Best Places to Live in Illinois for Walkable City Living

Top 25 places

1. #1ChampaignPopulation 88,628 · mixed overall livability100% match
2. #2CiceroPopulation 84,189 · mixed overall livability100% match
3. #3SchaumburgPopulation 77,571 · mixed overall livability100% match
4. #4EvanstonPopulation 77,181 · mixed overall livability100% match
5. #5Arlington HeightsPopulation 76,794 · mixed overall livability100% match
6. #6PalatinePopulation 67,223 · mixed overall livability100% match
7. #7SkokiePopulation 67,076 · mixed overall livability100% match
8. #8Des PlainesPopulation 60,087 · mixed overall livability100% match
9. #9Oak LawnPopulation 57,665 · mixed overall livability100% match
10. #10BerwynPopulation 56,556 · mixed overall livability100% match
11. #11Mount ProspectPopulation 56,191 · mixed overall livability100% match
12. #12Oak ParkPopulation 53,834 · mixed overall livability100% match
13. #13Hoffman EstatesPopulation 51,744 · mixed overall livability100% match
14. #14NormalPopulation 52,920 · mixed overall livability89% match
15. #15Orland ParkPopulation 58,345 · mixed overall livability86% match
16. #16Tinley ParkPopulation 55,571 · mixed overall livability86% match
17. #17WheatonPopulation 53,673 · solid overall livability86% match
18. #18GlenviewPopulation 47,896 · mixed overall livability83% match
19. #19LombardPopulation 44,055 · mixed overall livability83% match
20. #20Buffalo GrovePopulation 42,934 · mixed overall livability83% match
21. #21RomeovillePopulation 40,132 · mixed overall livability83% match
22. #22Carol StreamPopulation 39,656 · mixed overall livability83% match
23. #23StreamwoodPopulation 39,556 · mixed overall livability83% match
24. #24WheelingPopulation 38,823 · mixed overall livability83% match
25. #25CarpentersvillePopulation 37,834 · mixed overall livability83% 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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