Best PlacesNorth Hampton, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Hampton, 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.
North Hampton ranks 5,833rd 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 North Hampton
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.
North Hampton's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Hampton ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$125,664 median, better than 94% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of towns
Where North Hampton ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 14% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Hampton
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Hampton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $125,664, 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 North Hampton's effective rate of 1.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Hampton
North Hampton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Hampton.
Who works in North Hampton, and how
Work in North Hampton centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in North Hampton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across North Hampton.
What the weather is like in North Hampton, month by month
North Hampton sees roughly 84 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 North Hampton
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago Midway International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Hampton
Schools across North Hampton average a C+, better than 51% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- South Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Mossville Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Midland Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chillicothe Jr HighB · 44% proficient
- Mossville Jr HighB− · 40% proficient
- Midland Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Il Valley Central High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Midland High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Hampton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Hampton 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 North Hampton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Hampton
Is North Hampton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Hampton ranks 5,833rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and low crime, 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 North Hampton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,631. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $125,664 median income, cost of living beats 97% of towns.
Is North Hampton safe?
Yes, North Hampton is safer than 96% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $123 per resident a year.
Compare North Hampton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Hampton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Hampton 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.
North Hampton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Hampton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Hampton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Hampton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Hampton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Hampton 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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