkeytown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mulkeytown.
What the weather is like in Mulkeytown, month by month
Mulkeytown sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 88° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 71° | 59° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Mulkeytown
The nearest airport, Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mulkeytown
Schools across Mulkeytown average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sesser-valier Elem SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Christopher Elem SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Zeigler-royalton Elem SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sesser-valier Jr High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Zeigler-royalton Jr High SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Sesser-valier High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Zeigler-royalton High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Christopher HighF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mulkeytown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mulkeytown 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 Mulkeytown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mulkeytown
Is Mulkeytown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mulkeytown ranks 39,094th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, fast internet, and state infrastructure, and lowest on the schools and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mulkeytown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,508. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,525 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Mulkeytown safe?
Yes, Mulkeytown is safer than 59% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $216 per resident a year.
Compare Mulkeytown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mulkeytown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mulkeytown 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.
Mulkeytown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mulkeytown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mulkeytown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mulkeytown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mulkeytown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mulkeytown 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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