Best PlacesSag Bridge, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sag Bridge, 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.
Sag Bridge ranks 14,202nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Sag Bridge
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.
Sag Bridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sag Bridge ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Sag Bridge ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Short commute40.0 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sag Bridge
A household needs to earn about $198,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sag Bridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $99,911, 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 Sag Bridge's effective rate of 1.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Sag Bridge
Sag Bridge 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 Sag Bridge.
Who works in Sag Bridge, and how
Work in Sag Bridge centers on transportation & warehousing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 69%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 21%
Life in Sag Bridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sag Bridge.
What the weather is like in Sag Bridge, month by month
Sag Bridge sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 32, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 60° | 49° | 40° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Sag Bridge
Chicago Midway International sits about 12 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 Sag Bridge
Schools across Sag Bridge average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Palos West Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- River Valley SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Willow Springs Elem SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Palos South Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Old Quarry Middle SchB · 46% proficient
- Burr Ridge Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Lemont Twp High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Hinsdale South High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Amos Alonzo Stagg High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sag Bridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sag Bridge 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 Sag Bridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sag Bridge
Is Sag Bridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sag Bridge ranks 14,202nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, an educated workforce, and civic engagement, and lowest on taxes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sag Bridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $708,600. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $99,911 median income, cost of living beats 70% of towns.
Is Sag Bridge safe?
Yes, Sag Bridge is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $175 per resident a year.
Compare Sag Bridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sag Bridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sag Bridge 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.
Sag Bridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sag Bridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sag Bridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sag Bridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sag Bridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sag Bridge 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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