Best PlacesOilfield, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oilfield, 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.
Oilfield ranks 36,305th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in Oilfield
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.
Oilfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oilfield ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 64% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 62% of towns
- Cheap childcare$718 a month, better than 62% of towns
Where Oilfield ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oilfield
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oilfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,189, 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 Oilfield's effective rate of 1.35%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oilfield
Oilfield's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oilfield.
Who works in Oilfield, and how
Work in Oilfield centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Oilfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oilfield.
What the weather is like in Oilfield, month by month
Oilfield sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 68° | 57° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Oilfield
The nearest airport, University of Illinois/Willard, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oilfield
Schools across Oilfield average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Monroe Elem SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Ashmore Elem SchoolD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jefferson Elem SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Casey-westfield Jr/sr HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Charleston High SchoolD · 22% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oilfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oilfield 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 Oilfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oilfield
Is Oilfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oilfield ranks 36,305th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state infrastructure, and few empty homes, 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 Oilfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,372. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $72,189 median income, cost of living beats 59% of towns.
Is Oilfield safe?
Oilfield is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $321 per resident a year.
Compare Oilfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oilfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oilfield 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.
Oilfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oilfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oilfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oilfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oilfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oilfield 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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