Best PlacesRavenswood Manor, Chicago, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ravenswood Manor, 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.
Ravenswood Manor, Chicago ranks 2,002nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ravenswood Manor, 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.
Ravenswood Manor, Chicago's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ravenswood Manor, Chicago ranks high
- BikingBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Ravenswood Manor, Chicago ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 51 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Short commute34.7 minutes each way, better than only 7% 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 Ravenswood Manor, Chicago
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ravenswood Manor, Chicago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $94,331, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Ravenswood Manor, Chicago's effective rate of 1.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago
Ravenswood Manor, 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 Ravenswood Manor, Chicago.
Who works in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago, and how
Work in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago centers on hospitality & food and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 49%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 29%
Life in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago
Ravenswood Manor, Chicago has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Ravenswood Manor, Chicago and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago, month by month
Ravenswood Manor, Chicago sees roughly 51 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Ravenswood Manor, Chicago
Chicago O'Hare International sits about 10 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 40.8 million passengers in 2025, with 305 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Ravenswood Manor, Chicago
Schools across Ravenswood Manor, Chicago average a C, better than 39% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Edison Elem Regional Gifted CntrA+ · 83% proficient
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Bateman Elem SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Albany Park Multicultural ElemD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ravenswood Manor, Chicago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ravenswood Manor, 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 Ravenswood Manor, Chicago against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Ravenswood Manor, Chicago suits
Common questions about living in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago
Is Ravenswood Manor, Chicago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ravenswood Manor, Chicago ranks 2,002nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on biking, walkability, and cell coverage, and lowest on the weather and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ravenswood Manor, Chicago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $419,662. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $94,331 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is Ravenswood Manor, Chicago safe?
Ravenswood Manor, Chicago is safer than 22% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $513 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 35 with lows near 19. That works out to about 51 pleasant days a year, more than 0% of neighborhoods.
Is Ravenswood Manor, Chicago good for families?
Schools beat 39% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 22%, and childcare runs $1,105 a month.
Compare Ravenswood Manor, Chicago with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ravenswood Manor, Chicago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ravenswood Manor, 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.
Ravenswood Manor, Chicago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ravenswood Manor, Chicago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ravenswood Manor, Chicago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ravenswood Manor, Chicago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ravenswood Manor, 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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