Best Places to Live in Illinois for Great Weather

Top 25 places

1. #1AuroraPopulation 181,405 · mixed overall livability29% match
2. #2NapervillePopulation 149,089 · mixed overall livability29% match
3. #3RockfordPopulation 148,173 · mixed overall livability29% match
4. #4ElginPopulation 114,190 · mixed overall livability29% match
5. #5SchaumburgPopulation 77,571 · mixed overall livability29% match
6. #6Arlington HeightsPopulation 76,794 · mixed overall livability29% match
7. #7PalatinePopulation 67,223 · mixed overall livability29% match
8. #8Mount ProspectPopulation 56,191 · mixed overall livability29% match
9. #9WheatonPopulation 53,673 · solid overall livability29% match
10. #10Hoffman EstatesPopulation 51,744 · mixed overall livability29% match
11. #11GlenviewPopulation 47,896 · mixed overall livability29% match
12. #12Buffalo GrovePopulation 42,934 · mixed overall livability29% match
13. #13BartlettPopulation 40,829 · mixed overall livability29% match
14. #14DeKalbPopulation 40,697 · mixed overall livability29% match
15. #15Crystal LakePopulation 40,463 · mixed overall livability29% match
16. #16Carol StreamPopulation 39,656 · mixed overall livability29% match
17. #17StreamwoodPopulation 39,556 · mixed overall livability29% match
18. #18WheelingPopulation 38,823 · mixed overall livability29% match
19. #19CarpentersvillePopulation 37,834 · mixed overall livability29% match
20. #20Hanover ParkPopulation 37,222 · mixed overall livability29% match
21. #21AddisonPopulation 35,685 · mixed overall livability29% match
22. #22NorthbrookPopulation 34,950 · mixed overall livability29% match
23. #23OswegoPopulation 34,810 · mixed overall livability29% match
24. #24Glendale HeightsPopulation 33,088 · solid overall livability29% match
25. #25St. CharlesPopulation 32,776 · mixed overall livability29% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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