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Elgin Township vs Elgin

Next-door neighbors. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Elgin Township, ILHometown of 65 notable peopleKane County · 104,350 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.

Elgin TownshipHometown of 65 notable people
Famous people65 notable peopleborn in Elgin Township HealthHealthier than 74%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Outdoors#177 most trails in IL25 miles of trails across 65 parks and preserves All about Elgin 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 →
★ 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.

Elgin Township$2,010/mo
Typical home $282K (Census) · tax rate 2.29% · or rent about $1,374/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 $4,900 a year, between Elgin and Elgin 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

Elgin Township places higher on 11 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
–Elgin TownshipNot graded B−ElginSafer than 51% of U.S. towns
Schools
C+Elgin TownshipBetter than 35% of districts in the state –ElginNot graded
Health
B+Elgin TownshipHealthier than 74% of U.S. towns BElginHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns
11Elgin Township
7Elgin

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

Most activeHealth · 861 towns #379#671 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #312#483 Most trailsOutdoors · 665 towns #177#268 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #733#828 Fastest growingGrowth · 859 towns #205#122 Fewest smokersHealth · 861 towns #170#247 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 297 towns #199#175 Lowest obesityHealth · 861 towns #281#337

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 Elgin share a border

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

Elgin TownshipElginElgin TownshipElgin
Elgin Township ↔ Elgin1.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
9,895 Elgin Township residents work in Elgin (20.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Elgin 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
Elgin TownshipElgin
Snow a year32″32″
January low14°F14°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)174d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th50th
Outdoors & history
Elgin TownshipElgin
Trails25 mi20 mi
Conserved land8.2%7.1%
Settled18351835
National Register places—12
Archive photos1212
Famous people born here65—
Community
Elgin TownshipElgin
Library hours a week71 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.

Elgin TownshipElgin
People
Population 104,350Lowest 114,934Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.5%Lowest +6.1%Highest
Median age 38.3±1Highest about the IL average 36.7±1.3Lowest 6% below IL
Elgin Township and Elgin 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% 25.3%±1.4Highest IL: 21.8%
Elgin 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% 13.5%±1Lowest IL: 17%
Elgin Township and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27.6%Highest IL: 37.8% 27%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±0.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.1%±0.6Highest IL: 6.3%
Elgin and Elgin 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±$4kHighest 11% above IL $90,282±$3kLowest 8% above IL
Elgin Township and Elgin 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 $273,000±$6kLowest 4% above IL
Elgin Township and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,374±$57Highest 8% above IL $1,361±$65Lowest 7% above IL
Elgin Township and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,441Highest 22% above IL $6,184Lowest 17% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50.8%±5.6Highest IL: 47.9% 49%±5.1Lowest IL: 47.9%
Elgin Township and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.8% IL: 11.8% 9.8% IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.5%Highest IL: 67.1% 71.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 5 yrs newer than IL 1977Highest 6 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minLowest about the IL average 28 minHighest about the IL average
Work from home 12%±1.3Lowest IL: 15.9% 12.8%±1.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Elgin 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%Lowest 19.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 14.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Lowest 1.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Elgin (21%)Chicago (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 21% work in ElginFew work in Elgin Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.2%Highest 7.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 24.6 miHighest 19.7 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 65Lowest 76Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 82.6Highest 76.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #280 of 384 in IL—
School district Kane ROE · Central CUSD 301—
High school in town South Elgin High School—
Students per teacherat that high school 15.3 —
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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