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Best places to live in Greater Chicago

171 places with 5,994,843 residents within about 60 km of Chicago, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Chicago, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Wheaton (Illinois)
    Illinois, 53,715 residents    73
  2. 2Villa Park
    Illinois, 21,969 residents    73
  3. 3Winfield (Illinois)
    Illinois, 9,657 residents    72
  4. 4Naperville
    Illinois, 147,100 residents    72
  5. 5Carol Stream
    Illinois, 40,356 residents    71
  6. 6West Chicago
    Illinois, 27,447 residents    70
  7. 7Westmont (Illinois)
    Illinois, 24,941 residents    70
  8. 8Clarendon Hills (Illinois)
    Illinois, 8,676 residents    70
  9. 9Hinsdale (Illinois)
    Illinois, 17,628 residents    70
  10. 10Lombard
    Illinois, 43,797 residents    70

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For retired couples

  1. 1Villa Park
    Illinois, 21,969 residents    75
  2. 2Wheaton (Illinois)
    Illinois, 53,715 residents    73
  3. 3Clarendon Hills (Illinois)
    Illinois, 8,676 residents    72
  4. 4Winfield (Illinois)
    Illinois, 9,657 residents    72
  5. 5Hinsdale (Illinois)
    Illinois, 17,628 residents    72
  6. 6Libertyville
    Illinois, 20,436 residents    72
  7. 7Westmont (Illinois)
    Illinois, 24,941 residents    72
  8. 8Carol Stream
    Illinois, 40,356 residents    72
  9. 9North Chicago
    Illinois, 29,491 residents    72
  10. 10Mundelein
    Illinois, 31,582 residents    71

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For remote workers

  1. 1Villa Park
    Illinois, 21,969 residents    70
  2. 2Wheaton (Illinois)
    Illinois, 53,715 residents    69
  3. 3Carol Stream
    Illinois, 40,356 residents    69
  4. 4Homer Glen
    Illinois, 24,395 residents    69
  5. 5Westmont (Illinois)
    Illinois, 24,941 residents    68
  6. 6West Chicago
    Illinois, 27,447 residents    68
  7. 7Goodings Grove
    Illinois, 18,569 residents    68
  8. 8Lombard
    Illinois, 43,797 residents    68
  9. 9Winfield (Illinois)
    Illinois, 9,657 residents    68
  10. 10Hinsdale (Illinois)
    Illinois, 17,628 residents    67

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For commuters

  1. 1Naperville
    Illinois, 147,100 residents    84
  2. 2Wheaton (Illinois)
    Illinois, 53,715 residents    79
  3. 3Lisle
    Illinois, 22,964 residents    79
  4. 4Woodridge (Illinois)
    Illinois, 33,370 residents    77
  5. 5Berwyn (Illinois)
    Illinois, 56,368 residents    76
  6. 6Downers Grove
    Illinois, 49,732 residents    76
  7. 7Glen Ellyn
    Illinois, 28,201 residents    76
  8. 8Bolingbrook
    Illinois, 74,306 residents    75
  9. 9Winfield (Illinois)
    Illinois, 9,657 residents    75
  10. 10Carol Stream
    Illinois, 40,356 residents    74

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For single professionals

  1. 1Naperville
    Illinois, 147,100 residents    78
  2. 2Chicago
    Illinois, 2,664,452 residents    76
  3. 3Wheaton (Illinois)
    Illinois, 53,715 residents    74
  4. 4Cicero (Illinois)
    Illinois, 83,886 residents    70
  5. 5Woodridge (Illinois)
    Illinois, 33,370 residents    70
  6. 6Downers Grove
    Illinois, 49,732 residents    70
  7. 7Elmhurst (Illinois)
    Illinois, 45,957 residents    69
  8. 8Lombard
    Illinois, 43,797 residents    69
  9. 9Lisle
    Illinois, 22,964 residents    69
  10. 10Berwyn (Illinois)
    Illinois, 56,368 residents    69

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Homer Glen
    Illinois, 24,395 residents    55
  2. 2Bolingbrook
    Illinois, 74,306 residents    54
  3. 3Goodings Grove
    Illinois, 18,569 residents    54
  4. 4Mokena
    Illinois, 19,923 residents    52
  5. 5Frankfort Square
    Illinois, 9,276 residents    52
  6. 6Frankfort (Illinois)
    Illinois, 18,653 residents    52
  7. 7Villa Park
    Illinois, 21,969 residents    50
  8. 8Wheaton (Illinois)
    Illinois, 53,715 residents    49
  9. 9Naperville
    Illinois, 147,100 residents    49
  10. 10Glen Ellyn
    Illinois, 28,201 residents    49

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Towns in Greater Chicago