Best PlacesTroxel, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Troxel, 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.
Troxel ranks 14,126th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on big-city access by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Troxel
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.
Troxel's strengths and weaknesses
Where Troxel ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$114,539 median, better than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
Where Troxel ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 2% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Troxel
A household needs to earn about $120,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Troxel home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $114,539; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Troxel's effective rate of 2.05%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Troxel
Troxel runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Troxel.
Who works in Troxel, and how
Work in Troxel centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in Troxel
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Troxel.
What the weather is like in Troxel, month by month
Troxel sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 23° | 17° |
| April | 59° | 47° | 38° |
| July | 83° | 73° | 64° |
| October | 63° | 52° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Troxel
The nearest airport, Chicago/Rockford International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 38 miles away.
The best schools in and around Troxel
Schools across Troxel average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kaneland Blackberry Creek ElemD+ · 25% proficient
- Hinckley-big Rock Elem SchD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Hinckley-big Rock Middle SchC− · 28% proficient
- Kaneland Harter Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Kaneland Senior High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Hinckley-big Rock High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Troxel school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Troxel 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 Troxel against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Troxel
Is Troxel a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Troxel ranks 14,126th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on big-city access, high incomes, and heat safety, and lowest on property taxes and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Troxel expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $393,602. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $114,539 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Troxel safe?
Yes, Troxel is safer than 79% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $171 per resident a year.
Compare Troxel with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Troxel. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Troxel 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.
Troxel detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Troxel: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Troxel: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Troxel: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Troxel: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Troxel 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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