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Algonquin vs Bartlett

16 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (+63% in Bartlett) and conserved land (+9.2 pts in Bartlett).

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Algonquin, ILHomes around $419KIllinois · 30,067 people
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Bartlett, ILAn outdoors townIllinois · 40,501 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AlgonquinHomes around $419K
Housing$419K typical home41% above the IL typical home Outdoors#187 most conserved land in IL4.3 miles of trails across 22 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 89%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Algonquin →
BartlettAn outdoors town
Outdoors#47 most conserved land in IL7.0 miles of trails across 32 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SafetySafer than 92%of U.S. towns we grade All about Bartlett →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails+63%
Bartlett has more miles of trail
Bartlett 7.0 miAlgonquin 4.3 mi
Conserved land+9.2 pts
Bartlett has more conserved land
Bartlett 17.2%Algonquin 8%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Bartlett places higher on 11 of 21 IL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Illinois ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
B+AlgonquinSafer than 70% of U.S. towns ABartlettSafer than 92% of U.S. towns
Health
AAlgonquinHealthier than 89% of U.S. towns ABartlettHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns
8Algonquin
11Bartlett

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #237#497 SafestSafety · 321 towns #145#30 Lowest depressionHealth · 861 towns #294#42 Most new homesHousing · 431 towns #40#144 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #187#47 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #368#294 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #134#41 Fewest smokersHealth · 861 towns #170#102

Left end = #1 in Illinois. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Algonquin’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in Bartlett

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Algonquin$3,000/mo
Typical home $419K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.29% · or rent about $1,723/mo · Housing →
Bartlett$3,220/mo
Typical home $443K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.43% · or rent about $1,883/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Bartlett and Algonquin.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AlgonquinBartlett
Snow a year32″46″
January low14°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)174d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th29th
Outdoors & history
AlgonquinBartlett
Trails4 mi7 mi
Conserved land8%17.2%
Settled18901891
National Register places1—
Archive photos1324
Famous people born here76
Community
AlgonquinBartlett
Library hours a week69 hrs68 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

16 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AlgonquinBartlettAlgonquinBartlett
Algonquin ↔ Bartlett16 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AlgonquinBartlett
People
Population 30,067Lowest 40,501Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -1.2%Lowest -0.2%Highest
Median age 41.4±1.8Highest 6% above IL 41±0.8Lowest 5% above IL
Algonquin and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.8%±2.1Lowest IL: 21.8% 23.2%±2Highest IL: 21.8%
Bartlett and Algonquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15%±1.5Lowest IL: 17% 15.9%±1.4Highest IL: 17%
Bartlett and Algonquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 43.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 49.5%Highest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6.9%±1.4Highest IL: 6.3% 4.7%±0.7Lowest IL: 6.3%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $134,525±$8kHighest 61% above IL $133,240±$6kLowest 60% above IL
Algonquin and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $351,000±$9kLowest 33% above IL $375,700±$10kHighest 43% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,723±$210Lowest 35% above IL $1,883±$226Highest 48% above IL
Bartlett and Algonquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $8,025Lowest 51% above IL $9,136Highest 72% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.4%±10.5Lowest IL: 47.9% 50.9%±12.7Highest IL: 47.9%
Bartlett and Algonquin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 4.1%Lowest IL: 11.8% 4.2%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.2%Lowest IL: 67.1% 89.2%Highest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 23 yrs newer than IL 1992Lowest 21 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 31 minHighest 10% above IL 30 minLowest 7% above IL
Work from home 23.1%±2.7Highest IL: 15.9% 20.5%±2.8Lowest IL: 15.9%
Algonquin and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.1%Lowest 4.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.49Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (12%)Chicago (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BartlettFew work in Algonquin
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8%Lowest 17.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 4.3 miLowest 7.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 22Lowest 32Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 74.3Highest 72.1Lowest
Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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