Best PlacesPine Grove, Chicago, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pine Grove, 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.
Pine Grove, Chicago ranks 1,543rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pine Grove, 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.
Pine Grove, Chicago's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pine Grove, Chicago ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
Where Pine Grove, Chicago ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.4 minutes each way, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Pine Grove, Chicago
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pine Grove, Chicago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $89,687; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Pine Grove, Chicago's effective rate of 1.66%, 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 Pine Grove, Chicago
Pine Grove, Chicago runs younger 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 Pine Grove, Chicago.
Who works in Pine Grove, Chicago, and how
Work in Pine Grove, Chicago centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 32%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 36%
Life in Pine Grove, Chicago
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pine Grove, Chicago.
What the weather is like in Pine Grove, Chicago, month by month
Pine Grove, 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 Pine Grove, Chicago
Chicago Midway International sits about 13 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 Pine Grove, Chicago
Schools across Pine Grove, Chicago average a C+, better than 49% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Disney Elem Magnet SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pine Grove, Chicago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pine Grove, 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 Pine Grove, Chicago against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Pine Grove, Chicago
Is Pine Grove, Chicago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pine Grove, Chicago ranks 1,543rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, population health, and cell coverage, and lowest on tree cover and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pine Grove, Chicago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,199. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $89,687 median income, cost of living beats 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Pine Grove, Chicago safe?
Pine Grove, Chicago is safer than 14% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $594 per resident a year.
Compare Pine Grove, Chicago with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pine Grove, Chicago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pine Grove, 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.
Pine Grove, Chicago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pine Grove, Chicago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pine Grove, Chicago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pine Grove, Chicago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pine Grove, Chicago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pine Grove, 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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