Best PlacesOld Du Quoin, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Old Du Quoin, 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.
Old Du Quoin ranks 29,471st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Old Du Quoin
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.
Old Du Quoin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Old Du Quoin ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 80% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Short commute23.0 minutes each way, better than 74% of towns
Where Old Du Quoin 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 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Old Du Quoin
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Old Du Quoin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,811, 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 Old Du Quoin's effective rate of 1.31%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Old Du Quoin
Old Du Quoin 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 Old Du Quoin.
Who works in Old Du Quoin, and how
Work in Old Du Quoin centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Old Du Quoin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Old Du Quoin.
What the weather is like in Old Du Quoin, month by month
Old Du Quoin sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 27° |
| April | 69° | 57° | 47° |
| July | 89° | 78° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Old Du Quoin
The nearest airport, Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Old Du Quoin
Schools across Old Du Quoin average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Du Quoin Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
- Christopher Elem SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Zeigler-royalton Elem SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elverado Junior High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Du Quoin Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Zeigler-royalton Jr High SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Du Quoin High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
- Zeigler-royalton High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Elverado High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Old Du Quoin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Old Du Quoin 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 Old Du Quoin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Old Du Quoin
Is Old Du Quoin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Old Du Quoin ranks 29,471st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, few empty homes, and cell coverage, 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 Old Du Quoin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,102. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $80,811 median income, cost of living beats 73% of towns.
Is Old Du Quoin safe?
Yes, Old Du Quoin is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $215 per resident a year.
Compare Old Du Quoin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Old Du Quoin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Old Du Quoin 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.
Old Du Quoin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Old Du Quoin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Old Du Quoin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Old Du Quoin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Old Du Quoin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Old Du Quoin 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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