Best PlacesOrchard Meadows, Mundelein, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Orchard Meadows, Mundelein, 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.
Orchard Meadows, Mundelein ranks 1,775th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein
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.
Orchard Meadows, Mundelein's strengths and weaknesses
Where Orchard Meadows, Mundelein ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Orchard Meadows, Mundelein ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Short commute30.5 minutes each way, better than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Orchard Meadows, Mundelein home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $119,618, 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 Orchard Meadows, Mundelein's effective rate of 2.51%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein
Orchard Meadows, Mundelein's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Orchard Meadows, Mundelein.
Who works in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein, and how
Work in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Orchard Meadows, Mundelein.
What the weather is like in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein, month by month
Orchard Meadows, Mundelein sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 27° | 21° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 65° | 55° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Orchard Meadows, Mundelein
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 21 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.8 million passengers in 2025, with 305 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Orchard Meadows, Mundelein
Schools across Orchard Meadows, Mundelein average a C−, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fremont Intermediate SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fremont Jr High/middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Carl Sandburg Middle SchoolD · 23% proficient
- West Oak Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Mundelein Cons High SchoolC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Orchard Meadows, Mundelein school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Orchard Meadows, Mundelein 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 Orchard Meadows, Mundelein against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein
Is Orchard Meadows, Mundelein a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Orchard Meadows, Mundelein ranks 1,775th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low crime, and few empty homes, and lowest on property 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 Orchard Meadows, Mundelein expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,426. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $119,618 median income, cost of living beats 85% of neighborhoods.
Is Orchard Meadows, Mundelein safe?
Yes, Orchard Meadows, Mundelein is safer than 93% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $169 per resident a year.
Compare Orchard Meadows, Mundelein with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Orchard Meadows, Mundelein. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein 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.
Orchard Meadows, Mundelein detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Orchard Meadows, Mundelein: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Orchard Meadows, Mundelein: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Orchard Meadows, Mundelein: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Orchard Meadows, Mundelein 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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