Best PlacesWindsor Park, Chicago, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Windsor Park, Chicago, 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.
Windsor Park, Chicago ranks 5,508th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and empty homes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Windsor Park, Chicago
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.
Windsor Park, Chicago's strengths and weaknesses
Where Windsor Park, Chicago ranks high
- TransitBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Windsor Park, Chicago ranks low
- Low vacancyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Short commute36.6 minutes each way, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Windsor Park, Chicago
A household needs to earn about $65,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Windsor Park, Chicago home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,642, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Windsor Park, Chicago's effective rate of 1.43%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Windsor Park, Chicago
Windsor Park, Chicago's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Windsor Park, Chicago.
Who works in Windsor Park, Chicago, and how
Work in Windsor Park, Chicago centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 27%
Life in Windsor Park, Chicago
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Windsor Park, Chicago.
What the weather is like in Windsor Park, Chicago, month by month
Windsor Park, Chicago sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 28° | 22° |
| April | 61° | 50° | 43° |
| July | 86° | 77° | 70° |
| October | 66° | 57° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Windsor Park, Chicago
Chicago Midway International sits about 10 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 Windsor Park, Chicago
Schools across Windsor Park, Chicago average a C+, better than 49% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Stem Magnet Academy ElemB+ · 53% proficient
- Powell Elem Paideia Comm AcademyF · 6% proficient
- Bradwell Comm Arts & Sci Elem SchF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Windsor Park, Chicago school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Windsor Park, Chicago 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 Windsor Park, Chicago against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Windsor Park, Chicago
Is Windsor Park, Chicago a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Windsor Park, Chicago ranks 5,508th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on transit, biking, and walkability, and lowest on empty homes and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Windsor Park, Chicago expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,656. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $46,642 median income, cost of living beats 19% of neighborhoods.
Is Windsor Park, Chicago safe?
Windsor Park, Chicago is safer than 4% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $830 per resident a year.
Compare Windsor Park, Chicago with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Windsor Park, Chicago. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Windsor Park, Chicago 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.
Windsor Park, Chicago detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Windsor Park, Chicago: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Windsor Park, Chicago: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Windsor Park, Chicago: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Windsor Park, Chicago: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Windsor Park, Chicago 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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