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Dundee Township vs Elgin

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (2.8× in Dundee Township) and conserved land (+13.9 pts in Dundee Township).

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Dundee Township, ILAn outdoors townKane County · 64,400 people
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Elgin, ILOne of the healthiest townsIllinois · 114,934 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.

Dundee TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors#29 most conserved land in IL55 miles of trails across 51 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 80%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 59%of IL districts All about Dundee Township →
ElginOne of the healthiest towns
HealthHealthier than 58%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates HistorySettled in 183512 places on the National Register Housing$340K typical home14% above the IL typical home All about Elgin →
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.

Trails2.8×
Dundee Township has more miles of trail
Dundee Township 55.1 miElgin 19.7 mi
Conserved land+13.9 pts
Dundee Township has more conserved land
Dundee Township 21%Elgin 7.1%
Street grid+56%
Elgin has the more walkable street grid
Elgin 76.9Dundee Township 49.4
Growth since 2010+5.2 pts
Elgin has grown faster since 2010
Elgin +6.1%Dundee Township +0.9%
Rent+13%
Rent runs higher in Dundee Township
Dundee Township $1,537Elgin $1,361
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $410 more a month in Elgin

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.

Dundee Township$2,010/mo
Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 2.38% · or rent about $1,537/mo · Housing →
Elgin$2,420/mo
Typical home $340K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.27% · or rent about $1,361/mo · Housing →

The difference: $410 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Elgin and Dundee Township.

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.

Report cards

Dundee Township places higher on 12 of 20 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
–Dundee TownshipNot graded B−ElginSafer than 51% of U.S. towns
Schools
BDundee TownshipBetter than 59% of districts in the state –ElginNot graded
Health
A−Dundee TownshipHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns BElginHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns
12Dundee Township
7Elgin

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most activeHealth · 861 towns #321#671 Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #237#497 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #45#268 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #248#483 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #617#828 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #442#235 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #29#228 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #321#122

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

Where they are

Dundee Township and Elgin share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Dundee TownshipElginDundee TownshipElgin
Dundee Township ↔ Elgin5.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
3,407 Dundee Township residents work in Elgin (11.6% of its workers)
Work & commute in Dundee Township →
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
Dundee TownshipElgin
Snow a year32″32″
January low14°F14°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)174d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)18th50th
Outdoors & history
Dundee TownshipElgin
Trails55 mi20 mi
Conserved land21%7.1%
Settled18351835
National Register places—12
Archive photos312
Famous people born here8—
Community
Dundee TownshipElgin
Library hours a week65 hrs71 hrs
Colleges in town—2
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.

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.

Dundee TownshipElgin
People
Population 64,400Lowest 114,934Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.9%Lowest +6.1%Highest
Median age 36.2±1.3Lowest 7% below IL 36.7±1.3Highest 6% below IL
Elgin and Dundee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.4%±1.7Lowest IL: 21.8% 25.3%±1.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Elgin and Dundee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.5%±1.1Lowest IL: 17% 13.5%±1Highest IL: 17%
Elgin and Dundee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.5%Highest IL: 37.8% 27%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.7%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.1%±0.6Highest IL: 6.3%
Elgin and Dundee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $98,089±$7kHighest 18% above IL $90,282±$3kLowest 8% above IL
Dundee Township and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $278,000±$12kHighest 6% above IL $273,000±$6kLowest 4% above IL
Dundee Township and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,537±$90Highest 21% above IL $1,361±$65Lowest 7% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,619Highest 25% above IL $6,184Lowest 17% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.1%±6.1Lowest IL: 47.9% 49%±5.1Highest IL: 47.9%
Elgin and Dundee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.9%Lowest IL: 11.8% 9.8%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.2%Highest IL: 67.1% 71.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1985Highest 14 yrs newer than IL 1977Lowest 6 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 4% above IL 28 minLowest about the IL average
Work from home 14.1%±1.9Highest IL: 15.9% 12.8%±1.4Lowest IL: 15.9%
Dundee Township and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 14.1%Lowest 19.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.8 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.10Highest 1.01Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Elgin (12%)Chicago (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 12% work in ElginFew work in Dundee Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 21%Highest 7.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 55.1 miHighest 19.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.5 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 51Lowest 76Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 49.4Lowest 76.9Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #236 of 384 in IL—
School district Kane ROE · Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr—
High school in town Dundee-Crown High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 15.5 —
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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