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.

Schools

C+Elgin TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state BDundee TownshipBetter than 59% of districts in the state

Health

B+Elgin TownshipHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns A−Dundee TownshipHealthier than 80% of U.S. towns

6Elgin Township

13Dundee Township

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

Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #497#237 Most walkableOutdoors · 862 towns #185#442 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 297 towns #199#118 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 862 towns #14#188 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #177#45 Most conserved landOutdoors · 838 towns #184#29 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #205#321 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #733#617

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

Where they are

Elgin Township and Dundee Township share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Elgin TownshipDundee Township

Elgin Township ↔ Dundee Township5.9 miles apart · They share a border · Same county

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Down paymentRate%

Elgin Township$2,010/mo

Typical home $282K (Census) · tax rate 2.29% · or rent about $1,374/mo · Housing →

Dundee Township$2,010/mo

Typical home $278K (Census) · tax rate 2.38% · or rent about $1,537/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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

Elgin TownshipDundee Township

Snow a year32″32″

January low14°F 14°F

July high84°F 84°F

Growing season (days)174d 174d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th 18th

Outdoors & history

Elgin TownshipDundee Township

Trails25 mi 55 mi

Conserved land8.2%21%

Settled1835 1835

Archive photos12 3

Famous people born here73 8

Community

Elgin TownshipDundee Township

Library hours a week71 hrs 65 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Only big differences vs Illinois average

Elgin TownshipDundee Township

People

Population 104,350Highest 64,400Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.5%Highest +0.9%Lowest

Median age 38.3±1Highest about the IL average 36.2±1.3Lowest 7% below IL

Elgin Township and Dundee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 23.2%±1.2Lowest IL: 21.8% 24.4%±1.7Highest IL: 21.8%

Dundee Township and Elgin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 14.9%±1Highest IL: 17% 12.5%±1.1Lowest IL: 17%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.6%Lowest IL: 37.8% 33.5%Highest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±0.7Highest IL: 6.3% 5.7%±0.9Lowest IL: 6.3%

Elgin Township 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 $92,771±$4kLowest 11% above IL $98,089±$7kHighest 18% above IL

Dundee Township and Elgin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $281,600±$7kHighest 7% above IL $278,000±$12kLowest 6% above IL

Elgin Township and Dundee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,374±$57Lowest 8% above IL $1,537±$90Highest 21% above IL

Property taxmedian, yearly $6,441Lowest 22% above IL $6,619Highest 25% above IL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.8%±5.6Highest IL: 47.9% 45.1%±6.1Lowest IL: 47.9%

Elgin Township and Dundee Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 9.8%Highest IL: 11.8% 7.9%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 72.5%Highest IL: 67.1% 72.2%Lowest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 5 yrs newer than IL 1985Highest 14 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 28 minLowest about the IL average 29 minHighest 4% above IL

Work from home 12%±1.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 14.1%±1.9Highest IL: 15.9%

Dundee Township and Elgin Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 18.9%Highest 14.1%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 14.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Lowest 1.10Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Elgin (21%)Elgin (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Dundee TownshipFew work in Elgin Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 8.2%Lowest 21%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 24.6 miLowest 55.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miLowest 1.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 65Highest 51Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 82.6Highest 49.4Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #280 of 384 in IL #236 of 384 in IL

School district Kane ROE · Central CUSD 301Kane ROE · Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr

High school in town South Elgin High SchoolDundee-Crown High School

Students per teacherat that high school 15.3Lowest 15.5Highest

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.

Elgin Township vs Dundee Township

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Dundee Township places higher on 13 of 21 IL lists

Elgin Township and Dundee Township share a border

A typical home costs about the same each month

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