Best PlacesSouth Deering, Chicago, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Deering, 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.
South Deering, Chicago ranks 5,578th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on transit.
The best neighborhoods in South Deering, 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.
South Deering, Chicago's strengths and weaknesses
Where South Deering, Chicago ranks high
- TransitBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 71% of neighborhoods
Where South Deering, Chicago ranks low
- Short commute37.5 minutes each way, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South Deering, Chicago
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Deering, Chicago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,026, 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 South Deering, Chicago's effective rate of 1.16%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South Deering, Chicago
South Deering, Chicago 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 South Deering, Chicago.
Who works in South Deering, Chicago, and how
Work in South Deering, Chicago centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in South Deering, Chicago
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Deering, Chicago.
What the weather is like in South Deering, Chicago, month by month
South Deering, Chicago sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 60° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 83° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 56° | 47° |
Flying in and out of South Deering, Chicago
Chicago Midway International sits about 11 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 South Deering, Chicago
Schools across South Deering, Chicago average a C+, better than 48% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Marsh Elem SchoolD− · 13% proficient
- Bright Elem SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Deering, Chicago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Deering, 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 South Deering, Chicago against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in South Deering, Chicago
Is South Deering, Chicago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Deering, Chicago ranks 5,578th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, big-city access, and state infrastructure, and lowest on long commutes and state finances. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Deering, Chicago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,101. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $49,026 median income, cost of living beats 15% of neighborhoods.
Is South Deering, Chicago safe?
South Deering, Chicago is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $734 per resident a year.
Compare South Deering, Chicago with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Deering, Chicago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Deering, 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.
South Deering, Chicago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Deering, Chicago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Deering, Chicago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Deering, Chicago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Deering, Chicago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Deering, 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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