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Best places to live in Greater Elgin

31 places with 576,968 residents within about 25 km of Elgin, 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 Elgin, 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. 1Lake in the Hills
    Illinois, 29,024 residents    73
  2. 2Algonquin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 30,571 residents    73
  3. 3Cary (Illinois)
    Illinois, 17,965 residents    73
  4. 4Huntley
    Illinois, 26,005 residents    73
  5. 5Fox River Grove
    Illinois, 4,686 residents    72
  6. 6Crystal Lake (Illinois)
    Illinois, 40,448 residents    72
  7. 7Lakewood (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,843 residents    70
  8. 8Wayne (Illinois)
    Illinois, 2,444 residents    66
  9. 9Elgin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 112,111 residents    64
  10. 10South Elgin
    Illinois, 22,365 residents    63

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For retired couples

  1. 1Cary (Illinois)
    Illinois, 17,965 residents    69
  2. 2Fox River Grove
    Illinois, 4,686 residents    68
  3. 3Wayne (Illinois)
    Illinois, 2,444 residents    67
  4. 4Barrington (Illinois)
    Illinois, 10,353 residents    67
  5. 5Lake in the Hills
    Illinois, 29,024 residents    67
  6. 6Crystal Lake (Illinois)
    Illinois, 40,448 residents    67
  7. 7Algonquin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 30,571 residents    67
  8. 8Huntley
    Illinois, 26,005 residents    66
  9. 9Lakewood (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,843 residents    65
  10. 10South Elgin
    Illinois, 22,365 residents    63

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For remote workers

  1. 1Lake in the Hills
    Illinois, 29,024 residents    71
  2. 2Cary (Illinois)
    Illinois, 17,965 residents    71
  3. 3Algonquin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 30,571 residents    70
  4. 4Huntley
    Illinois, 26,005 residents    70
  5. 5Crystal Lake (Illinois)
    Illinois, 40,448 residents    70
  6. 6Wasco (Illinois)
    Illinois, 22,560 residents    66
  7. 7South Elgin
    Illinois, 22,365 residents    66
  8. 8Carpentersville
    Illinois, 38,512 residents    66
  9. 9St. Charles (Illinois)
    Illinois, 32,974 residents    66
  10. 10Elgin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 112,111 residents    66

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For commuters

  1. 1Elgin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 112,111 residents    81
  2. 2South Elgin
    Illinois, 22,365 residents    76
  3. 3Carpentersville
    Illinois, 38,512 residents    74
  4. 4Algonquin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 30,571 residents    72
  5. 5Bartlett (Illinois)
    Illinois, 41,545 residents    72
  6. 6Lake in the Hills
    Illinois, 29,024 residents    71
  7. 7Streamwood
    Illinois, 40,554 residents    71
  8. 8West Dundee
    Illinois, 7,395 residents    71
  9. 9Sleepy Hollow (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,346 residents    71
  10. 10St. Charles (Illinois)
    Illinois, 32,974 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1Elgin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 112,111 residents    70
  2. 2Bartlett (Illinois)
    Illinois, 41,545 residents    64
  3. 3Streamwood
    Illinois, 40,554 residents    64
  4. 4Hanover Park
    Illinois, 38,333 residents    61
  5. 5Carpentersville
    Illinois, 38,512 residents    61
  6. 6Algonquin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 30,571 residents    59
  7. 7Lake in the Hills
    Illinois, 29,024 residents    59
  8. 8South Elgin
    Illinois, 22,365 residents    58
  9. 9St. Charles (Illinois)
    Illinois, 32,974 residents    57
  10. 10Crystal Lake (Illinois)
    Illinois, 40,448 residents    56

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Lake in the Hills
    Illinois, 29,024 residents    60
  2. 2Cary (Illinois)
    Illinois, 17,965 residents    60
  3. 3Algonquin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 30,571 residents    60
  4. 4Crystal Lake (Illinois)
    Illinois, 40,448 residents    59
  5. 5Huntley
    Illinois, 26,005 residents    58
  6. 6Fox River Grove
    Illinois, 4,686 residents    58
  7. 7Lakewood (Illinois)
    Illinois, 3,843 residents    56
  8. 8Elgin (Illinois)
    Illinois, 112,111 residents    50
  9. 9Carpentersville
    Illinois, 38,512 residents    50
  10. 10South Elgin
    Illinois, 22,365 residents    50

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Towns in Greater Elgin