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Best places to live in Greater Joliet

17 places with 370,339 residents within about 25 km of Joliet, 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 Joliet, 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. 1Lockport (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,175 residents    69
  2. 2Crest Hill
    Illinois, 21,153 residents    68
  3. 3Plainfield (Illinois)
    Illinois, 42,527 residents    67
  4. 4Romeoville
    Illinois, 39,719 residents    67
  5. 5New Lenox
    Illinois, 25,800 residents    66
  6. 6Preston Heights
    Illinois, 2,575 residents    65
  7. 7Fairmont (Illinois)
    Illinois, 2,459 residents    64
  8. 8Joliet (Illinois)
    Illinois, 147,861 residents    63
  9. 9Channahon
    Illinois, 12,594 residents    63
  10. 10Shorewood (Illinois)
    Illinois, 16,747 residents    63

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For retired couples

  1. 1Romeoville
    Illinois, 39,719 residents    65
  2. 2Lockport (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,175 residents    65
  3. 3Crest Hill
    Illinois, 21,153 residents    64
  4. 4Plainfield (Illinois)
    Illinois, 42,527 residents    64
  5. 5New Lenox
    Illinois, 25,800 residents    63
  6. 6Fairmont (Illinois)
    Illinois, 2,459 residents    62
  7. 7Channahon
    Illinois, 12,594 residents    60
  8. 8Preston Heights
    Illinois, 2,575 residents    60
  9. 9Manhattan (Illinois)
    Illinois, 7,400 residents    59
  10. 10Shorewood (Illinois)
    Illinois, 16,747 residents    57

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For remote workers

  1. 1Lockport (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,175 residents    68
  2. 2Romeoville
    Illinois, 39,719 residents    67
  3. 3Plainfield (Illinois)
    Illinois, 42,527 residents    67
  4. 4Crest Hill
    Illinois, 21,153 residents    67
  5. 5New Lenox
    Illinois, 25,800 residents    65
  6. 6Channahon
    Illinois, 12,594 residents    62
  7. 7Shorewood (Illinois)
    Illinois, 16,747 residents    61
  8. 8Joliet (Illinois)
    Illinois, 147,861 residents    61
  9. 9Manhattan (Illinois)
    Illinois, 7,400 residents    58
  10. 10Wilmington (Illinois)
    Illinois, 5,694 residents    57

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For commuters

  1. 1Joliet (Illinois)
    Illinois, 147,861 residents    80
  2. 2Crest Hill
    Illinois, 21,153 residents    77
  3. 3Lockport (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,175 residents    75
  4. 4New Lenox
    Illinois, 25,800 residents    73
  5. 5Ingalls Park
    Illinois, 3,314 residents    73
  6. 6Romeoville
    Illinois, 39,719 residents    72
  7. 7Shorewood (Illinois)
    Illinois, 16,747 residents    72
  8. 8Preston Heights
    Illinois, 2,575 residents    72
  9. 9Plainfield (Illinois)
    Illinois, 42,527 residents    70
  10. 10Fairmont (Illinois)
    Illinois, 2,459 residents    64

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For single professionals

  1. 1Joliet (Illinois)
    Illinois, 147,861 residents    70
  2. 2Lockport (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,175 residents    60
  3. 3Romeoville
    Illinois, 39,719 residents    60
  4. 4New Lenox
    Illinois, 25,800 residents    59
  5. 5Crest Hill
    Illinois, 21,153 residents    59
  6. 6Shorewood (Illinois)
    Illinois, 16,747 residents    56
  7. 7Plainfield (Illinois)
    Illinois, 42,527 residents    55
  8. 8Manhattan (Illinois)
    Illinois, 7,400 residents    39
  9. 9Channahon
    Illinois, 12,594 residents    38
  10. 10Minooka
    Illinois, 11,243 residents    36

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Lockport (Illinois)
    Illinois, 25,175 residents    54
  2. 2New Lenox
    Illinois, 25,800 residents    54
  3. 3Minooka
    Illinois, 11,243 residents    54
  4. 4Romeoville
    Illinois, 39,719 residents    54
  5. 5Shorewood (Illinois)
    Illinois, 16,747 residents    53
  6. 6Crest Hill
    Illinois, 21,153 residents    53
  7. 7Joliet (Illinois)
    Illinois, 147,861 residents    53
  8. 8Plainfield (Illinois)
    Illinois, 42,527 residents    53
  9. 9Ingalls Park
    Illinois, 3,314 residents    50
  10. 10Fairmont (Illinois)
    Illinois, 2,459 residents    49

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Towns in Greater Joliet