Best PlacesYork, IL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around York, 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.
York ranks 31,725th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Biking pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in York
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.
York's strengths and weaknesses
Where York ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 77% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 75% of towns
- Household income$86,183 median, better than 72% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 72% of towns
Where York ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 4% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in York
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median York home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,183, 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 York's effective rate of 1.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in York
York runs older than the country, 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 York.
Who works in York, and how
Work in York centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in York
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across York.
What the weather is like in York, month by month
York sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 65° | 53° | 42° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 46° |
Flying in and out of York
The nearest airport, University of Illinois/Willard, is about 68 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Indianapolis International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around York
Schools across York average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hutsonville Elem And Jr High SchC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Hutsonville High SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every York school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
York 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 York against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in York
Is York a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, York ranks 31,725th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on civic engagement, state infrastructure, and health care access, and lowest on biking and taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is York expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $102,807. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $86,183 median income, cost of living beats 71% of towns.
Is York safe?
York is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $274 per resident a year.
Compare York with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to York. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in York 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.
York detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for York: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in York: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of York: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in York: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
York 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.