Ranked for Young Families
Best Places to Live in Illinois for Young Families
Top schools, low crime, parks, room for a family Ranked by how well each place fits the Young Families profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1WaukeganPopulation 89,435 · mixed overall livability88% match
- #2Glendale HeightsPopulation 33,088 · solid overall livability88% match
- #3BartlettPopulation 40,829 · mixed overall livability78% match
- #4Carol StreamPopulation 39,656 · mixed overall livability78% match
- #5CarpentersvillePopulation 37,834 · mixed overall livability78% match
- #6AddisonPopulation 35,685 · mixed overall livability78% match
- #7West ChicagoPopulation 25,632 · mixed overall livability78% match
- #8LombardPopulation 44,055 · mixed overall livability76% match
- #9Hanover ParkPopulation 37,222 · mixed overall livability76% match
- #10WoodridgePopulation 34,027 · mixed overall livability76% match
- #11StreamwoodPopulation 39,556 · mixed overall livability71% match
- #12GurneePopulation 30,629 · mixed overall livability71% match
- #13Lake in the HillsPopulation 28,958 · mixed overall livability71% match
- #14QuincyPopulation 39,441 · solid overall livability68% match
- #15Orland ParkPopulation 58,345 · mixed overall livability66% match
- #16Elk Grove VillagePopulation 32,498 · mixed overall livability66% match
- #17Oak ForestPopulation 27,199 · mixed overall livability66% match
- #18DeKalbPopulation 40,697 · mixed overall livability63% match
- #19ElginPopulation 114,190 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #20BloomingtonPopulation 78,788 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #21WheatonPopulation 53,673 · solid overall livability61% match
- #22Hoffman EstatesPopulation 51,744 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #23Crystal LakePopulation 40,463 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #24North ChicagoPopulation 30,890 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #25AlgonquinPopulation 29,888 · mixed overall livability61% 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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