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2026 Rankings

Chicago Home Safety Rankings - 418 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Chicago (Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin) includes 418 tracked ZIP codes and 332 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (69/100)

Grade ZIP Codes %
A 0 0%
B 156 57%
C 108 39%
D 10 4%
F 0 0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank ZIP City Score Grade
1 60033 Harvard 83 B
2 60152 Marengo 83 B
3 60102 Algonquin 82 B
4 60156 Lake In The Hills 82 B
5 60187 Wheaton 82 B
6 60408 Braidwood 82 B
7 60446 Romeoville 82 B
8 60516 Downers Grove 82 B
9 60523 Oak Brook 82 B
10 60040 Highwood 81 B

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank ZIP City Score Grade Risk Factor
1 60177 South Elgin 40 D 18 violations
2 60426 Harvey 42 D 68 violations
3 60406 Blue Island 42 D 57 violations
4 60430 Homewood 43 D 27 violations
5 60119 Elburn 46 D 9 violations
6 60041 Ingleside 50 D 61 violations
7 60020 Fox Lake 50 D 114 violations
8 60124 Elgin 53 D 31 violations
9 60050 Mchenry 53 D 124 violations
10 60175 Saint Charles 54 D 24 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant Violations ZIPs Affected
Surface Water Treatment Rule 892 273
Lead and Copper Rule 538 143
Stage 1 DBP Rule 491 217
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) 375 174
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) 341 165
Stage 2 DBP Rule 316 182
Chlorite 292 77
Gross Beta 227 78

Lead Risk

  • Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0075 mg/L (below EPA action level)
  • 7 of 319 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
  • 26% of housing built before 1950
  • 50% of housing built before 1970

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All 418 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank ZIP City Score Grade Violations
1 60033 Harvard 83 B 0
2 60152 Marengo 83 B 2
3 60102 Algonquin 82 B 15
4 60156 Lake In The Hills 82 B 19
5 60187 Wheaton 82 B 2
6 60408 Braidwood 82 B 4
7 60446 Romeoville 82 B 3
8 60516 Downers Grove 82 B 2
9 60523 Oak Brook 82 B 4
10 60040 Highwood 81 B 2
11 60045 Lake Forest 81 B 5
12 60157 Medinah 81 B 4
13 60442 Manhattan 81 B 31
14 60490 Bolingbrook 81 B 5
15 60540 Naperville 81 B 17
16 60555 Warrenville 81 B 18
17 60564 Naperville 81 B 18
18 60565 Naperville 81 B 17
19 60586 Plainfield 81 B 9
20 60069 Lincolnshire 80 B 8
21 60088 Great Lakes 80 B 6
22 60126 Elmhurst 80 B 7
23 60143 Itasca 80 B 4
24 60401 Beecher 80 B 20
25 60404 Shorewood 80 B 15
26 60440 Bolingbrook 80 B 19
27 60491 Homer Glen 80 B 42
28 60517 Woodridge 80 B 18
29 60106 Bensenville 79 B 6
30 60181 Villa Park 79 B 7
31 60191 Wood Dale 79 B 6
32 60432 Joliet 79 B 47
33 60439 Lemont 79 B 44
34 60532 Lisle 79 B 19
35 60544 Plainfield 79 B 12
36 60563 Naperville 79 B 21
37 60585 Plainfield 79 B 23
38 60031 Gurnee 78 B 10
39 60188 Carol Stream 78 B 10
40 60189 Wheaton 78 B 22
41 60451 New Lenox 78 B 79
42 60514 Clarendon Hills 78 B 10
43 60108 Bloomingdale 77 B 14
44 60417 Crete 77 B 22
45 60481 Wilmington 77 B 16
46 60561 Darien 77 B 10
47 60002 Antioch 76 B 30
48 60015 Deerfield 76 B 13
49 60021 Fox River Grove 76 B 22
50 60035 Highland Park 76 B 9
51 60046 Lake Villa 76 B 15
52 60083 Wadsworth 76 B 16
53 60087 Waukegan 76 B 18
54 60172 Roselle 76 B 14
55 60013 Cary 75 B 36
56 60022 Glencoe 75 B 0
57 60101 Addison 75 B 9
58 60163 Berkeley 75 B 1
59 60165 Stone Park 75 B 2
60 60201 Evanston 75 B 0
61 60202 Evanston 75 B 0
62 60301 Oak Park 75 B 1
63 60302 Oak Park 75 B 1
64 60448 Mokena 75 B 51
65 60457 Hickory Hills 75 B 0
66 60458 Justice 75 B 0
67 60465 Palos Hills 75 B 1
68 60470 Ransom 75 B 0
69 60482 Worth 75 B 1
70 60559 Westmont 75 B 17
71 60064 North Chicago 74 B 14
72 60169 Hoffman Estates 74 B 4
73 60176 Schiller Park 74 B 1
74 60195 Schaumburg 74 B 3
75 60515 Downers Grove 74 B 12
76 60534 Lyons 74 B 1
77 60026 Glenview 73 B 4
78 60042 Island Lake 73 B 27
79 60043 Kenilworth 73 B 4
80 60103 Bartlett 73 B 21
81 60139 Glendale Heights 73 B 19
82 60142 Huntley 73 B 25
83 60154 Westchester 73 B 4
84 60162 Hillside 73 B 4
85 60456 Hometown 73 B 2
86 60067 Palatine 72 B 7
87 60171 River Grove 72 B 4
88 60173 Schaumburg 72 B 7
89 60194 Schaumburg 72 B 6
90 60467 Orland Park 72 B 5
91 60601 Chicago 72 B 10
92 60602 Chicago 72 B 10
93 60603 Chicago 72 B 10
94 60604 Chicago 72 B 10
95 60605 Chicago 72 B 10
96 60606 Chicago 72 B 10
97 60607 Chicago 72 B 10
98 60608 Chicago 72 B 10
99 60609 Chicago 72 B 10
100 60610 Chicago 72 B 10
101 60611 Chicago 72 B 10
102 60612 Chicago 72 B 10
103 60613 Chicago 72 B 10
104 60614 Chicago 72 B 10
105 60615 Chicago 72 B 10
106 60616 Chicago 72 B 10
107 60617 Chicago 72 B 10
108 60618 Chicago 72 B 10
109 60619 Chicago 72 B 10
110 60620 Chicago 72 B 10
111 60621 Chicago 72 B 10
112 60622 Chicago 72 B 10
113 60623 Chicago 72 B 10
114 60624 Chicago 72 B 10
115 60625 Chicago 72 B 10
116 60626 Chicago 72 B 10
117 60628 Chicago 72 B 10
118 60630 Chicago 72 B 10
119 60632 Chicago 72 B 10
120 60636 Chicago 72 B 10
121 60637 Chicago 72 B 10
122 60639 Chicago 72 B 10
123 60640 Chicago 72 B 10
124 60641 Chicago 72 B 10
125 60642 Chicago 72 B 10
126 60643 Chicago 72 B 10
127 60645 Chicago 72 B 10
128 60647 Chicago 72 B 10
129 60649 Chicago 72 B 10
130 60651 Chicago 72 B 10
131 60653 Chicago 72 B 10
132 60654 Chicago 72 B 10
133 60657 Chicago 72 B 10
134 60659 Chicago 72 B 10
135 60660 Chicago 72 B 10
136 60661 Chicago 72 B 10
137 60061 Vernon Hills 71 B 16
138 60076 Skokie 71 B 6
139 60084 Wauconda 71 B 43
140 60097 Wonder Lake 71 B 34
141 60104 Bellwood 71 B 4
142 60130 Forest Park 71 B 6
143 60131 Franklin Park 71 B 8
144 60164 Melrose Park 71 B 8
145 60192 Hoffman Estates 71 B 11
146 60480 Willow Springs 71 B 6
147 60634 Chicago 71 B 11
148 60646 Chicago 71 B 11
149 60085 Waukegan 70 B 21
150 60091 Wilmette 70 B 7
151 60093 Winnetka 70 B 9
152 60107 Streamwood 70 B 14
153 60435 Joliet 70 B 45
154 60484 University Park 70 B 28
155 60631 Chicago 70 B 20
156 60656 Chicago 70 B 20
157 60025 Glenview 69 C 9
158 60193 Schaumburg 69 C 14
159 60441 Lockport 69 C 81
160 60475 Steger 69 C 19
161 60513 Brookfield 69 C 7
162 60521 Hinsdale 69 C 25
163 60655 Chicago 69 C 16
164 60044 Lake Bluff 68 C 20
165 60077 Skokie 68 C 10
166 60096 Winthrop Harbor 68 C 23
167 60415 Chicago Ridge 68 C 8
168 60425 Glenwood 68 C 14
169 60431 Joliet 68 C 53
170 60453 Oak Lawn 68 C 8
171 60455 Bridgeview 68 C 7
172 60459 Burbank 68 C 7
173 60464 Palos Park 68 C 11
174 60476 Thornton 68 C 12
175 60487 Tinley Park 68 C 12
176 60501 Summit Argo 68 C 8
177 60010 Barrington 67 C 54
178 60014 Crystal Lake 67 C 76
179 60030 Grayslake 67 C 72
180 60047 Lake Zurich 67 C 48
181 60048 Libertyville 67 C 28
182 60051 Mchenry 67 C 118
183 60060 Mundelein 67 C 65
184 60073 Round Lake 67 C 83
185 60098 Woodstock 67 C 73
186 60099 Zion 67 C 39
187 60160 Melrose Park 67 C 12
188 60185 West Chicago 67 C 64
189 60190 Winfield 67 C 48
190 60305 River Forest 67 C 10
191 60423 Frankfort 67 C 67
192 60433 Joliet 67 C 61
193 60436 Joliet 67 C 53
194 60449 Monee 67 C 46
195 60629 Chicago 67 C 14
196 60652 Chicago 67 C 14
197 60053 Morton Grove 66 C 12
198 60062 Northbrook 66 C 13
199 60110 Carpentersville 66 C 1
200 60304 Oak Park 66 C 12
201 60506 Aurora 66 C 6
202 60526 La Grange Park 66 C 14
203 60538 Montgomery 66 C 5
204 60422 Flossmoor 65 C 17
205 60428 Markham 65 C 13
206 60445 Midlothian 65 C 14
207 60504 Aurora 65 C 19
208 60542 North Aurora 65 C 5
209 60554 Sugar Grove 65 C 4
210 60644 Chicago 65 C 18
211 60134 Geneva 64 C 5
212 60153 Maywood 64 C 13
213 60463 Palos Heights 64 C 20
214 60477 Tinley Park 64 C 14
215 60505 Aurora 64 C 10
216 60203 Evanston 63 C 6
217 60410 Channahon 63 C 16
218 60438 Lansing 63 C 17
219 60510 Batavia 63 C 7
220 60638 Chicago 63 C 25
221 60081 Spring Grove 62 C 78
222 60090 Wheeling 62 C 30
223 60461 Olympia Fields 62 C 23
224 60502 Aurora 62 C 27
225 60558 Western Springs 62 C 17
226 60068 Park Ridge 61 C 31
227 60148 Lombard 61 C 7
228 60402 Berwyn 61 C 25
229 60070 Prospect Heights 60 C 33
230 60155 Broadview 60 C 19
231 60429 Hazel Crest 60 C 23
232 60462 Orland Park 60 C 23
233 60525 La Grange 60 C 23
234 60527 Willowbrook 60 C 26
235 60546 Riverside 60 C 18
236 60004 Arlington Heights 59 C 36
237 60018 Des Plaines 59 C 24
238 60120 Elgin 59 C 17
239 60123 Elgin 59 C 17
240 60174 Saint Charles 59 C 11
241 60452 Oak Forest 59 C 25
242 60469 Posen 59 C 18
243 60005 Arlington Heights 58 C 47
244 60007 Elk Grove Village 58 C 37
245 60008 Rolling Meadows 58 C 44
246 60016 Des Plaines 58 C 27
247 60056 Mount Prospect 58 C 48
248 60089 Buffalo Grove 58 C 37
249 60136 Gilberts 58 C 25
250 60137 Glen Ellyn 58 C 17
251 60409 Calumet City 58 C 39
252 60411 Chicago Heights 58 C 144
253 60418 Crestwood 58 C 47
254 60443 Matteson 58 C 51
255 60466 Park Forest 58 C 70
256 60471 Richton Park 58 C 47
257 60472 Robbins 58 C 40
258 60473 South Holland 58 C 63
259 60478 Country Club Hills 58 C 24
260 60633 Chicago 58 C 31
261 60118 Dundee 56 C 26
262 60140 Hampshire 55 C 28
263 60403 Crest Hill 55 C 40
264 60175 Saint Charles 54 D 24
265 60050 Mchenry 53 D 124
266 60124 Elgin 53 D 31
267 60020 Fox Lake 50 D 114
268 60041 Ingleside 50 D 61
269 60119 Elburn 46 D 9
270 60430 Homewood 43 D 27
271 60406 Blue Island 42 D 57
272 60426 Harvey 42 D 68
273 60177 South Elgin 40 D 18
274 60012 Crystal Lake — — 47
275 60029 Golf — — 3
276 60034 Hebron — — 2
277 60071 Richmond — — 2
278 60072 Ringwood — — 90
279 60074 Palatine — — 31
280 60109 Burlington — — 2
281 60111 Clare — — 7
282 60112 Cortland — — 3
283 60113 Creston — — —
284 60115 Dekalb — — 25
285 60129 Esmond — — —
286 60133 Hanover Park — — 14
287 60135 Genoa — — 8
288 60141 Hines — — 8
289 60144 Kaneville — — —
290 60145 Kingston — — 8
291 60146 Kirkland — — 1
292 60150 Malta — — —
293 60151 Maple Park — — 10
294 60178 Sycamore — — 13
295 60180 Union — — 7
296 60184 Wayne — — 10
297 60208 Evanston — — 0
298 60407 Braceville — — 30
299 60416 Coal City — — 17
300 60419 Dolton — — 31
301 60420 Dwight — — 2
302 60421 Elwood — — 36
303 60424 Gardner — — 9
304 60437 Kinsman — — —
305 60444 Mazon — — 17
306 60447 Minooka — — 21
307 60450 Morris — — 24
308 60460 Odell — — 0
309 60468 Peotone — — 5
310 60474 South Wilmington — — 0
311 60479 Verona — — —
312 60503 Aurora — — 23
313 60511 Big Rock — — —
314 60512 Bristol — — 11
315 60518 Earlville — — —
316 60519 Eola — — 0
317 60520 Hinckley — — —
318 60530 Lee — — —
319 60531 Leland — — 0
320 60536 Millbrook — — —
321 60537 Millington — — —
322 60539 Mooseheart — — 2
323 60541 Newark — — 9
324 60543 Oswego — — 22
325 60545 Plano — — 9
326 60548 Sandwich — — 8
327 60549 Serena — — 10
328 60550 Shabbona — — —
329 60551 Sheridan — — 10
330 60552 Somonauk — — 0
331 60553 Steward — — —
332 60556 Waterman — — —
333 60557 Wedron — — —
334 60560 Yorkville — — 22

Data Sources

  • Water quality: EPA SDWIS
  • Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
  • Flood: FEMA NFIP
  • Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →
Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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How to cite this page

APA ZipCheckup. (2026). Chicago Home Safety Rankings - 418 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/chicago/
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  title  = {{Chicago Home Safety Rankings - 418 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/chicago/}
}

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