Best PlacesWhitefield, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Whitefield, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Whitefield ranks 26,349th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on civic engagement by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Whitefield
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.
Whitefield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Whitefield ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of towns
- Household income$95,014 median, better than 81% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 77% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
Where Whitefield ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Whitefield
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Whitefield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,014, 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 Whitefield's effective rate of 1.20%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Whitefield
Whitefield 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 Whitefield.
Who works in Whitefield, and how
Work in Whitefield centers on agriculture & forestry and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Whitefield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Whitefield.
What the weather is like in Whitefield, month by month
Whitefield sees roughly 87 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 September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 25° | 19° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 66° |
| October | 65° | 54° | 45° |
Flying in and out of Whitefield
The nearest airport, General Downing - Peoria International, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Chicago O'Hare International, about 100 miles away.
The best schools in and around Whitefield
Schools across Whitefield average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bradford Grade SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Lincoln Elem SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Henry-senachwine Grade SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top middle schools
- Logan Jr High SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Bradford Jr High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Princeton High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Henry-senachwine High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Whitefield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Whitefield 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 Whitefield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Whitefield
Is Whitefield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Whitefield ranks 26,349th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, what local pay buys, and high incomes, 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 Whitefield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $241,293. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $95,014 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Whitefield safe?
Whitefield is safer than 40% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $260 per resident a year.
Compare Whitefield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Whitefield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Whitefield 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.
Whitefield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Whitefield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Whitefield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Whitefield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Whitefield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Whitefield 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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