Best PlacesSammons Point, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sammons Point, 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.
Sammons Point ranks 37,496th 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 Sammons Point
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.
Sammons Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sammons Point ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 76% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 73% of towns
Where Sammons Point ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sammons Point
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sammons Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $58,674, 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 Sammons Point's effective rate of 1.93%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sammons Point
Sammons Point runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Sammons Point.
Who works in Sammons Point, and how
Work in Sammons Point centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Sammons Point
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Sammons Point.
What the weather is like in Sammons Point, month by month
Sammons Point sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 20° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 40° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 65° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Sammons Point
Chicago Midway International sits about 52 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 Sammons Point
Schools across Sammons Point average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Chebanse Elem SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- John L Nash Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Central High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sammons Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sammons Point 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 Sammons Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sammons Point
Is Sammons Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sammons Point ranks 37,496th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, low disaster risk, and state infrastructure, and lowest on taxes and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sammons Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,004. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $58,674 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Sammons Point safe?
Yes, Sammons Point is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $213 per resident a year.
Compare Sammons Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sammons Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sammons Point 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.
Sammons Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sammons Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sammons Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sammons Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sammons Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sammons Point 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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