Best PlacesTall Grass, Naperville, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tall Grass, Naperville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Tall Grass, Naperville ranks 351st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Tall Grass, Naperville
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.
Tall Grass, Naperville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tall Grass, Naperville ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Household income$244,060 median, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where Tall Grass, Naperville ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.5 minutes each way, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tall Grass, Naperville
A household needs to earn about $203,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tall Grass, Naperville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $244,060, 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 Tall Grass, Naperville's effective rate of 2.02%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tall Grass, Naperville
Tall Grass, Naperville's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Tall Grass, Naperville.
Who works in Tall Grass, Naperville, and how
Work in Tall Grass, Naperville centers on finance & insurance and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 38%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Tall Grass, Naperville
Tall Grass, Naperville has more parkland per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Tall Grass, Naperville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tall Grass, Naperville, month by month
Tall Grass, Naperville sees roughly 79 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 Tall Grass, Naperville
Chicago Midway International sits about 25 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 Tall Grass, Naperville
Schools across Tall Grass, Naperville average a B+, better than 82% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Fry Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Danielle-joy Peterson Elem SchB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scullen Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Waubonsie Valley High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tall Grass, Naperville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tall Grass, Naperville 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 Tall Grass, Naperville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tall Grass, Naperville
Is Tall Grass, Naperville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tall Grass, Naperville ranks 351st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, an educated workforce, and high incomes, and lowest on property 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 Tall Grass, Naperville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $667,535. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $244,060 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Tall Grass, Naperville safe?
Yes, Tall Grass, Naperville is safer than 92% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $174 per resident a year.
Compare Tall Grass, Naperville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tall Grass, Naperville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tall Grass, Naperville 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.
Tall Grass, Naperville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tall Grass, Naperville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tall Grass, Naperville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tall Grass, Naperville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tall Grass, Naperville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tall Grass, Naperville 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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