Best Places to Live in Illinois for Retirees

Top 25 places

1. #1AuroraPopulation 181,405 · mixed overall livability28% match
2. #2WaukeganPopulation 89,435 · mixed overall livability28% match
3. #3QuincyPopulation 39,441 · solid overall livability28% match
4. #4CarpentersvillePopulation 37,834 · mixed overall livability28% match
5. #5Hanover ParkPopulation 37,222 · mixed overall livability28% match
6. #6Glendale HeightsPopulation 33,088 · solid overall livability28% match
7. #7GalesburgPopulation 29,923 · solid overall livability28% match
8. #8Oak ForestPopulation 27,199 · mixed overall livability28% match
9. #9DecaturPopulation 70,975 · mixed overall livability26% match
10. #10Orland ParkPopulation 58,345 · mixed overall livability26% match
11. #11Park RidgePopulation 39,368 · mixed overall livability26% match
12. #12NorthbrookPopulation 34,950 · mixed overall livability26% match
13. #13PekinPopulation 32,075 · mixed overall livability26% match
14. #14WilmettePopulation 27,801 · mixed overall livability26% match
15. #15JolietPopulation 150,221 · mixed overall livability15% match
16. #16RockfordPopulation 148,173 · mixed overall livability15% match
17. #17SpringfieldPopulation 114,214 · mixed overall livability15% match
18. #18ElginPopulation 114,190 · mixed overall livability15% match
19. #19PeoriaPopulation 113,054 · mixed overall livability15% match
20. #20ChampaignPopulation 88,628 · mixed overall livability15% match
21. #21CiceroPopulation 84,189 · mixed overall livability15% match
22. #22BloomingtonPopulation 78,788 · mixed overall livability15% match
23. #23BolingbrookPopulation 73,755 · mixed overall livability15% match
24. #24Oak LawnPopulation 57,665 · mixed overall livability15% match
25. #25BerwynPopulation 56,556 · mixed overall livability15% 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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