Best PlacesTalbott, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Talbott, 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.
Talbott ranks 33,494th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low crime.
The best neighborhoods in Talbott
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.
Talbott's strengths and weaknesses
Where Talbott ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Household income$89,375 median, better than 76% of towns
Where Talbott ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Talbott
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Talbott home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,375, 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 Talbott's effective rate of 1.88%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Talbott
Talbott runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Talbott.
Who works in Talbott, and how
Work in Talbott centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Talbott
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Talbott.
What the weather is like in Talbott, month by month
Talbott sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 27° | 18° |
| April | 66° | 52° | 40° |
| July | 88° | 77° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 56° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Talbott
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is St Louis Lambert International, about 125 miles away.
The best schools in and around Talbott
Schools across Talbott average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rankin Elem SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Spring Lake Elem SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Midwest Central Primary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Illini Bluffs Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Midwest Central Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Pekin Community High SchoolD · 23% proficient
- Illini Bluffs High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Midwest Central High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Talbott school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Talbott 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 Talbott against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Talbott
Is Talbott a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Talbott ranks 33,494th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, cell coverage, and what local pay buys, and lowest on taxes and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Talbott expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,500. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $89,375 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Talbott safe?
Yes, Talbott is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $144 per resident a year.
Compare Talbott with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Talbott. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Talbott 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.
Talbott detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Talbott: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Talbott: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Talbott: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Talbott: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Talbott 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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