Best PlacesPill Hill, Chicago, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pill Hill, Chicago, 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.
Pill Hill, Chicago ranks 4,637th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Pill Hill, Chicago
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.
Pill Hill, Chicago's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pill Hill, Chicago ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Pill Hill, Chicago ranks low
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pill Hill, Chicago
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pill Hill, Chicago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,930, 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 Pill Hill, Chicago's effective rate of 1.15%, 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 Pill Hill, Chicago
Pill Hill, Chicago 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 Pill Hill, Chicago.
Who works in Pill Hill, Chicago, and how
Work in Pill Hill, Chicago centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 47%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in Pill Hill, Chicago
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pill Hill, Chicago.
What the weather is like in Pill Hill, Chicago, month by month
Pill Hill, Chicago sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Pill Hill, Chicago
Chicago Midway International sits about 10 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 9.4 million passengers in 2025, with 113 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Pill Hill, Chicago
Schools across Pill Hill, Chicago average a C+, better than 49% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Hoyne Elem SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Warren Elem SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pill Hill, Chicago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pill Hill, Chicago 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 Pill Hill, Chicago against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pill Hill, Chicago
Is Pill Hill, Chicago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pill Hill, Chicago ranks 4,637th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, transit, and low disaster risk, and lowest on long commutes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pill Hill, Chicago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,236. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $73,930 median income, cost of living beats 55% of neighborhoods.
Is Pill Hill, Chicago safe?
Pill Hill, Chicago is safer than 6% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $751 per resident a year.
Compare Pill Hill, Chicago with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pill Hill, Chicago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pill Hill, Chicago 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.
Pill Hill, Chicago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pill Hill, Chicago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pill Hill, Chicago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pill Hill, Chicago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pill Hill, Chicago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pill Hill, Chicago 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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