Best PlacesParkland, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parkland, 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.
Parkland ranks 32,237th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parkland
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.
Parkland's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parkland ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 77% of towns
- Household income$90,173 median, better than 77% of towns
Where Parkland ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 55 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- 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
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parkland
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parkland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,173, 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 Parkland's effective rate of 1.88%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Parkland
Parkland runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parkland.
Who works in Parkland, and how
Work in Parkland centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Parkland
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parkland.
What the weather is like in Parkland, month by month
Parkland sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Parkland
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parkland
Schools across Parkland average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Spring Lake Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Midwest Central Primary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Midwest Central Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Pekin Community High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Midwest Central High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parkland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parkland 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 Parkland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parkland
Is Parkland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parkland ranks 32,237th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, what local pay buys, and civic engagement, and lowest on the weather and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parkland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,898. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $90,173 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Parkland safe?
Yes, Parkland is safer than 77% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $180 per resident a year.
Compare Parkland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parkland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parkland 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.
Parkland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parkland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parkland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parkland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parkland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parkland 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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