Best PlacesPocahontas, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pocahontas, 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.
Pocahontas ranks 20,685th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pocahontas
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.
Pocahontas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Pocahontas ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 95% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Household income$92,786 median, better than 79% of towns
Where Pocahontas 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 7% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pocahontas
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pocahontas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,786, 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 Pocahontas' effective rate of 1.68%, 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 Pocahontas
Pocahontas runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Pocahontas.
Who works in Pocahontas, and how
Work in Pocahontas centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Pocahontas
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pocahontas.
What the weather is like in Pocahontas, month by month
Pocahontas sees roughly 55 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 23° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 67° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Pocahontas
The nearest airport, Scott AFB/Midamerica St Louis, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pocahontas
Schools across Pocahontas average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Alhambra Primary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Highland Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- St Rose Elem SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highland Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Breese Elem SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Greenville Jr High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Highland High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Central Comm High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pocahontas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pocahontas
Is Pocahontas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pocahontas ranks 20,685th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, civic engagement, and what local pay buys, 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 Pocahontas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,228. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $92,786 median income, cost of living beats 85% of towns.
Is Pocahontas safe?
Yes, Pocahontas is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $193 per resident a year.
Compare Pocahontas with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pocahontas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pocahontas 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.
Pocahontas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pocahontas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pocahontas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pocahontas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pocahontas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pocahontas 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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