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Pingree Grove vs Elgin

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+122.6 pts in Pingree Grove) and trails (8.6× in Elgin).

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Pingree Grove, ILHomes around $374KIllinois · 10,914 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.

Pingree GroveHomes around $374K
Housing$374K typical home26% above the IL typical home Outdoors#96 most conserved land in IL2.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 94%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Pingree Grove →
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 part ways

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

Growth since 2010+122.6 pts
Pingree Grove has grown faster since 2010
Pingree Grove +128.7%Elgin +6.1%
Trails8.6×
Elgin has more miles of trail
Elgin 19.7 miPingree Grove 2.3 mi
Jobs per worker8.4×
Elgin is more of a job hub
Elgin 1.01Pingree Grove 0.12
Rent2.6×
Rent runs higher in Pingree Grove
Pingree Grove $3,501Elgin $1,361
Size10.5×
Elgin is the bigger place
Elgin 114,934Pingree Grove 10,914
Homeowners+26.6 pts renters
Elgin has more renters
Pingree Grove 98.5%Elgin 71.9%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Pingree Grove places higher on 14 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
A+Pingree GroveSafer than 98% of U.S. towns B−ElginSafer than 51% of U.S. towns
Health
APingree GroveHealthier than 94% of U.S. towns BElginHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns
14Pingree Grove
7Elgin

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

Fewest uninsuredHealth · 861 towns #202#828 Most activeHealth · 861 towns #60#671 SafestSafety · 321 towns #4#197 HealthiestHealth · 861 towns #70#483 Highest graduation rateSchools · 669 towns #237#497 Cheapest rentCost of living · 840 towns #837#587 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 862 towns #252#3 Most educatedPeople · 862 towns #207#453

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Pingree Grove

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.

Pingree Grove$2,680/mo
Typical home $374K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.30% · or rent about $3,501/mo · Housing →
Elgin$2,420/mo
Typical home $340K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.27% · or rent about $1,361/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,100 a year, between Pingree Grove and Elgin.

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.

Where they are

Pingree Grove and Elgin share a border

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

Pingree GroveElginPingree GroveElgin
Pingree Grove ↔ Elgin6.4 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
686 Pingree Grove residents work in Elgin (11.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in Pingree Grove →
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
Pingree GroveElgin
Snow a year32″32″
January low14°F14°F
July high84°F84°F
Growing season (days)174d174d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)25th50th
Outdoors & history
Pingree GroveElgin
Trails2 mi20 mi
Conserved land12.5%7.1%
Settled20071835
National Register places—12
Archive photos—12
Community
Pingree GroveElgin
Library hours a week—71 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.

Pingree GroveElgin
People
Population 10,914Lowest 114,934Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +128.7%Highest +6.1%Lowest
Median age 38±2.5Highest about the IL average 36.7±1.3Lowest 6% below IL
Pingree Grove and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.8%±6Highest IL: 21.8% 25.3%±1.4Lowest IL: 21.8%
Pingree Grove and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 15.6%±3.5Highest IL: 17% 13.5%±1Lowest IL: 17%
Pingree Grove and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 42.9%Highest IL: 37.8% 27%Lowest IL: 37.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.9%±1.7Lowest IL: 6.3% 6.1%±0.6Highest IL: 6.3%
Elgin and Pingree Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $114,294±$20kHighest 37% above IL $90,282±$3kLowest 8% above IL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $320,800±$25kHighest 22% above IL $273,000±$6kLowest 4% above IL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $3,501Highest 175% above IL $1,361±$65Lowest 7% above IL
Property taxmedian, yearly $7,391Highest 40% above IL $6,184Lowest 17% above IL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.6%±95.4Highest IL: 47.9% 49%±5.1Lowest IL: 47.9%
Pingree Grove and Elgin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 1.2%Lowest IL: 11.8% 9.8%Highest IL: 11.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 98.5%Highest IL: 67.1% 71.9%Lowest IL: 67.1%
Typical home builtmedian year 2010Highest 39 yrs newer than IL 1977Lowest 6 yrs newer than IL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 17% above IL 28 minLowest about the IL average
Work from home 10.7%±4.5Lowest IL: 15.9% 12.8%±1.4Highest IL: 15.9%
Elgin and Pingree Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.3%Lowest 19.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 14.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.12Lowest 1.01Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chicago (13%)Chicago (11%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 11% work in ElginFew work in Pingree Grove
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.5%Highest 7.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miLowest 19.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 76Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 97.1Highest 76.9Lowest
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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