Best PlacesTiskilwa, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tiskilwa, 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.
Tiskilwa ranks 34,894th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in Tiskilwa
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.
Tiskilwa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tiskilwa ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 79% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Short commute23.6 minutes each way, better than 71% of towns
Where Tiskilwa ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 6% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tiskilwa
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tiskilwa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,613, 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 Tiskilwa's effective rate of 0.96%, 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 Tiskilwa
Tiskilwa 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 Tiskilwa.
Who works in Tiskilwa, and how
Work in Tiskilwa centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Tiskilwa
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tiskilwa.
What the weather is like in Tiskilwa, month by month
Tiskilwa sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 63° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 66° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Tiskilwa
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tiskilwa
Schools across Tiskilwa average a D+, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bradford Grade SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Ladd Comm Cons SchD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Logan Jr High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Bradford Jr High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Hall High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Bureau Valley High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tiskilwa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tiskilwa 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 Tiskilwa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tiskilwa
Is Tiskilwa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tiskilwa ranks 34,894th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, big-city access, and a stable housing market, 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 Tiskilwa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $152,662. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $84,613 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Tiskilwa safe?
Tiskilwa is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
Compare Tiskilwa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tiskilwa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tiskilwa 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.
Tiskilwa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tiskilwa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tiskilwa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tiskilwa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tiskilwa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tiskilwa 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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