Best PlacesPalsgrove, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Palsgrove, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Palsgrove ranks 41,550th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. A weak job market pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in Palsgrove
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.
Palsgrove's strengths and weaknesses
Where Palsgrove ranks high
- Short commute22.5 minutes each way, better than 77% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 76% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 73% of towns
- Household income$85,142 median, better than 71% of towns
Where Palsgrove ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- 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
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Palsgrove
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Palsgrove home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,142, 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 Palsgrove's effective rate of 1.48%, 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 Palsgrove
Palsgrove'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 Palsgrove.
Who works in Palsgrove, and how
Work in Palsgrove centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Palsgrove
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Palsgrove.
What the weather is like in Palsgrove, month by month
Palsgrove sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 31, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 23° | 17° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 38° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Palsgrove
The nearest airport, Dubuque Regional, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 110 miles away.
The best schools in and around Palsgrove
Schools across Palsgrove average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stockton Elem SchoolB · 48% proficient
- West Carroll PrimaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Carroll Middle SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Stockton Sr High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- West Carroll High SchoolF · 11% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Palsgrove school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Palsgrove 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 Palsgrove against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Palsgrove
Is Palsgrove a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Palsgrove ranks 41,550th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and what local pay buys, and lowest on a weak job market and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Palsgrove expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,584. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $85,142 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Palsgrove safe?
Palsgrove is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $414 per resident a year.
Compare Palsgrove with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Palsgrove. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Palsgrove 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.
Palsgrove detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Palsgrove: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Palsgrove: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Palsgrove: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Palsgrove: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Palsgrove 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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