Best PlacesRedmon, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redmon, 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.
Redmon ranks 42,001st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Redmon
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.
Redmon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Redmon ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- QuietBetter than 72% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 66% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 66% of towns
Where Redmon ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Redmon
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redmon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,048, 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 Redmon's effective rate of 0.99%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Redmon
Redmon 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 Redmon.
Who works in Redmon, and how
Work in Redmon centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Redmon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Redmon.
What the weather is like in Redmon, month by month
Redmon sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 29° | 22° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 43° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Redmon
The nearest airport, University of Illinois/Willard, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 83 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redmon
Schools across Redmon average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crestwood Elem SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Shiloh Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crestwood Jr High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top high schools
- Paris Cooperative High School 4D · 20% proficient
- Oakland High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Redmon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redmon 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 Redmon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Redmon
Is Redmon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redmon ranks 42,001st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state infrastructure, and quiet, and lowest on the schools and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Redmon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $80,315. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $61,048 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Redmon safe?
Redmon is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare Redmon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redmon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redmon 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.
Redmon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redmon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redmon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redmon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redmon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redmon 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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